I have studied the stand at Masada, from several different sources, and still find it fascinating. As is well known, the final warriors left at Masada, faced a dilemma. Why? Well, they didn't want to be taken alive, but suicide was taboo.
So the warriors decided to kill one another, ...which still left one man alive who had to commit suicide. So, they drew lots to decide who the remaining one would be, who had to commit suicide.
I also like to keep uo to date with archaeological events in the Holy land.. A few years ago, archaeologists, still working on a previously undisturbed part of the mount, came upon a steps, which had pottery shards scattered across the steps. These shards had numbers or symbols (can't recall which) inscribed upon them. The archaeologists believe this was the shards used in deciding the suicide issue.