Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords have been found in a cave near the Dead Sea.

During the Bar Kokhba Revolt, a Jewish woman named Babatha fled Ein Gedi but perished, leaving behind a satchel containing various legal documents.

Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, marks a time of mourning for Jewish tragedies such as the destruction of the First and Second Temples.