C’est dans le sang et le sable des arènes que s’écrit la légende de Spartacus. Puissant guerrier Thrace trahi par un ambitieux légat romain, Spartacus est réduit en esclavage, contraint de devenir gladiateur s’il veut un jour revoir sa femme.
Rome, 79 ap. J.-C. La population, lasse, agitée et de plus en violente, reste au pas grâce à deux choses : nourriture et divertissement. Alors que les goûts en matière de jeux évoluent vers plus de violence et de sang, la ville a besoin d'un stade pour les combats de gladiateurs : le Colisée. Derrière la façade, des milliers de personnes travaillent, vivent, et mourront pour les jeux.
Les destins de deux soldats romains et de leurs familles alors que la République Romaine est en train de s'effondrer en laissant peu à peu la place à un Empire.
Claude raconte sa vie dans une énorme autobiographie qui devrait, selon la Sibylle, être découverte dans 2000 ans. Il commence par le règne d'Auguste et par les manigances criminelles de l'impératrice Livia, prête à tout pour que son fils Tibère hérite de l'Empire. Puis, c'est au tour de l'empereur Tibère, qui laisse Séjanus, ambitieux sans scrupules, gouverner à sa place. Caligula, un fou sanguinaire qui se prend pour un dieu, lui succède. Enfin, Claude raconte son règne personnel, caractérisé par les débauches de sa femme Messaline et les intrigues de sa dernière épouse, Agrippine la Jeune.
Friends and Heroes is a Christian children's program that airs on TBN, Smile of a Child TV, and was also shown on BBC TV. The show is both traditionally animated and computer animated. It takes place from 69 - 71 AD. There are three series each of 13 Episodes: Series 1 is set in Alexandria, Egypt; Series 2 in Jerusalem and Series 3 in Rome. The series was created by Brian D. Brown and Eric J. Danenberg, who also worked on The Storykeepers.
Ce film retrace le destin incroyable de la seule et unique reine d'Égypte, Cléopâtre, et de ses deux amants Jules César et Marc Antoine.
Ce mélange de documentaire et de somptueuse épopée historique fait la chronique des règnes turbulents et violents des empereurs les plus puissants de la Rome antique.
Dans la Grande Rome Antique, Marcus, Stylax et Grumio, leur esclave flemmard, sont trois jeunes hommes désespérés, qui ne pensent qu'au sexe, qui sont coincés dans des jobs sans avenir, qui vivent en banlieue et qui tentent de gravir les échelons de l'échelle sociale...
5ème siècle, Rome envahit l'Irlande. Après l'assassinat de son père et le massacre de son village, le jeune Conor se venge des assassins et devient le leader de la seule île Celte à résister aux Romains.
As Conqueror Julius Caesar is drawing his last breath, he swears Tyrannus—Rome's finest warrior—to an oath to protect his successor, Octavius, his 18-year-old nephew. Tyrannus and Octavius are forced into exile to protect the young man from those who want to sever Caesar's bloodline once and for all.
The Caesars is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1968. Made in black-and-white and written and produced by Philip Mackie, it covered similar dramatic territory to the later BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, dealing with the lives of the early emperors of Ancient Rome, but differed in its less sensationalist depictions of historical characters and their motives.
Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.
Twenty year-old Julius Caesar flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become Rome's supreme dictator.
As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the pontine islands, Agrippina, his mother, sees a vision telling her that her son can become emperor, but she will have to die first. She accepts the proposal. Back in Rome, Nero, now being raised by emperor Claudius after Caligula's death, Agrippina returns. She poisons Claudius' food and Nero becomes emperor. At first, Nero cuts taxes and introduces successful programs and invades Brittania. Soon he meets a beautiful slave named Claudia Acte, and marries her, throwing off his engagement with Claudius' daughter, Claudia Octavia, telling her she can marry someone she will be happy with. Heartbroken, she arrives at an island and kills herself. Nero enjoys being married to Claudia Acte, but soon he gradually goes mad with power and sets fire to Rome.
Les différents aspects de la vie à Pompéi, une station balnéaire de luxe près de Naples qui accueille les très riches de la Rome impériale, principalement avant mais culminant avec l'éruption du volcan Vésuve, qui l'essuie de la surface de la Terre. Les résidents de Pompéi comprennent Diomed, un marchand parvenu commun dont les richesses auto-générées du commerce lui permettent d'envisager de briguer un poste politique contre le magistrat en poste Quintus et un mariage aristocratique appauvri pour sa fille Julia; le Glaucus grec cultivé; le gladiateur Lydon; le noble Antonius et sa sœur Ione, le mauvais prêtre Isis Arbaces qui est après (leur) argent et pouvoir; les esclaves chrétiens craignant la persécution Petrus, son véritable amour Chloé et leur chef secret Olinthus
The Roman Holidays is a Hanna-Barbera animated television series that was broadcast in 1972 on NBC. It ran for 13 episodes before being cancelled. Very similar in theme to both The Flintstones and The Jetsons, The Roman Holidays brought a look at "modern-day" life in Ancient Rome, around 63 AD, as seen through the eyes of Augustus "Gus" Holiday and his family. The opening showed a chariot traffic jam and a TV showing football on Channel "IV" An Ancient Roman setting was actually one of the ideas that Hanna-Barbera considered as they were working to create The Flintstones.
Up Pompeii! is a British television comedy series broadcast between 1969 and 1970, starring Frankie Howerd. The first series was written by Talbot Rothwell, a scriptwriter for the Carry On films, and the second series by Rothwell and Sid Colin. Two later specials were transmitted in 1975 and 1991.
Forbidden love blossoms in the city of Pompeii, which until the eruption of volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD, is one of the empire's most powerful cities.
Lucius Modestus, un architecte romain, cherche de nouvelles idées sans y parvenir. Pour se détendre, il se rend aux bains publics. Sous l'eau, il trouve un tunnel secret qui le transporte jusqu'aux bains publics japonais modernes, ce qui lui donne l'inspiration dont il a besoin. Lucius fait de son mieux pour essayer de recréer ses trouvailles modernes. Devant le décalage technique, il fait preuve d'ingéniosité.
Travel back in time to one of the most glorious empires in history. For over 1,000 years, Rome was the center of the known world, bringing to her subjects a common language, shared culture and wealth beyond imagination. But war, barbarian attacks and moral decay eventually took their toll, and the empire slowly began to crumble. Experience ancient history come to life, from Rome's primitive beginnings to the height of its glory – and its eventual downfall. Filmed in 10 countries, this documentary combines location footage of ancient monuments, detailed reenactments, period art and writings, and fascinating insights from scholars and public figures. Witness the ancient world come to life – and see history in all its drama.