Historical Dramas - AD 1 - 500
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- StarsDerek JacobiJohn HurtSiân PhillipsThe personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.3-54 (starting from the 2nd episode)
Setting: Classical Era; Imperial Rome; Principate; Julio-Claudian Dynasty
Episode 2: 3-5
Episode 3: 9
Episode 4: 13-14
Episode 5: 19-20
Episode 6: 23-29
Episode 7: 30-31
Episode 8: 37-38
Episode 9: 40-41
Episode 10: 41-43
Episode 11: 47-48
Episode 12: 54 - CreatorAndreas HeckmannArne NoltingJan Martin ScharfStarsLaurence RuppJeanne GoursaudDavid SchütterTorn between the mighty empire that raised him and his own tribal people, a Roman officer's conflicted allegiances lead to an epic historical clash.9
Setting: Classical Era; Imperial Rome; Principate; Julio-Claudian Dynasty; Magna Germania; Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Season 1
Episodes 1-6: 9 - DirectorMel GibsonStarsJim CaviezelMonica BellucciMaia MorgensternDepicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.33
Setting: Classical Era; Imperial Rome; Roman Judea; Herodian Dynasty; Death of Jesus; Passion and Resurrection of Jesus (Christian mythology) - CreatorJez ButterworthTom ButterworthJames RichardsonStarsDavid MorrisseyEleanor Worthington-CoxMackenzie CrookIn 43 AD, the Roman Army returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia.43-44 (Season 1)
46 (Season 2)
Setting: Classical Era; Imperial Rome; Principate; Julio-Claudian Dynasty; Roman Conquest of Britain - DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsKit HaringtonEmily BrowningKiefer SutherlandA slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.62-79
- DirectorNick MurphyStarsMichael SheenJames WilbyMichael MaloneyIn July AD 64 a fire, which lasts for six days, destroys almost all of Rome. Many of the senators think it would be impossible to rebuild the city, and suggest that the capital should be moved to Naples or Capua. Nero is irresolute and asks his mentor, the philosopher Seneca, about his advice. Seneca says that in a crisis great emperors rule as gods rule, and if Nero does that he can become a god himself. Nero decides to rebuild Rome and at the same time make the city more magnificent than ever before. He has a great vision of a city characterized by art and beauty, but the costs of such a project are enormous. Tigellinus, head of Rome's security force, advises Nero to robe the temples. For most Romans this is a shocking sacrilege, and when Nero starts it he gets into a collision course with the senate. In April AD 65 a group of senators plan to murder Nero, but a slave reveals the conspiracy, and all of them are killed. In one move all political opposition are wiped out, and Nero decides to celebrate this with the biggest arts' festival in Roman history, with himself topping the bill. When Nero performs in public as an actor he breaks another rule for how emperors should behave, but no one dares to criticize him. Afterwards Nero's wife Poppea happens to mention that he dropped the scepter during his performance. Nero gets furious and kills her. In AD 66 he moves his court to Greece, where he orders a young male slave to be castrated and transformed into a woman, thus becoming Nero's new Poppea. To get more money for his building program Nero forces the richest men in the empire to commit suicide and leave their wealth to him. In December AD 67 the governors of Gaul and Spain rebel against Nero. He returns to Rome, where he states that he's going to meet the enemy with an army of prostitutes and himself singing in front of them. In spring AD 68 the senate declares Nero an official enemy of the state and condemns him to death. 9th June AD 68 Nero commits suicide.64-68
- DirectorAndrew GrieveStarsEd StoppardJonathan CoyJonathan HydeAD 66, following the death of Nero, Josephus is leads a Jewish Revolt and only General Vespasian has the strength and will to sort out the empire.66-73
- StarsPeter O'ToolePeter StraussBarbara CarreraAfter the destruction of the Second Temple, nine hundred Jewish zealots hold out against a five thousand man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada.70
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsMichael FassbenderDominic WestOlga KurylenkoA splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.117
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsChanning TatumJamie BellDonald SutherlandIn Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.140
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsRussell CroweJoaquin PhoenixConnie NielsenA former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.180-192
- DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiTakeshi KaneshiroFengyi ZhangThe first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).208 (aka "Red Cliff, Part 1")
- DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiTakeshi KaneshiroFengyi ZhangSecond and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history.209 (aka "Red Cliff, Part 2")
- DirectorLinshan ZhaoStarsChow Yun-FatLiu YifeiHiroshi TamakiSet in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son.214-218 (aka "The Assassins")
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsChao DengLi SunRyan ZhengIn a Chinese royal court, an army commander secretly trains a "shadow" to retake a city against the wishes of the king.220 (aka "Shadow")
- 200659m7.2 (128)TV EpisodeDirectorTim DunnStarsDavid ThrelfallJohn BlakeyJohn WoodvineHow the persecution of the Christians ended and the world was changed forever by the hand of one man - Constantine the Great.312-325
Setting: Late Antiquity; Christianisation of the Roman Empire; Constantinian Shift; Nicene Christianity - DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsRachel WeiszMax MinghellaOscar IsaacA historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.391-415
Setting: Late Antiquity; Fall of the Western Roman Empire; Eastern Roman Empire; Roman Egypt; Christianisation of the Roman Empire; Nicene Christianity; Persecution of pagans in the Late Roman Empire - DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsDary BerkaniVirgilio GazzoloCesare BarbettiThis biography tells the life story of Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo, a North African region during the last years of the Roman Empire. The film details Augustine's struggle to maintain religious decorum in a civilization on the verge of plunging into the Dark Ages.395-413
Setting: Late Antiquity; Migration Period; Fall of the Western Roman Empire; Nicene Christianity; Persecution of pagans in the Late Roman Empire; Siege of Hippo - 200659m7.1 (109)TV EpisodeDirectorArif NurmohamedStarsPip TorrensAlastair MackenzieMark LockyerHow the greatest empire gained a useless emperor, how the barbarians destroyed the foundations of city... How Rome fell, because of one fatal mistake.408-412
Setting: Late Antiquity; Migration Period; Fall of the Western Roman Empire; Sack of Rome of 410 - DirectorClaudio BondìStarsElia SchiltonRodolfo CorsatoRomuald Andrzej KlosDe Reditu takes place in 415 AD- five years after the devestating sack of Rome by the Visigoths- and tells the true story of Claudio Rutilio Namaziano, the last great pagan poet of a declining Roman Empire. A nobleman frustrated by the dominance of Christianity (which he blames for Rome's troubles) and a failed love affair, Claudio embarks on a sea journey to his native Gaul in order to raise an army and bring glory back to the Empire.415
Setting: Late Antiquity; Migration Period; Fall of the Western Roman Empire - StarsPauline LynchSteven BerkoffAndrew PleavinIn 400 AD, the Roman Empire is the greatest power in the world. But to the east a fierce people arose: the Huns. They believe in a prophecy about a great king who will unite the tribes and challenge Rome for control of the world.420-454
Setting: Late Antiquity; Migration Period; Fall of the Western Roman Empire; Battle of the Catalaunian Plains - DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsClive OwenStephen DillaneKeira KnightleyA demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.454-467
Setting: Late Antiquity; Fall of the Western Roman Empire; End of Roman rule in Britain; Sub-Roman Britain; Matter of Britain; Arthurian Cycle - DirectorDoug LeflerStarsColin FirthBen KingsleyAishwarya Rai BachchanAs the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.476
Setting: Late Antiquity; Fall of the Western Roman Empire; Sub-Roman Britain; Matter of Britain; Arthurian Cycle