Top of Masada: Byzantine church erected during the 5th century c.e. by a small group of monks who lived on top of Masada.
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Top of Masada: The residence of King Herod’s family (1st century b.c.e.).
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Top of Masada: Building was the residence for King Herod’s family (1st century b.c.e.). Canopy protection from the desert sun.
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Moshe at an entrance to the inside of King Herod’s Western Palace (30 b.c.e.), the largest structure on Masada.
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Top of Masada: This structure probably was part of King Herod's Western Palace (around 30 b.c.e).
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Mosaic on the floor of a corridor leading to the private bath in King Herod’s Western Palace (30 b.c.e.) on top of Masada.
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Apse of a church built during the Byzantine era (5th century c.e.) on Masada by a small group of monks who lived there.
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Floor mosaic in King Herod’s Western Palace (30 b.c.e.): Mosaics of pomegranates, fig leaves & geometrical pattern of circles.
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Rectangle on the right is the trace of one of the Roman encampments surrounding Masada in the Judean Desert (1st cent. c.e.).
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A private bath in King Herod’s Western Palace (30 b.c.e.) on top of Masada.
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