Masada
Masada is a 1981 American historical drama television miniseries aired on ABC under the tentpole ABC Novel for Television. The screenplay by Joel Oliansky is based on Ernest Gann's 1971 novel The Antagonists. A dramatization of the historical siege of the Masada citadel in Roman Palestine by legions of the Roman Empire in AD 73. A siege that ended when the Roman armies entered the fortress, only to discover the mass suicide by the Jewish defenders when defeat became imminent.
| Created By | Joel Oliansky | |
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| Status | Ended | |
| Original Name | Masada | |
| First Air Date | April 5, 1981 | |
| Last Air Date | April 8, 1981 | |
| Seasons | 1 | |
| Episodes | 4 | |
| Episode Runtime | 2h 0min | |
| Language | English, French | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | Arnon Milchan ProductionsUniversal Television | |
| Networks | ABC | |
