Roman Medical Instruments from Masada, 70-73 CE by hadassah | Dec 10, 2008 | Roman Period I | 0 comments The presence of these medical instruments may indicate the presence of a Roman military hospital at Masada. See also- Hurvitz, Gila, The Story of Masada; Discoveries from the Excavations. Provo, Utah- BYU Studies, 1997.