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Barefoot in Athens: 1966 Damon and Pythias: 1962 Gladiators Seven: 1964 peplum film: Night in Paradise: 1946 Prologue: 2015 Socrates: 1971 The Giant of Marathon: 1959 peplum film: The Goddess of Love: 1957 peplum film: The Warrior Empress: 1960 peplum film: Timon: 1973
Queen Gorgo of Sparta narrates about the Battle of Marathon, in which King Darius of Persia was killed by Themistocles of Athens. Darius's son, Xerxes, witnesses his father's death and is advised to never wage war against the Greeks. Darius's naval commander, Artemisia, persuades Xerxes to become a god and sends Xerxes on a journey through the ...
Inspired by Leonidas's sacrifice, the Greeks mobilize an army, with Sparta leading the charge. Dilios, now head of the Spartan-led Greek army, gives a rousing emotional speech in tribute to King Leonidas and the 300 who sacrificed their lives a year prior. He then leads the Spartan-led Greek army into the Battle of Plataea against the Persians.
With a history that includes Hollywood and indie productions, the quirky reputation of Athens has extended to the movie world for more than 80 years.
War depictions in film and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars, the films included here are films set in the Ancient world starting with Ancient Egypt and lasting until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in about AD 476. Note: All wars are BC unless other wise noted.
US film - The story of Jason and Argonauts, a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Argonauts: 1971 Russian: Аргонавты USSR - animated film Argonavtebi, or, a Merry Chronicle of a Dangerous Journey: 1986 USSR - TV movie
The Second Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), often called simply the Peloponnesian War (Ancient Greek: Πόλεμος τῶν Πελοποννησίων, romanized: Pólemos tō̃n Peloponnēsíōn), was an ancient Greek war fought between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies for the hegemony of the Greek world.
Trojan War films (15 P) Pages in category "Films set in ancient Greece" ... It's Greek to Me-ow! J. Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film) L.