The Masada Museum
The Byzantine Period After the Romans left Masada, the fortress remained uninhabited for a few centuries. During the fifth century CE, as part of the phenomenon of monastic settlement in the Judean Desert, a monastery of the type known as a laura , inhabited by hermits, was founded. It has been identified as the site called Marda, mentioned by the Church fathers. The community apparently ceased to exist during the seventh century or the beginning of the eighth.
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