Beskrivelse
This is a historical character study of Eleazar Ben Yair and Flavius Silvia the opposing leaders respectively of the Siracii subgroup of the Jewish Zealots and the Roman Procurator of Judea and General of the elite Xth Roman Legion during the seige of Masada. Gann relied on the works of Josephus and archeological research to create his novel. We learn that contrary to popular belief there were survivors: an old woman and 5 children(including the son of Eleazar) under the age of 5. Josephus’ writing comes from his interview with a survivor.
