Josephus was in Rome when Flavius Silva took Masada. As was customary in ancient "historical" writing the "speeches" of Silva and Eleazar ben Ya'ir are fictional devices to move the plot along.
Even more oddly, the drawing lots horseshit at the end of the Masada story is remarkably similar to the drawing lots story at the end of the siege of Jotapata - where Josephus allegedly was - to the point where it seems he simply copied the idea.
The last thing the rebels on Masada had to worry about was being forced into slavery.
The Romans knew what to do with rebels.
Even more oddly, the drawing lots horseshit at the end of the Masada story is remarkably similar to the drawing lots story at the end of the siege of Jotapata - where Josephus allegedly was - to the point where it seems he simply copied the idea.
The last thing the rebels on Masada had to worry about was being forced into slavery.
The Romans knew what to do with rebels.
