Plot
A Roman general leads the epic 1st-century siege of Masada, the mountain fortress where more than 900 Jews made a heroic stand against 5,000 Roman soldiers.
Cast
as Gen. Cornelius Flavius Silva
as Eleazar Ben Yair
as Sheva
as Mucianus
as Aaron
as Miriam
as Rubrius Gallus
as Marcus Quadratus
as Gideon
as Merovius
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
April 5, 1981
Last Aired Date
April 8, 1981
Production Companies
Arnon Milchan Productions
Universal Television
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
4
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Reviews
I remember watching this mini-series on the BBC and throughly enjoying every minute (I was 14!). It marries historical fact, legend and drama creating a cracking action adventure that sees nine hundred Jewish people take refuge in the eponymous and impregnable mountain fortress, fleeing the brutal regime of the Vespasianic legions under the command of Peter O'Toole's ("Silva"). The other principa…