events that took place at other sites of conflict during the Jewish Revolt, including Jerusalem. He also takes the position that the comparatively small force of Sicarii, who did resist but not very effectively, were ultimately no match for the systematic tactics of the Romans. He further argues that the Romans massacred the bodies of the Sicarii and then threw them into the Dead Sea, which Masada overlooks. That would help explain why so few of the 960 bodies have ever been found, althou
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