Ancient Rome on the Silver Screen
Myth versus Reality
Zusammenfassung
An unparalleled exploration of films set in Ancient Rome, from the silent Cleopatra to the modern rendition of Ben-Hur.
No sooner had the dazzling new technology of cinema been invented near the end of the 19th century than filmmakers immediately turned to ancient history for inspiration. Nero, Cleopatra, Caesar, and more all found their way to the silver screen and would return again and again in the decades that followed. But just how accurate were these depictions of Ancient Rome?
In Ancient Rome on the Silver Screen: Myth versus Reality, Gregory S. Aldrete and Graham Sumner provide a fascinating examination of 50 films set in Ancient Rome, analyzing each for its historical accuracy of plot, characters, costumes and sets. They also divulge insights into the process of making each movie and the challenges the filmmakers faced in bringing the Roman world to vivid cinematic life. Beginning with the classics from the dawn of cinema, through the great golden age of sword-and-sandals flicks in the 1950s, to the dramatic epics of the modern day, Aldrete and Sumner test the authenticity of Hollywood’s version of history.
Featuring remarkable custom-made paintings depicting characters as they appeared in film and how they should have appeared if they were historically correct, Ancient Rome on the Silver Screen delivers an invaluable perspective of film and history. This unique collaboration between professional illustrator and award-winning Roman historian offers a deeper understanding of modern cinema and brings Roman history to life.
Schlagworte
Rome Hannibal Gladiator ancient Rome Monty Python Nazareth Spartacus Rome in movies Rome on film Rome on screen Pontius Pilate accuracy in film ancient epic Julius Caesar Ben-Hur Claudius Cleopatra Coriolanus Hollywood and Rome modern cinema portrayal of Rome roman history roman movies King Arthur historical accuracy costumes and filmKeywords
cinema Roman Empire- i–xxvi Preface i–xxvi
- 207–212 Notes 207–212
- 213–216 Select Bibliography 213–216
- 217–234 Index 217–234
- 235–236 About the Authors 235–236
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- „... best parts of the movie. Another good part of the film is the scenes set in the senate, where Roman ...” „... nevertheless the top-grossing movie of its year, and eventually did turn a profit. The Fall of the Roman Empire ...” „... either slaves or Christians. In this movie, however, the viewer is asked to identify with the Romans and ...”
- „... high-profile movies set in the Roman world that managed to be both commercial and critical successes began with ...” „... movie, Quo Vadis offered a story about a Roman officer converted to Christianity by the love of a ...” „... as in subsequent Roman films made during the decade. The movie had plenty of star power, with Marlon ...”
- „... seg-mentata, a staple of Roman movies. (D) and (E) are helmets found at Heddernheim, Germany, that were copied ...” „... fought disciplined Roman legionaries—and won! I was studying Latin in school at that time, and the movie ...” „... different, but your interest in Roman history may well have been sparked by watching a movie too.When the ...”
- „... , almost every important Roman of that era. The movie’s portrait of Julius Caesar is particularly ...” „... , the movie simply follows the tradition of ancient Roman comic plays, such as those written by Plautus ...” „... Fall of the Roman Empire, which, like this movie, was shot in Spain.The Late 1960s through the 1980s ...”
- „... Roman fleet by concentrating the sun’s rays with giant mirrors.The movie is set during the Second Punic ...” „... understandable, but it established an influential pattern that would be followed by subsequent Roman movies ...” „... the film is a sea of Roman dead littering the battlefield in the af-termath of Cannae. The movie then ...”
- „... ; American for heroic non-Romans, 33–34, 56, 65, 141; British for Romans, 33–34, 56, 65, 141; exceptions to ...” „... inspiration for sets, 3, 94–95, 182–83, 206; Egyptian, 94, 182; Greco-Roman, 3, 94, 182; Hellenistic, 21, 94 ...” „... ; Roman, 3, 9, 11, 28, 37, 38, 41, 42, 46, 54, 55, 90, 91, 102, 104, 105, 112, 120, 143, 144–45, 157–58 ...”
- „... 213Select BibliographyFor anyone wishing to learn more about films set in the Roman world, this ...” „... : A Tale of Ancient Hollywood. Orlando, FL: BearManor Media, 2020.James, Simon. “The Roman Galley ...” „... .McCall, Jeremiah. Swords and Cinema: Ancient Battles in Modern Movies. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword, 2014 ...”
- „... passionate about Hollywood movies, in particular those that deal with the Roman world. He wrote a series of ...” „... Greeks and Romans Done for Us?; Daily Life in the Roman City; Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome ...” „... publications on ancient Rome for almost forty years. His works include three successful publications on Ro-man ...”