A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome (2020 - 2020)
From Ben-Hur to Spartacus to Gladiator, get a front-row look at the great movies that have shaped ancient Rome’s role in popular culture and memory. These 12 episodes cover over 50 years of cinematic history and talent, and immerse you in the glory and grandeur (and even the folly) of classic and contemporary films set in Roman antiquity.
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- 2020-11-19
- Seasons
- 1 seasons
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Season 1Episode 1
Quo Vadis Kick-Starts the Sword-and-Sandal Genre
Few films did as much to shape the modern movie-going public’s notions of ancient Rome as Quo Vadis. Discover how this film, released in 1951 by MGM Studios, ushered in the golden age of the so-called “sword-and-sandal” picture, with its irresistible formula of evil, arrogant Romans versus virtuous, devout Christians.
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