Despite the foreboding title, this isn't a post about bombers. Rather it relates to Masada down by the Dead Sea. Herod built this amazing place up in the hills overlooking the Dead Sea. Terraces, stream rooms, saunas - the lot. When the Jews started to revolt against the Romans, the Romans cracked down heavily and the last remaining rebels took over Masada. Herod had stocked the place so well they had enough stuff to last them for literally years. However, the Romans weren't willing to wait that long and, after many months trying, were finally on the verge of breaching the walls. By the time they did, basically the whole populace was dead (a few people managed to escape the well organised suicide pact).
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