The Roman Empire remains a cinematic staple, and here are the best movies to explore the era's scale and scandals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Historian Michael Taylor rates depictions of ancient Rome in movies and TV shows. He reviews the depiction of gladiator fights in ...

Here are some useful notes to know before watching about the Coronet Instructional Media documentary flick. Ancient Rome starring has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 10 min. The release date of ...

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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 ...

Dr. Racette-Campbell, a classics professor at the University of Winnipeg, is the author of “The Crisis of Masculinity in the Age of Augustus.” For a modern audience, it’s tempting to valorize the ...

Like its predecessor, “Gladiator II” is inspired by history. That doesn’t mean it’s bound by actual historical facts, however. Now in theaters, Ridley Scott’s follow-up to his 2000 epic “Gladiator” ...

Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher talk to The Hollywood Reporter about May Calamawy and other cut scenes ("You have to see what works and what's essential"), how the epic follow-up is resonating with ...

'Master and Commander,' '12 Years a Slave,' 'Lawrence of Arabia' If you don’t know your past, you don’t know your future. It may be a cliché, but it’s true. Luckily, the movies are always here to tell ...

Historian Michael Taylor rates depictions of ancient Rome in movies and TV shows. He reviews the depiction of gladiator fights in "Gladiator," starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. He discusses ...