Fall of Masada

Date: April 16, 73 • Location: ‘En Boqeq, Israel

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 73–73.

Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War.

AD 73 (LXXIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Domitian and Messalinus. The denomination AD 73 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.