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The Dovekeepers

US First edition (publ. Scribner)
Author	Alice Hoffman
Publication date	October 4, 2011
ISBN	978-1-4516-1747-4

The Dovekeepers is a 2011 historical novel by American writer Alice Hoffman. The novel dramatizes the Siege of Masada (73–74 A.D.) by troops of the Roman Empire towards the end of the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 A.D.).

Television film

A two-part television adaptation of the same name from executive producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett premiered in the United States on March 31, 2015, on CBS. It stars Cote de Pablo as Shirah.

See also

• List of historical novels
• Masada – a 1981 television dramatization of the events at Masada

References

1. "The Dovekeepers". Kirkus Reviews. April 5, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
2. "The Doverkeepers". Booklist. May 15, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
3. "The Dovekeepers". Publishers Weekly. June 13, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
4. "The Dovekeepers: Synopsis". Alice Hoffman. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
5. "The Dovekeepers". CBS. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

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Part of the Jewish–Roman wars
Origins	Siege of Jerusalem (63 BCE) Judas uprising (6 CE) Alexandrian riots (38) Jacob and Simon uprising
Military engagements	Early engagements Jerusalem riots Alexandria riots Gallus' campaign 1st Sepphoris 1st Jaffa Geva Beth–Horon Ein Gedi Galilee campaign 2nd Sepphoris Gabara Yodfat Tarichaea Gamla Mount Tabor Gischala Judea coast and highlands Zealot Temple Jerusalem Last strongholds Herodium Machaerus Jardes Masada
Belligerents and leaders	Roman Empire Gessius Florus Cestius Gallus Vespasian Titus Lucilius Bassus Flavius Silva Herod Agrippa II Provisional government Ananus ben Ananus Joseph ben Gurion Joshua ben Gamla Eleazar ben Hanania Niger the Perean Josephus Peasantry faction Simon bar Giora Zealots John of Gischala Eleazar ben Simon Sicarii Menahem ben Yehuda Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Aftermath	Emergence of Rabbinic Judaism Yohanan ben Zakkai Fiscus Judaicus Sicaricon Diaspora revolt Kitos War Bar Kokhba revolt History of the Jews in the Roman Empire Commemoration Tisha B'Av Arch of Titus Arch at Circus Maximus Colosseum Judaea Capta coinage Temple of Peace, Rome
Related topics	Judaea Burnt House Herodian Quarter Corinth Canal First Jewish Revolt coinage Flavian dynasty The Jewish War Legend of Destruction Siege of Jerusalem (poem) The Dovekeepers TV adaptation Masada Flight to Pella Josephus problem Temple menorah
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