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Its success paved the way for the dozens of 1960s peplum (or "sword and sandal") films Hercules: 1983 Hercules: 1997 Animated Disney film Hercules: 2014 Iphigenia: 1977 Immortals: 2011 Jason and the Argonauts: 1963 Minotaur: 2006 Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete: 1960 peplum film: My Son, the Hero: 1962 peplum film: Oedipus Rex: 1967 Rape of ...
His BBC documentaries include Modern Masters for BBC One and three three-part series, Treasures of Ancient Rome, Treasures of Ancient Egypt, and Treasures of Ancient Greece, for BBC Four. [1] Sooke is chief art critic at The Daily Telegraph, writing on art and art history, including on the Turner Prize and contemporary art.
Battles BC is a 2009 documentary series looking at key battles in ancient history. The show was known for its very gritty nature, visual effects similar to the film 300 and its highly choreographed fight scenes with various weapons [1]
This episode features reports from Cockburn in Greece and Italy elaborated by demonstrations from Hart-Davis, Jopson and expert guests that examine the ideas and inventions that emerged from Ancient Greece. Geometry allowed for advances in engineering such as the Tunnel of Eupalinos visited by Cockburn on Samos.
[Greece] The Trojan Women: 1971 [UK, USA, Greece] Iphigenia: 1977 [Greece] - Set in the port town of Aulis, Greece immediately before the Greek expeditionary force set sails to attack Troy. Due to unfavorable weather conditions, king Agamemnon of Mycenae offers his daughter Iphigenia as a human sacrifice to the goddess Artemis.
The Owl's Legacy (French: L'Héritage de la chouette) is a 1989 French documentary television series created by Chris Marker. Over 13 episodes, each 26 minutes long, it examines the relationship between the modern world and ancient Greece. It consists of discussions with scholars, politicians and cultural figures.
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great is a BBC documentary television series, first shown in 1998. Written and presented by historian and broadcaster Michael Wood, [1] it retraced the travels of Alexander the Great, from Macedonia to the borders of India and back to Mesopotamia. [2] [3]
Pages in category "Films set in ancient Greece" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.