
A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome
Quo Vadis Kick-Starts the Sword-and-Sandal Genre
Educational · 19 Nov 2020 · 32 min The Great Courses Signature Collection
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S1, E1: Few films do as much to shape the modern movie-going public's notions of ancient Rome as "Quo Vadis"; how this film, released in 1951 by MGM Studios, ushers in the golden age of the so-called "sword-and-sandal" picture.
Educational · 19 Nov 2020 · 32 min