Ancient Mesopotamia in chronological order
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- DirectorPeter RinggaardStarsYassine AhajjamRabie KatiLoubna AbarghBased on the epic, written on twelve 5000 year old clay tablets, this is the first film adaptation of Gilgamesh.
- DirectorChristopher MilesStarsKathleen TurnerJohn Julius NorwichFanis AdamopoulosSince the beginning of recorded history the human race has tried, with varying degrees of success, to keep its erotic impulses in check. The film examines with experts and written evidence at the time, how the ancient civilisations around the Mediterranean basin regarded love and sexuality, before the icy kiss of organised religion imbued relationships with a sense of guilt....was everyone having too much fun too early on?
- StarsJamie EffrosThe Bronze Age saw the rise of urban societies, vast trading empires and military might. How did this come about, and why did it end?
- DirectorArmen GrigoryanVaga VardanyanStarsMichael PoghosianSargis AyvazyanVasiliy BochkaryovUrartu was an early first millennium BC kingdom located in the Armenian highlands. Thanks to its animosity with Assyria, it had militaristic society and is thought to be the first kingdom to convert form bronze to iron weaponry leading Assyria to quickly follow suit. The kingdom is also know for an aqueduct, the Channel of Semiramis, a remarkable engineering feat for it's time. In modern times Urartu was unknown until the mid 1800s. Much of its history is now well documented but as of this writing the story of its beginnings and disappearance are still unclear.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsMichael CoponKaren DavidSimon QuartermanAfter witnessing his father's murder by the hand of the ruthless General Sargon, Mathayus travels to the Underworld to retrieve the enchanted Sword of Damocles from the dark deity, Astarte. Can he thwart the usurper's megalomaniac vision?
- DirectorPrimo ZeglioStarsYvonne FurneauxJohn EricsonRenzo RicciStory of an ancient Assyrian queen that supposedly took place around 810 B.C.
- DirectorSilvio AmadioStarsHoward DuffJocelyn LaneLuciano MarinNoble, wise King Sardanapolo and his more soft and naive younger brother Prince Sammash get into a bitter feud over the affections of sweet and alluring innocent peasant girl Mirra. Meanwhile, the treacherous and ruthlessly ambitious General Arbace plots against both siblings.
- DirectorAnna ZielinskiStarsRobert MianoAndrew BongiornoLance HenriksenIn 605 B.C., Jerusalem was conquered by Babylonians, capturing many young men, including Daniel. Daniel served as Nebuchadnezzar's powerful king, demonstrating boldness and faithfulness to God.
- DirectorCarlo Ludovico BragagliaStarsRhonda FlemingRicardo MontalbanRoldano LupiBeautiful goatherd helps Chaldean rebel fight evil king in ancient Babylon.
- DirectorAkan SatayevStarsGhassan MassoudYerden TelemissovEduardo MinettThis is the story of the life of the great queen of of the steppe - legendary Tomiris. She is destined to become a skillful warrior, survive the loss of close people and unite the Scythian/Saka tribes under her authority.
- DirectorSiro MarcelliniStarsGordon ScottGeneviève GradMoira OrfeiThe rightful heir to the throne of Babylon leads a slave revolt against an evil ruler.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsRichard ConteLinda ChristianMaurice SchwartzIn ancient times, a Jew is instrumental in the crowning of a new Median-Persian king who, in return, conquers Babylon and frees all the Jewish slaves.