Trivia / Masada

• California Doubling: Completely averted. It was filmed on the site of the actual siege in Israel.
• Companion Show: ABC executives were concerned that audiences would be unfamiliar with the historical background of the story, and commissioned a 30-minute documentary, Back To Masada. Narrated by Peter O'Toole (who plays Flavius Silva in the miniseries), it recounts the history of the Jewish Revolts against The Roman Empire. The network gave the documentary to its affiliates to run in the weeks before the miniseries premiered.
• Fake Nationality: Almost everyone.
  • The Queen's Latin applies for Peter O'Toole and just about everyone from the British isles playing Romans.
  • The Nicaraguan-American Barbara Carrera as the Jewish/Judean Sheva.

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