77 Films & TV Shows Set In Asia During Ancient History
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Kingdom
🇨🇳 China The 3rd Century BC The 4th Century BCSet in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.
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Troy: Fall of a City: Season 1
🇹🇷 Turkey Ancient HistoryA rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal and belonging told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of the siege of Troy.
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Gautamiputra Satakarni
🇮🇳 India The 2nd Century BCThe emperor of Satavahana kingdom, Satakarni comes across many challenges when he attempts to convince his wife that their son is bound to take part in battles and vanquish his enemies.
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Dragon Blade
🇨🇳 China The 1st Century BCWhen the Eagle meets the Dragon — Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman general escapes to China after rescuing the Prince. The heroic duo meet in the Western Desert and a thrilling story unfolds.
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Killing Jesus
🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy Ancient HistoryJesus of Nazareth’s life and ministry were subject to seismic social and political events that led to his execution and changed the world forever.
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
New York Texas 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇹🇷 Turkey Ancient History The 18th Century The 16th CenturyHe's Leaving His Mark On History — A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.
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The Legend of Hercules
🇬🇷 Greece 🇪🇬 Egypt Ancient HistoryEvery Man Has a Destiny — In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit.
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Sri Siddhartha Gautama
🇮🇳 India The 5th Century BCSri Siddhartha Gautama is a Sinhala movie released on 24 January, 2013. The movie is directed by Saman Weeraman and featured Anchal Singh and Gagan Malik as lead characters.
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The Warring States
🇨🇳 China The 4th Century BCRival Chinese military strategists Sun Bin (Sun Honglei) and Pang Juan (Francis Ng) clash in this historic war adventure set during the Era of Warring States.
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White Vengeance
Shaanxi Province The 3rd Century BCWhite Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, became leaders of the rebellious army, and also became sworn brothers in battle.Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are close friends who both serve King Huai of Chu. King Huai uses a plot, saying that whoever can subvert the Qin kingdom in Guanzhong would be the Lord Qin, in order to benefit from the competition between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Xiang Yu is over-confident. He fights against the main force of Qin army, and entrusts Liu Bang with Yu Ji, the woman he loves.Liu Bang expresses his love to Yu Ji and takes the chance to invade Guanzhong first when most of Qin army is outside fighting against Xiang Yu’s army.
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Little Big Soldier
🇨🇳 China The 4th Century BCThe story of a farmer forced into conscription, who has been looking to get out of the army ever since. His great chance arrives when he stumbles upon a wounded general from an enemy state, and he kidnaps him, intending to claim credit for the capture, which includes five "mu" of land, and most importantly, honorable discharge from the army.
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Year One
🇯🇴 Jordan Ancient HistoryMeet your ancestors — When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
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Agora
🇪🇬 Egypt 🇮🇹 Italy The 4th Century The 5th Century The Middle AgesAlexandria, Egypt. 391 A.D. The World Changed Forever. — A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
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Wheat
🇨🇳 China The 4th Century BC"Wheat," is a historical action drama about the women left behind when their men have gone off to war -- and the lies they are told to keep them from knowing the awful truth.
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The Warrior and the Wolf
🇨🇳 China The 3rd Century BCSet during China's the Warring States Period (476-221 BC), benevolent warrior Chenkang Lu (Joe Odagiri) enters into a torrid love affair with a woman (Maggie Q) from the nomadic Harran tribe. Their relationship sends the warrior to a place where humans were once wolves...
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
🇨🇳 China The 1940s The 3rd Century BCA New Evil Awakens. — Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.
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An Empress and the Warriors
🇨🇳 China The 4th Century BCAfter the death of her father, a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom.
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Painted Skin
🇨🇳 China The 3rd Century BCPainted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. When General Wang Sheng (Chen Kun) 'rescues' her from a band of bandits and brings her home, trouble brews as the demon falls in love with the general.
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The Life Of Buddha
🇮🇳 India The 5th Century BCOver 2,500 years ago, one man showed the world a way to enlightenment. This beautifully produced Buddhist film by the BBC meticulously reveals the fascinating story of Prince Siddhartha and the spiritual transformation that turned him into the Buddha.
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Battle of the Warriors
🇨🇳 China The 4th Century BCIn 370 B.C, China was separated as seven nations and several other small tribes, one of these being the city state of Liang. The nation of Zhao is led by the terrifying Xiang Yangzhong who orders his troops to conquer the small city. Leaping to the defense of the people of Liang is 'Ge Li' from the Mo-Tsu tribe, their last hope from the terrors of Yangzhong's troops.
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The Final Inquiry
🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy The 1st CenturyOne truth could destroy an Empire. — It is the year 33 of the Vulgar Era. The Emperor Tiberius is troubled by strange phenomena, an earthquake and the sky turning black as an eclipse. His astrologers give him fair warning: their omens indicate that the world is in the throes of a great upheaval and that old gods have been annihilated. A new kingdom is about to rise in the East. The Emperor calls Tito Valerio Tauro, the most prominent
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Troy
🇹🇷 Turkey 🇬🇷 Greece Ancient HistoryFor passion. For honor. For destiny. For victory. For love. — In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnom to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never before defeated Trojans.
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Alexander
🇬🇷 Greece 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇮🇳 India 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇷 Iran 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇦🇫 Afghanistan The 3rd Century BC The 4th Century BCThe greatest legend of all was real — Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
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