Three pits, discovered in one of the storerooms’ plastered floors, attest to the storage of liquids. Josephus states that when the rebels took the fortress, they found well-preserved food supplies, which he attributed to the arid conditions, "although from the date of storage to the capture of the place by the Romans well-nigh a century had elapsed." (Josephus Flavius, The Wars of the Jews, VII, 297).
Herod’s discerning taste was evident in the contents of the storerooms, which included a large number of storage vessels, unique in its quantity, bearing ink inscriptions. Among the inscriptions are those noting a shipment of amphorae to Herod, King of Judea in 19 BCE from southern
According to Josephus, Herod had a special wine servant, and among the delicacies served at
(Texts above taken from the leaflet published by the Masada National Park)