4 Films & TV Shows Set In Italy During The 3rd Century

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  Sebastiane

  🇮🇹 Italy The 3rd Century

  Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man's advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.

  Released in 1976 • 86 minutes
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  The Magnificent Gladiator

  🇮🇹 Italy The 3rd Century

  Released in 1964 •
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  Sign of the Gladiator

  🇮🇹 Italy The 3rd Century

  SEE! 10,000 NORSEMEN CHARGE THE VALLEY OF BLOOD — 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.

  Released in 1959 • 98 minutes
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  Roman Scandals

  🇮🇹 Italy The 4th Century The 3rd Century

  A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor.

  Released in 1933 • 92 minutes