Whatzit?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I presume you guys know that Herod the Great built up Masada, at the same time he was building up the rest of Israel's defenses.

Good times, good times..... Those were the days....

[webenda]

An intelligent question. All I know is the ramp was constructed by the Romans to access the top. Perhaps, tourists, nowadays, use it, still? Google Masada and , if I recall correctly, you'll see there are lodgings, etc. available for visitors to the area.
Murph

Exactly. Now how did the people that were up there get up there prior to the Romans building a ramp?

I've always wondered that,too. I assumed they just scrambled up the hillsides from time to time and utilized that roadway Robert mentioned, . Also, they must have been clever stonemasons, etc. because they had to have built those structures from stone, I imagine, since they seem to be still standing, not cutting or buying the stone elsewhere and dragging it up the hillsides. I believe the residents were known for their intelligence and ingenuity. However, apparently, they underestimated the determination and ingenuity of the Romans.

No scrambling up the hillsides, they took the same trail under the tram that tourists take today, except there was no tram back then.

Historically, the fortress could be reached only by a single pathway that was too narrow for men to walk abreast. This pathway was named "the Snake" for the way it twists and zig-zags to the summit.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Masada

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Here's an easy one...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Mulch and compost pile in your back yard.....

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Mulch and compost pile in your back yard.....

Interesting interpretation but not the case.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Mulch and compost pile in your back yard.....

Interesting interpretation but not the case.

Ok, very slight more serious - cinders and a bit of track

[E7]

Full hopper cars

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Mulch and compost pile in your back yard.....

Interesting interpretation but not the case.

Ok, very slight more serious - cinders and a bit of track

That's a very good one, but no.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Full hopper cars

Are you certain?

[webenda]

Here's an easy one...

It looks like half the pile is a mirror image.
Maybe it is a container of charcoal?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Any further suggestions?

[webenda]

I never considered such a thing and never would.

That was why it was funny, you never would.
Anyway, I apologize and will remove it.

[John Webster]

Mill slag?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Mill slag?

Close.
Coal.
Case closed. Thanx for playing.

[E7]

Mill slag?

Close.
Coal.
Case closed. Thanx for playing.

Sorta like full hopper cars, ain't it!