Quote:However the point is testimony is the only type of information conveyed to us about historical events.
Wrong.
Josephus, The Jewish War Book VII, Chapter 8, tells of the ramp that Lucius Flavius Silva built to take Masada.
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/josephus/war-7.html
Here it is today.
![[Image: Masada-sites.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.womeninthebible.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F05%2FMasada-sites.jpg)
Right where Josephus said it was.