Vanilla residue in Judean jars from the 586 B.C.E. destruction layer confirms Judah’s long-distance trade with South Asia before the Babylonian conquest.
Judean Storage Jars with Vanilla Residue (City of David, 2023 Research within Known Site)
The Masada Fortress — 73 C.E.
Masada, the last Jewish fortress to fall to Rome in 73 C.E., reveals the tragic finale of defiance, zeal, and divine judgment in first-century Judea.
