00:00Roman soldiers face ruthless Jewish defenders atop an unclimbable 1,300-foot desert fortress right now.
00:07How did engineers move tens of thousands of tons of earth to bridge the massive gap?
00:13Thousands of captive laborers dragged heavy gabions up the cliff to form a stable foundation.
00:20Engineers locked massive timber crates together, packing rubble tightly to scale the cliff face.
00:26This massive stone and earth ramp allowed Roman forces to breach the fortress, overwhelming the Jewish defenders.
