In the first century A.D., Flavius Silva, commander of the Roman Tenth Legion in Palestine, leads his forces in combat against the remaining Jewish Zealots who have taken refuge in the seemingly impregnable fortress of Masada. There, the engineering and military might of Rome faces the passion and ingenuity of Eleazer ben Yair and his people.

Based on the novel: The antagonists by Ernest K. Gann. Originally broadcast as a television miniseries on NBC in 1981.

Disc 1. Part I (96 min.) ; part II (97 min.) -- disc 2. part III (96 min.) ; part IV (97 min.).