Ancient history (3050 BC – AD 476)
List of war films and TV specials set between 3050 BC and AD 476
War depictions in film and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars,the films included here are films set in the Anacient world starting with Ancient Egypt an lasting until the fall of Western Roman Empire in about AD 476.
Contents:
1 War of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
2 War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
3 Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
4 Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
4.1 Spring and Autumn period (771-476 BC)
4.2 Warring States period (476–221 BC)
4.3 Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC)
4.4 Han–Xiongnu War (133 BC–89 AD)
4.5 Wars of the Three Kingdoms (220–280 AD)
5 Greco-Persian Wars (499–450 BC)
6 Wars of Alexander the Great (338–325 BC)
7 Wars of the Diadochi (322–275 BC)
8 Asoka the Great's conquests (ca. 304–232 BC)
9 Wars of the Roman Republic/Empire
9.1 Punic Wars (264–146 BC)
9.2 Servile Wars (135–75 BC)
9.3 Roman civil wars during the Late Republic (133–31 BC)
9.4 Jewish–Roman wars (63 BC – 135 AD)
9.5 Gallic Wars (58–50 BC)
9.6 War of Roman Britain (43–410)
9.7 Dacian Wars (86–106)
9.8 Marcomannic Wars (167–180)
9.9 Roman civil wars during the Late Empire (306–398)
9.10 War with the Huns (395–453)
9.11 Fall of the Western Roman Empire (455–476)
9.12 Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain (410–600)
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War depictions in film and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars,the films included here are films set in the Anacient world starting with Ancient Egypt an lasting until the fall of Western Roman Empire in about AD 476.
Contents:
1 War of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
2 War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
3 Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
4 Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
4.1 Spring and Autumn period (771-476 BC)
4.2 Warring States period (476–221 BC)
4.3 Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC)
4.4 Han–Xiongnu War (133 BC–89 AD)
4.5 Wars of the Three Kingdoms (220–280 AD)
5 Greco-Persian Wars (499–450 BC)
6 Wars of Alexander the Great (338–325 BC)
7 Wars of the Diadochi (322–275 BC)
8 Asoka the Great's conquests (ca. 304–232 BC)
9 Wars of the Roman Republic/Empire
9.1 Punic Wars (264–146 BC)
9.2 Servile Wars (135–75 BC)
9.3 Roman civil wars during the Late Republic (133–31 BC)
9.4 Jewish–Roman wars (63 BC – 135 AD)
9.5 Gallic Wars (58–50 BC)
9.6 War of Roman Britain (43–410)
9.7 Dacian Wars (86–106)
9.8 Marcomannic Wars (167–180)
9.9 Roman civil wars during the Late Empire (306–398)
9.10 War with the Huns (395–453)
9.11 Fall of the Western Roman Empire (455–476)
9.12 Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain (410–600)
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- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsEmil JanningsHarry LiedtkePaul BiensfeldtThe Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.War of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
- DirectorJohn RawlinsStarsMaria MontezJon HallTurhan BeyYoung, lovely Naila becomes queen of the ancient Egyptian kingdom of Khemis after her father is killed in a slave revolt. Continuing her penchant for going incognito among the people, she seeks out rebel leader Herua. But through palace treachery, she herself is captured and enslaved. After various adventures, she finds herself rescued by (and attracted to) the very rebel she was seeking. Will gratitude or revenge win out? Gorgeous scenery and costumes.War of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJean SimmonsVictor MatureGene TierneyIn ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaoh's court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets.War of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJack HawkinsJoan CollinsDewey MartinA captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.War of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
- DirectorViktor TourjanskyStarsLinda CristalPierre BriceArmando FrancioliA beautiful girl and a young physician fall in love in the midst of a family, and power struggle between rival princes of Upper and Lower Egypt. When all seems to turn to the better, a dejected woman gets her revenge, and the couple's destruction.War of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsJeanne CrainVincent PriceEdmund PurdomChronicles the rise and fall of the woman who eventually became known as Queen Nefertiti.War of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
- DirectorJerzy KawalerowiczStarsJerzy ZelnikWieslawa MazurkiewiczBarbara BrylskaYoung Pharaoh Ramses XIII clashes with Egypt's clergy over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers.War of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
- DirectorGuy GillesStarsMichela Rocco di TorrepadulaFrançois NégretAntonella LualdiWar of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
- DirectorChuck RussellStarsDwayne JohnsonSteven BrandMichael Clarke DuncanA desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.War of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
- StarsBen KingsleyAvan JogiaSibylla DeenA largely fictional mini-series based on a legendary teenage Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.War of Ancient Egypt (3050 BC –332 BC)
- DirectorJ. Gordon EdwardsStarsBetty BlytheFritz LeiberClaire de LorezThe story of the ill-fated romance between Solomon, king of Israel, and the Queen of Sheba.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorCharles BryantAlla NazimovaStarsAlla NazimovaNigel De BrulierMitchell LewisSalome, the daughter of Herodias, seduces her step-father/uncle Herod, governor of Judea, with a salacious dance. In return, he promises her the head of the prophet John the Baptist.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsTheodore RobertsCharles de RochefortEstelle TaylorAfter hearing the story of Moses, the sons of a devout Christian mother go their own ways, and the atheist brother's breaking of the Ten Commandments leads to tragedy.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorHenry KingStarsGregory PeckSusan HaywardRaymond MasseyAfter King David sees the beautiful Bathsheba bathing from the palace roof, he enters into an adulterous affair which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorPietro FrancisciStarsLeonora RuffoGino CerviGino LeuriniThe Queen of Sheba falls in love with the King of Israel. The King of Israel, however, is in love with someone else.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- 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.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsCharlton HestonYul BrynnerAnne BaxterMoses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorKing VidorStarsYul BrynnerGina LollobrigidaGeorge SandersAfter becoming king of ancient Israel, Solomon faces threats coming from his jealous dispossessed brother Adonijah, the Egyptian Pharaoh and the scheming Queen of Sheba.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorFernando CerchioStarsMassimo GirottiIsabelle CoreyRenato BaldiniA beautiful girl plans to seduce, then murder, the brutal conqueror who has taken over her city.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorRaoul WalshMario BavaStarsJoan CollinsRichard EganDenis O'DeaTwo decades before she would gain fame and some fortune as Alexis Carrington on Dynasty (1981), Dame Joan Collins starred as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. The setting is Persia in the fourth century B.C., as Esther comes to the attention of the recently widowed King Ahasuerus. The King has been trying to stifle and defeat the campaign of hatred fomented against the Jews by his evil minister Haman (Sergio Fantoni). Before the King can pair off with Esther and defeat the villainous Haman, there are several intervening adventures and an additional, attractive woman who competes for attention.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- StarsIrene PapasAharon IpaléYosef ShiloachA biopic of Moses, who led the Jewish people out of Egypt, ex. by parting the Red Sea and afterwards delivered the Ten Commandments from God.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorDavid Lowell RichAlex SegalStarsTimothy BottomsAnthony QuayleNorman RodwayHe was the chosen king who loved God and committed the acts of sin.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsRichard GereEdward WoodwardAlice KrigeThe Biblical story of Israel's greatest King.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- StarsBen KingsleyFrank LangellaDavid SuchetPharaoh Ramses II decrees the death of all Hebrew children, but Moses, placed in a basket on the Nile by his mother, is picked up by a princess and raised as the brother of the heir to the throne of Egypt.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorRobert M. YoungStarsHalle BerryJimmy SmitsNickolas GraceQueen of Sheba goes on a secret business trip to meet king Solomon.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorMichael O. SajbelStarsTiffany DupontLuke GossJohn NobleIn Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorBill BoyceJohn StronachStarsBen KingsleyChristian SlaterElliott GouldIn this animated adaptation of the Bible story Moses hears the voice of God from a burning bush, which inspires him to confront Egypt's pharaoh and demand freedom for the Israelite slaves. The pharaoh agrees after a series of horrific plagues, and Moses leads the Israelites through the parted Red Sea into the harsh freedom of the desert. There he ascends Mount Sinai and returns with the Ten Commandments.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorDavid A.R. WhiteStarsJen LilleyJoel SmallboneRobert MianoJewish girl Esther is chosen as the new queen consort to King Xerxes of Persia. Will she be able to stop the evil Lord Haman's plot to exterminate the Jews?War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsChristian BaleJoel EdgertonBen KingsleyThe defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.War of Ancient Israel (1600–400 BC)
- DirectorLuigi Romano BorgnettoGiovanni PastroneStarsLuigi Romano BorgnettoGiovanni CasaleggioMadame DavesnesOne of the first epics on the History of Movies, it tells the story of the Fall of Troy: Paris seduces Helen, queen of Sparta, and takes her to Troy, city state of his father, King Priam. The Greeks declare war against the Trojans, and after ten years of siege finally manage to invade the city with a wooden horse.Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
- DirectorManfred NoaStarsEdy DarcleaVladimir GajdarovAlbert SteinrückHelena is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Edy Darclea, Vladimir Gajdarov and Albert Steinrück.Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
- DirectorAlexander KordaStarsMaría CordaLewis StoneRicardo CortezQueen Helen of Troy, in response to her husband Menelaus' lack of interest in her, elopes with Paris to Sparta. Menelaus, egged on by his henchman, starts a war with Paris, finally effecting the return of Helen. The time-honored custom demands that he have the pleasure of killing her, but her seductive loveliness restrains him.Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
- DirectorRobert WiseRaoul WalshStarsStanley BakerRossana PodestàBrigitte BardotThe Iliad's story of the Trojan war, told from the Trojan viewpoint.Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
- DirectorGiorgio FerroniStarsSteve ReevesJuliette MaynielJohn Drew BarrymoreA retelling of the events leading to the use of the Trojan Horse, to bring down the great city of Troy.Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
- DirectorMarino GirolamiStarsGordon MitchellJacques BergeracCristina GaioniIn the tenth year of the Trojan War, tensions between Achilles and Agamemnon divide the Greek camp while giving hope to the Trojans.Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsKatharine HepburnVanessa RedgraveGeneviève BujoldThe women of Troy face enslavement after the fall of their city.Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
- DirectorMichael CacoyannisStarsIrene PapasKostas KazakosKostas KarrasTo appease offended gods before going to war, a commander must sacrifice his favorite daughter to them but does so under the pretext of marrying her off.Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
- StarsEmilia FoxJames CallisDaniel LapaineThe abduction of beautiful Helen, wife of Spartan King Menelaus, by Paris of Troy triggers a long war.Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsBrad PittEric BanaOrlando BloomAn adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
- CreatorDavid FarrStarsLouis HunterChristiaan SchoombieBella DayneRetells the story of the 10 year siege of Troy, which occurred in the 12 or 13th century BC.Trojan War (1193–1183 BC)
- StarsDaoming ChenJun HuXiaoqing ZuoConflict between the states of Wu and Yeuh during the Warring States period in China.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Spring and Autumn period (771-476 BC) - DirectorFong PauXian XuStarsTseng ChangChing LeeFong PauThe tragedy of great Chinese ancient poet Qu Yuan in Warring States period.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Warring States period (476–221 BC) - DirectorXiaowen ZhouStarsWen JiangYou GeQing XuEpic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Warring States period (476–221 BC) - DirectorKaige ChenStarsGong LiFengyi ZhangZhou SunIn pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Warring States period (476–221 BC) - DirectorYimou ZhangStarsJet LiTony Leung Chiu-waiMaggie CheungA defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Warring States period (476–221 BC) - DirectorChi Leung 'Jacob' CheungStarsAndy LauAhn Sung-kiZhiwen WangStory centers on a battle during China's Warring States Period, a series of civil wars, which spanned from the 5th to the 3rd century B.C. Based on a popular Japanese manga, which was in turn based a Japanese novel inspired by Warring States history in China.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Warring States period (476–221 BC) - DirectorPing HeStarsBingbing FanJue HuangJiayi DuSet in Warring States era in China(475-221B.C), a small town, where head of town leads all male residents fighting war against another state, his newly married wife is among women residents expecting war to finish sooner.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Warring States period (476–221 BC) - DirectorKaige ChenStarsYou GeXueqi WangXiaoming HuangTo save the only child of the Zhao Family, whose entire clan was massacred at the hands of a nefarious minister, a doctor sacrifices his own son; after the Zhao child grows up, the doctor becomes intent on seeking his vengeance.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Warring States period (476–221 BC) - DirectorSheng DingStarsJackie ChanLeehom WangYoo Seung-junAn old soldier kidnaps a young General of an enemy state and takes him on a long journey to collect the reward.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Warring States period (476–221 BC) - DirectorChen JinStarsTian JingHonglei SunKim Hee-seonRival Chinese military strategists Sun Bin (Sun Hong-lei) and Pang Juan (Francis Ng) clash in this historic war adventure set during the Era of Warring States.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Warring States period (476–221 BC) - DirectorStephen ShinStarsRay LuiRosamund KwanGong LiInsurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join forces to win through civil war. Xiang Yu's weakness for Lady Yu combine with Liu Pang's treachery result in Liu founding the legendary Han dynasty.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC) - DirectorDaniel LeeStarsShaofeng FengLeon LaiHanyu ZhangWhite Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang (Leon Lai) and Xiang Yu (Feng Shaofeng), became leaders of the rebellious army, and also became sworn brothers in battle. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are close friends who both serve King Huai of Chu. King Huai uses a plot, saying that whoever can subvert the Qin kingdom in Guanzhong would be the Lord Qin, in order to benefit from the competition between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Xiang Yu is over-confident. He fights against the main force of Qin army, and entrusts Liu Bang with Yu Ji (Liu Yifei), the woman he loves. Liu Bang expresses his love to Yu Ji and takes the chance to invade Guanzhong first when most of Qin army is outside fighting against Xiang Yu's army. Xiang Yu is furious & betrayed when he found it. Xiang planned to kill Liu at a banquet held in Hong Men, during which Zhang Liang (Zhang Hanyu), the mastermind of Liu Bang, and Fan Zeng (Anthony Wong), the mastermind of Xiang Yu, have a direct confrontation. But who will emerge as the winner from this epic battle and survive to claim their path to the crown?Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC) - DirectorChuan LuStarsYe LiuDaniel WuChang ChenThe story of two warring generals (Liu Bang and Xiang Yu) fighting for control of China at the end of the Qin Dynasty.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC) - StarsDaoming ChenYihong DuanXiaorong GongIn 210 BC, during the upheaval following the death of Emperor Qin, insurgent warriors fight for control of the Chinese empire.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC) - DirectorTony BancroftBarry CookStarsMing-Na WenEddie MurphyBD WongTo save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Han–Xiongnu War (133 BC–89 AD) - DirectorJingle MaWei DongStarsWei ZhaoKun ChenRongguang YuThe epic story of the Chinese girl-warrior, Mulan, who fights to defend her father.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Han–Xiongnu War (133 BC–89 AD) - DirectorZhi GuoStarsLifu WangWang GengXiaorui ZhaoThe story of Modu Chanyu, the founder of the Xiongnu Empire. Sent off as a hostage to a neighboring kingdom as a child his father wants him dead so dispatches an army to attack that kingdom with the hope that they will kill Modu so that his youngest son, by another mother, will succeed him. Modu escapes with the help of a young girl, JiuJiu, and the story of the founding of a unified Mongolian empire begins.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Han–Xiongnu War (133 BC–89 AD) - DirectorNiki CaroStarsLiu YifeiDonnie YenGong LiTo keep her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man and battles northern invaders in China.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Han–Xiongnu War (133 BC–89 AD) - DirectorWancang BuStarsLanjun GuShan JinBanhua DiaoWhen the reigning Chinese dynasty is threatened by a designing War Lord, Diao Chan is sent forth from her sequestered life in her father's home to act upon her father's advice. She causes so much friction between the people who are about to attempt an overthrow of the ruling families that they become engaged in warfare among themselves.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (220–280 AD) - DirectorHan Hsiang LiStarsDai LinLei ZhaoPei ChiBased on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, movie is a retelling of a familiar tale with iconic actress Linda Lin Dai (Lam Doi) in the titular role of Diau Charn, one of the four storied beauties of ancient China.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (220–280 AD) - 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.).Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (220–280 AD) - DirectorDaniel LeeStarsAndy LauSammo Kam-Bo HungMaggie QBased on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guangzhong. It ranks as one of China's four most important pieces of literature.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (220–280 AD) - StarsHewei YuYi LuKai KangLong story of the rivalry, intrigues and wars of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. Based on the classical Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other related sources.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (220–280 AD) - DirectorFelix ChongAlan MakStarsDonnie YenWen JiangLi SunThe story of legendary Guan Yu crossing five passes & slaying six generals. He played a major role in the civil war that led to the collapse of Han Dynasty & the establishment of Shu Han of the 3 Kingdoms, making Liu Bei its first emperor.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (220–280 AD) - 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.Wars of Ancient China (771 BC–280 AD)
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (220–280 AD) - DirectorJacques TourneurBruno VailatiMario BavaStarsSteve ReevesMylène DemongeotSergio FantoniA Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army.Greco-Persian Wars (499–450 BC)
- DirectorRudolph MatéStarsRichard EganRalph RichardsonDiane BakerA small Army of Greeks spearheaded by three hundred Spartans do battle with the whole invading Persian Army.Greco-Persian Wars (499–450 BC)
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsGerard ButlerLena HeadeyDavid WenhamIn the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. They face insurmountable odds when they are betrayed by a Spartan reject.Greco-Persian Wars (499–450 BC)
- DirectorDavid PadruschStarsJeffery A. BakerOrion BarnesErin Bennett"Last Stand of the 300" is a 2007 special that tells the tale of when in 480 BCE, a small number of Greeks stood against the might of the Persian empire at Thermopylae.Greco-Persian Wars (499–450 BC)
- DirectorNoam MurroStarsSullivan StapletonEva GreenLena HeadeyGreek general Themistocles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.Greco-Persian Wars (499–450 BC)
- DirectorSohrab ModiStarsSohrab ModiPrithviraj KapoorVanamalaThe story is set in 326 B.C. The film begins after Alexander the Great (Sikander in Hindi/Urdu) conquers Persia and the Kabul valley and approaches the Indian border at Jhelum. He respects Aristotle and loves Persian Rukhsana (known in the west as Roxana).Wars of Alexander the Great (338–325 BC)
- DirectorRobert RossenStarsRichard BurtonFredric MarchClaire BloomThe life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.Wars of Alexander the Great (338–325 BC)
- DirectorMario CaianoStarsGordon ScottOmbretta ColliGloria MillandItalian sword & sandal thrills as the son of Hercules is pitted against an evil king and his wretched followers. Now in color.Wars of Alexander the Great (338–325 BC)
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsColin FarrellAnthony HopkinsRosario DawsonAlexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.Wars of Alexander the Great (338–325 BC)
depictions of the Battles of Gaugamela and Hydaspes - DirectorJalal MerhiStarsSam HeughanLauren CohanJohn Moulder-BrownThe coming of age of young Alexander, future world conqueror, from his boyhood in Macedonia to his assumption of Regent of the Land, after proving his worth to his father, the demanding King Phillip.Wars of Alexander the Great (338–325 BC)
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRory CalhounLea MassariGeorges MarchalWhile holidaying in Rhodes, an Athenian war hero becomes involved in two plots to overthrow the tyrannical king: one from Rhodian patriots, and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.Wars of the Diadochi (322–275 BC)
- DirectorSantosh SivanStarsShah Rukh KhanKareena KapoorDanny DenzongpaThe epic tale of King Asoka's life is recounted.Asoka the Great's conquests (ca. 304–232 BC)
- StarsSiddharth NigamSameer DharmadhikariPallavi Subhash ShirkeThe serial is about Indian Emperor, Ashoka, grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. The story starts with young Ashoka (Siddharth Nigam) who is getting guidance from Chanakya(Manoj Joshi) .Asoka the Great's conquests (ca. 304–232 BC)
- DirectorGiacomo GentilomoStarsGordon MitchellTony KendallUrsula DavisThis film features a colossal clash between a mass of invaders and the faithful Roman soldiers who must fight to defend the Roman Empire.Wars of the Roman Republic/Empire
- CreatorBruno HellerWilliam J. MacDonaldJohn MiliusStarsKevin McKiddRay StevensonPolly WalkerA down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.Wars of the Roman Republic/Empire
TV miniseries about St Augustine set during the Vandal invasion - DirectorChristian DuguayStarsAlessandro PreziosiMonica GuerritoreAlexander HeldThe story of the life and conversion of Aurelius Augustinus to Saint Augustine of Hippo.Wars of the Roman Republic/Empire
TV miniseries about St Augustine set during the Vandal invasion - DirectorDaniel LeeStarsJackie ChanJohn CusackAdrien BrodyWhen corrupt Roman leader Tiberius arrives with a giant army to claim the Silk Road, Huo An teams up his army with an elite Legion of defected Roman soldiers led by General Lucius to protect his country and his new friends.Wars of the Roman Republic/Empire
- DirectorGiovanni PastroneStarsItalia Almirante-ManziniLidia QuarantaBartolomeo PaganoCabiria is a Roman child when her home is destroyed by a volcano. Sold in Carthage to be sacrificed in a temple, she is saved by Fulvio, a Roman spy. But danger lurks, and hatred between Rome and Carthage can only lead to war.Punic Wars (264–146 BC)
- DirectorCarmine GalloneStarsAnnibale NinchiCamillo PilottoFosco GiachettiA story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.Punic Wars (264–146 BC)
- DirectorCarlo Ludovico BragagliaEdgar G. UlmerStarsVictor MatureGabriele FerzettiRita GamDuring the Second Punic War in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal attacks the Roman Republic by crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps with his vast army.Punic Wars (264–146 BC)
the Second Punic War - DirectorCarmine GalloneStarsPierre BrasseurDaniel GélinAnne HeywoodHistorical drama depicting the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage.Punic Wars (264–146 BC)
the Third Punic War - DirectorPietro FrancisciStarsRossano BrazziTina LouiseSylva KoscinaDuring the Second Punic War between 214 and 212 B.C. occurred this history of the Roman siege in Greek city of Syracuse. The Romans were preparing for their invasion while Archimedes invents what looks like a satellite dish that reflects the sun's rays and produces a powerful beam of light, strong enough to burn the Roman fleet.Punic Wars (264–146 BC)
- DirectorEdward BazalgetteStarsAlexander SiddigEmilio DoorgasinghBashar RahalIt is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She believes she is invincible - but one man is destined to change that. He is a man bound by oath to avenge the wrongs inflicted on his home and, in pursuit of revenge, he will stop at nothing. Hannibal explores the man behind the myth, revealing what drove the 26-year-old to mastermind one of the most audacious military moves in history. With 40,000 soldiers and 37 elephants, he marched 1,500 miles to challenge his enemies on their own soil. It was an act so daring that few people believed it possible. Hannibal combines drama, the latest historical research and state-of-the-art CGI to bring this spectacular story to life.Punic Wars (264–146 BC)
TV depiction of the Second Punic War - DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsMassimo GirottiLudmilla TchérinaYves Vincent74 B.C. Somewhere in the Roman Empire, Spartacus, a young officer, is condemned to be a slave because he hit a superior. Brought back to Roma in a gladiators' school, he escapes and stirs up all the slaves in a revolt against the Roman Empire.Servile Wars (135–75 BC)
- DirectorStanley KubrickAnthony MannStarsKirk DouglasLaurence OlivierJean SimmonsThe slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.Servile Wars (135–75 BC)
the Third Servile War - DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsSteve ReevesJacques SernasGianna Maria CanaleDuring the power struggle between Caesar and Crassus, a Roman centurion, who is the lost son of Spartacus, is dispatched to Crassus' camp to observe his movements and keep Caesar informed.Servile Wars (135–75 BC)
- DirectorNick NostroStarsDan VadisHelga LinéGiovanni Di BenedettoSpartacus And The 10 GladiatorsServile Wars (135–75 BC)
- CreatorSteven S. DeKnightStarsAndy WhitfieldLucy LawlessManu BennettThe life of Spartacus, the gladiator who lead a rebellion against the Romans. From his time as an ally of the Romans, to his betrayal and becoming a gladiator, to the rebellion he leads and its ultimate outcome.Servile Wars (135–75 BC)
- DirectorJ. Gordon EdwardsStarsTheda BaraFritz LeiberThurston HallThe story of Cleopatra, the fabulous queen of Egypt, and the epic romances between her and the greatest men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Antony.Roman civil wars during the Late Republic (133–31 BC)
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsClaudette ColbertWarren WilliamHenry WilcoxonThe man-hungry Queen of Egypt leads Julius Caesar and Marc Antony astray, amid scenes of DeMillean splendor.Roman civil wars during the Late Republic (133–31 BC)
- DirectorGabriel PascalStarsClaude RainsVivien LeighStewart GrangerAt the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar (Claude Rains), who teaches her how to rule Egypt.Roman civil wars during the Late Republic (133–31 BC)
- DirectorDavid BradleyStarsCharlton HestonGrosvenor GlennHarold TaskerThe growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.Roman civil wars during the Late Republic (133–31 BC)
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsLouis CalhernMarlon BrandoJames MasonThe growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.Roman civil wars during the Late Republic (133–31 BC)
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsRhonda FlemingWilliam LundiganRaymond BurrIn 44 BC, after the assassination of the leader of Rome Julius Caesar, Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and one of the highest ranking Roman generals and Caesar's possible successor Mark Anthony begin a tragic love affair.Roman civil wars during the Late Republic (133–31 BC)
- DirectorVittorio CottafaviStarsLinda CristalEttore ManniGeorges MarchalRoman Emperor Octavian rules the empire from Rome, and his rival Marc Antony has taken Egyptian queen Cleopatra as his lover and seized the eastern empire, ruling it from Alexandria. Octavian intends to regain his empire by landing his army at Alexandria, besieging the city and capturing and executing the pair. However, while Octavian's army is bigger than Marc Antony's forces, he and Cleopatra have allies who can come to their aid. Both sides prepare for a final showdown.Roman civil wars during the Late Republic (133–31 BC)