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The First King: Birth of an Empire (Italian: Il primo re), released as Romulus v Remus: The First King in the UK, is a 2019 Italian historical drama film directed by Matteo Rovere. It stars Alessandro Borghi and Alessio Lapice. Set in the 8th century BC, it is about the shepherd brothers Romulus and Remus and the founding of Rome.
I, Claudius is a historical novel by English writer Robert Graves, published in 1934.Written in the form of an autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius, it tells the history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the early years of the Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC to Caligula's assassination in AD 41.
King Arthur is a 2004 epic historical adventure film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni.It features an ensemble cast with Clive Owen as the title character, Ioan Gruffudd as Lancelot and Keira Knightley as Guinevere, along with Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Hugh Dancy, Ray Winstone, Ray Stevenson, Stephen Dillane, Stellan Skarsgård and Til Schweiger.
As a consequence of Roman customs, society, and personal preference, Claudius' full name varied throughout his life: . Tiberius Claudius D. f. Ti. n. Drusus, the cognomen Drusus being inherited from his father as his brother Germanicus, as the eldest son, inherited the cognomen Nero when their uncle the future Emperor Tiberius was adopted by Augustus into the Julii Caesares and the victory ...
According to the author's website, the book covers part of Rome's early history. [1] The Emperor Series (2003-2013), by Conn Iggulden, Julius Caesar's life; The Last King: Rome's Greatest Enemy (2005) by Michael Curtis Ford. The career of Mithridates VI (134-63 BC) The Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough.
Scene from Quo Vadis. Marcus Vinicius is a Roman military commander and the legate of the XIV Gemina.Returning from wars in Britain and Gaul, he stays in the house of Aulus Plautius, a retired Roman general, and becomes smitten with Lygia, a Lygian hostage of Rome in the old general's care.
The Last Legion is a 2007 historical action adventure film directed by Doug Lefler and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It is based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Valerio Massimo Manfredi . It stars Colin Firth , Ben Kingsley , Aishwarya Rai , Thomas Brodie-Sangster , Peter Mullan , Kevin McKidd , John Hannah , and Iain Glen .
The 1953 film Sins of Rome, directed by Riccardo Freda. The 1960 film Spartacus, directed by Stanley Kubrick, was executive-produced by and starred Kirk Douglas, and was based on Howard Fast's novel Spartacus. The 1964 film Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators, directed by Nick Nostro.