231 Films & TV Shows Set In Europe During Ancient History
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The Last Days of Pompeii
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 1st CenturyThe Fiery Summit of Spectacle! โ Based on the Edward Bulwer-Lytton novel. Set in the shadows of Mt. Vesuvius just before its famous eruption, the film begins with Glaucus, a Roman legionnaire, returning to his home from far-off wars. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that his father has been murdered by a gang of black-hooded looting bandits. Glaucus vows revenge against the killers, but just how high up are those involved?
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Sign of the Gladiator
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 3rd CenturySEE! 10,000 NORSEMEN CHARGE THE VALLEY OF BLOOD โ Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops, but she makes a big mistake when she falls in love with enemy officer Marco Valerio.
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The Warrior and the Slave Girl
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 2nd CenturyMarcus Numidius (Ettore Manni), a Roman tribune sent to Armenia to put down a gladiators' revolt, captures the rebels' popular leader, Aselepius (Georges Marchal). Princess Amira (Gianna Maria Canale), with ambitions of being Queen and jealous of Asclepius' popularity, plans his death in the arena by substituting a lion for his human opponent
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Hannibal
๐ช๐ธ Spain ๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐น๐ณ Tunisia The 3rd Century BCHannibal and His Fantastic Elephant Army That Clobbered Half the World! โ A Carthaginian general attempts to cross the Alps with an army of elephants in order to conquer Rome.
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Hercules
๐ฌ๐ท Greece Ancient HistoryIn this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and superman, arrives in the ancient Greek kingdom of Iolcus to tutor Iphitus, son of king Pelias; immediately on arrival, he falls in love with the king's delectable, briefly clad daughter Iole. Before he can win her, he must succeed in a series of quests, in the course of which he teams up with Jason, true heir of Iolcus, whom he accompanies on the famous voyage of the Argonauts.
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Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
๐ฌ๐ท Greece ๐ฎ๐น Italy The 1st CenturyAnother moment in ancient Rome's history where things don't turn out how you'd expect. โ The movie presents a moment in the ancient Rome history when Nero was the emperor and christians persecuted. Story revolves around Antigonus's plan, archon of Corinth, to build a magnificent temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, for which the people are oppressed by new and very high taxes. The sculptor Demetrius, asked to make the face of the goddess Diana, falls in love with a slave, the Christian Lerna, and wants to marry her, but another jealous slave has other plans. In the meantime there are plots and intrigues for power and a plan to capture and execute all christians; but things turn out different than expected.
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Helen of Troy
๐ฌ๐ท Greece ๐น๐ท Turkey Ancient HistoryIts towering wonders span the age of titans! โ Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war.
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Alexander the Great
๐ฌ๐ท Greece ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq The 4th Century BCThe colossus who conquered the world! โ He was a fierce military commander who led huge armies into battle without a single defeat; a magnificent warrior who many believed was part god - this was Alexander the Great (Richard Burton), the legendary Greek hero hailed by his countrymen as "The King of Kings". Born in 356 B.C. into a turbulent world of political unrest, educated by Aristotle (Barry Jones) and chosen to lead his people in the grand tradition of his powerful father (Fredric March), this glamorous world conqueror rose above all conflict to unite the continents of Europe and Asia to become one of the most celebrated rulers of all time! Written, produced and directed by Oscar - winner Robert Rossen and featuring the extraordinary Claire Bloom and a remarkable cast of thousands, this stunning portrait of one of history's most fascinating figures is colossal entertainment and an amazing spectacle.
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The Sword and the Cross
๐ฎ๐น Italy Ancient HistorySold as slaves to a wealthy Roman, Lea and Esther, two Carthaginian sisters, are offered as gifts to the ambitious daughter of a proconsul and end up involved in spite of themselves in a dangerous game of power.
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Nero's Mistress
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 1st CenturyNero is on holiday at the seaside. Poppea, Seneca and many other guests are with him. Nero is preparing a great show where he will be the star. When Agrippina, his mother, arrives with her German praetorians and decides Nero has to conquer Britain, she is asking for trouble. Many attempts of murder and poisoning will happen on the eve of his great show.
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Attila
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 5th CenturySee the Hun Hordes Storm Out of Asia to Crash Head-On Into the Vaunted Roman Legions! โ Attila, the leader of the barbarian Huns and called by the Romans "The Scourge of God", sweeps onto the Italian peninsula, defeating all of the armies of Rome, until he and his men reach the gates of the city itself.
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Jupiter's Darling
๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐น๐ณ Tunisia The 3rd Century BCThe Love Story of the Beauty and the Barbarian! Clash of Armies! Underwater spectacle! Never before such sights to see! โ Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal (Howard Keel). While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus (George Sanders), plots a defense against Hannibal's armies, Fabius' fiancรฉe, Amytis (Esther Williams), is curious about the fearless conquerer. Amytis travels to Hannibal's camp just to get a look at him, but she ends up being captured. However, she is instantly smitten by the Carthaginian commander, so she tries to shift his attentions away from Rome -- and to her instead.
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Demetrius and the Gladiators
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 1st CenturyIt begins where โ The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. Marcellus' former slave Demetrius seeks to prevent this, and catches the eye of Messalina, wife to Caligula's uncle Claudius. Messalina tempts Demetrius, he winds up fighting in the arena, and wavers in his faith.
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The Silver Chalice
๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel The 1st CenturyI bid you seek the lost silver cup... for sin is rising like the swollen rivers... โ A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.
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Sign of the Pagan
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 5th CenturyThe Story of Attila the Hun! โ Roman centurion Marcian is captured by Attila the Hun en route to Constantinople, but escapes. On arrival, he finds the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius plotting with Attila to look the other way while the latter marches against Rome. But Marcian gains the favor of Pulcheria, lovely sister of Theodosius, who favors a united Empire.
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Julius Caesar
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 1st Century BCMGM's acclaimed production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. โ The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.
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Androcles and the Lion
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 2nd CenturyStory of a Christian in ancient Rome who befriends a lion โ George Bernard Shawโs breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fableโabout a Christian slave who pulls a thorn from a lionโs paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind actโwas written as a meditation on modern Christian values. Pascalโs final Shaw production is played broadly, with comic character actor Alan Young as the titular naรฏf. Heโs ably supported by Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Robert Newton, and Elsa Lanchester.
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Quo Vadis
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 1st CenturyTHIS IS THE BIG ONE! The splendor and savagery of the world's wickedest empire! Three hours of spectacle you'll remember for a lifetime! โ Set against the back drop of Rome in crisis, General Marcus Vinicius returns to the city from the battle fields and falls in love with a Christian woman, Lygia. Caught in the grip of insanity, Nero's atrocities become more extreme and he burns Rome, laying the blame on the Christians. Vinicius races to save Lygia from the wrath of Nero as the empire of Rome collapses around them.
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The Affairs of Messalina
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 1st CenturyA story, set in Rome of 44 A.D., concerning the amorous and political intrigues of the evil Empress Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, and her eventual hounding to death.
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Helen of Troy
๐ฌ๐ท Greece ๐น๐ท Turkey Ancient HistoryIntrigues and entanglements before Prince Paris wins the heart of beautiful Helena. It all happens in the small kingdom of Arcadia at the time of the Trojan War. Swedish version of Jacques Offenbach's operetta of the classic Greek myth.
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Julius Caesar
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 1st Century BCAdaptation of the Shakespeare play.
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The Last Days of Pompeii
๐ฎ๐น Italy The 1st CenturyIn Pompeii in the year 79, Lycias and Helen fall in love. Helen's guardian, the high priest of Isis, wants to separate them. To do so, he tries to make Lycias drink a love potion, but a young slave threatens to reveal everything. The high priest, unable to silence her, kills her and arranges to have Lycias accused...
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