A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome

About A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome

From Ben-Hur to Spartacus to Gladiator, get a front-row look at the great movies that have shaped ancient Rome’s role in popular culture and memory. These 12 episodes cover over 50 years of cinematic history and talent, and immerse you in the glory and grandeur (and even the folly) of classic and contemporary films set in Roman antiquity.

A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome is a series.

Since November 2020 it has reached one season of one episode. It is still in production.

American members can watch it on The Great Courses Amazon Channel.