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It brings its viewers into understanding ancient warfare when the documentary focuses on the naval battle around Thermopylae, strategic and tactical considerations, and the aftermath of the battle which led to the burning of Athens and Greek victories in battles such as Plataea. It also reveals to those unaware that the Spartans did not fight ...
Agora (Spanish: Ágora) is a 2009 English-language Spanish historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar and written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil.The biopic stars Rachel Weisz as Hypatia, a mathematician, philosopher and astronomer in late 4th-century Roman Egypt, who investigates the flaws of the geocentric Ptolemaic system and the heliocentric model that challenges it.
peplum film: My Son, the Hero: 1962 peplum film: Oedipus Rex: 1967 Rape of the Belt: 1964 The Return: 2024 The film is a retelling of Homer's Odyssey Sköna Helena: 1951 The Bacchantes: 1961 peplum film: The Fall of Troy: 1911 the first known adaptation of Homer's epic poem, the Iliad. The Fury of Achilles: 1962 peplum film: The Giants of ...
The Spartans is a three-part historical documentary series presented by Bettany Hughes and first broadcast on UK's Channel 4 on 17 November 2002. [1] The series subsequently premiered on ABC in Australia on 1 June 2003 [2] and on PBS in the United States on 6 August 2003. [3] A book, The Spartans: An Epic History by Paul Cartledge, accompanied ...
The ancient volcanic blast on Santorini is posited as the site of Titanomachy. According to local legend, the Titan god Typhon was pushed into the abyss at Mount Etna on Sicily. Dion was a city built at the basis of Mount Olympus.
Alexander the Great (German: Terra X: Alexander der Große; French: Alexandre le Grand : de l'histoire au mythe) is a 2014 documentary miniseries about Alexander the Great, a co-production of ZDF, Arte and ORF for ZDF's brand Terra X.
“Ancient Aliens LIVE: Project Earth” explores the theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for millions of years. HISTORY Channel's 'Ancient Aliens' cast members appear at The Lerner ...
David Ballard, who was seven feet and seven inches tall, was dressed as Alexander to advertise the film. [22] United Artists spent $1 million to advertise the film, with $251,000 being spent on magazine and newspaper advertisements. Thirteen pages were taken out in Life to advertise the film and a comic book adaption was published. [23] [24 ...