Keyword: 1st century
Demetrius and the Gladiators
6.6
1954
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In first-century Rome, Christian slave Demetrius is sent to fight in the gladiatorial arena and Emperor Caligula seeks Jesus robe for its alleged magical powers.
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Caligula with Mary Beard
7.4
2013
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Two thousand years ago one of historys most notorious individuals was born. Professor Mary Beard embarks on an investigative journey to explore the life and times of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus - better known to us as Caligula. Caligula has now become known as Romes most capricious tyrant, and the stories told about him are some of the most extraordinary told about any Roman emperor. Piecing together the evidence, Mary puts Caligula back into the context of his times to reveal an astonishing story of murder, intrigue and dynastic family power. Above all, she explains why Caligula has ended up with such a seemingly irredeemable reputation. In the process, she reveals a more intriguing portrait of not just the monster, but the man.
Caligula with Mary Beard
Boudica
5
2003
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The Celtic queen who shook the Roman Empire. Boudica is one of history’s first and fiercest women warriors. Sickened by ceaseless war, the king of the Iceni accepts a treaty with the Romans in exchange for his tribe’s continued independence. But oppressively high taxes impoverish the tribe and soon the Romans want something more — slaves. Refusing to submit, the Romans, led by the greedy and psychotic Emperor Nero, move to crush the Iceni and control their lands. Drawing on the strength of her warriors, mystical druidic powers, and her own pain, Boudica unites the historically fractious tribes of Briton to unleash a stunning onslaught on the Roman colonial camps. The ferocity of Boudica’s attacks will shake the foundations of the Roman empire and make her a legend.
Boudica
St. Peter
7.1
2005
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Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own. The films first half dramatizes the New Testaments Acts: early fear, the renewal of Pentecost, Sauls conversion, the decision to baptize pagans, and the Apostles dispersal. In the second half, an aged Peter goes to Rome to join Paul, arriving on the day of Pauls arrest. Pauls death brings a crisis to Romes Christians and to Peter; lessons from Jesuss teachings guide his decision to stay. Events within the fictive household of Persius, a Roman aristocrat, capture the upheaval that Christian teachings bring to the Eternal City.
St. Peter
Antony and Cleopatra
5.9
1972
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After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypts queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Antony and Cleopatra
The Sign of the Cross
6.9
1932
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A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
The Sign of the Cross
The Viking Queen
5.1
1967
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To honour her fathers dying wish, Queen Salina shares the rule of Icena with Justinian, a fair and just Roman. This displeases the bloodthirsty Druids on one side and the more hard-line Romans on the other. As Salina and Justinian fall in love their enemies start to plot, and blood soon stains the green hills of Britain.
The Viking Queen
The Last Days of Pompeii
5.7
1959
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A demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.
The Last Days of Pompeii