A timeline listing 250+ films set in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Peplum films are predominantly Italian productions from the 50s, 60s and 80s. Of course, the actors generally wore tunics.                                                                                   Greek Myths, the Bible, Ancient Egypt, Babylon, Roman Empire, Barbarian Invasions, Saracens, Vikings, Crusaders

Peplum Chronicles — The Threads of Ancient History

Ray Milland and Diana Van der Vlis in X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)

Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

“Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Conan, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure . . . ”

Barbarian, the Conquerors! (Barbarians movies)

A directory of movies and/or TV shows in my personal DVD/Blu Ray collection.

Kierstyn Elrod in Shamelessly She-Hulk (2009)

The Wizard:

Between  the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. 

And unto this, Conan, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. 

It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. 

Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

The Ages of the Darkness (Medieval Horror and ancient horror movies)

Gladiators, We Salute You!

 “The only reward of a slave is scars.”

Spartacus Spartaco (1953)

“[After quickly killing another gladiator]

Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?”

Maximus  Gladiator (2000)

“When a free man dies, he loses the pleasure of life. A slave loses his pain. Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it.”

Spartacus Spartacus (1960)

 Hail Rome, Hail the gladiators!

The Magnificent Gladiators (Gladiator films)

Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)

Film in programma al cinema di San Vito sullo Ionio

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