Films set in the 1st century BCE
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- StarsMichelle NewellGraham CrowdenHelen SparksThe lives of a series of queens belonging to the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt, culminating in its final active ruler Cleopatra VII.100-30 (Episode 4-8)
- DirectorChathra WeeramanBharatha HettiarachchiStarsUddika PremarathnaDilhani EkanayakeRoshan Ravindra"Aloko Udapadi" ("Light Arose") is an Epic Film of the unswerving human effort to record for all time, a unique spiritual heritage. In 89 BC, King Walagamba of Sinhala kingdom (present day Sri Lanka), was troubled by power-hungry forces from within and from outside, which compelled him to abandon throne and flee with a hope of returning back to power. A severe drought and a subsequent famine assailed the land for 12 unbroken years. Buddhist Monks who perpetuated Lord Buddha's word by oral tradition, could not survive the harsh conditions. The monks were troubled both by the enemy and the famine. In these dark days, the loyal subjects protected their King. Enemy leaders killed each other for power and wealth. Well armed, the King dealt a deadly blow and regained the rule and brought back the freedom the natives lost. In peace and prosperity, the monks facing the challenge wrote down the oral tradition. The Buddha's compassionate teaching became an irreducible component of the whole of human culture. It is a story of how a smaller nation arose together to face off the darkest days of the history of the land.80s/70s
- DirectorGheorghe VitanidisStarsGeorge ConstantinIon DichiseanuEmanoil PetrutThe life of Dacian war-leader Burebista who ruled between 80-44 B.C.and founded a strong Dacian Kingdom despite considerable pressure from the neighboring Celtic warlords and the Greek cities of the Black Sea coast.80s-40s
- DirectorKlaus WybornyStarsHanns ZischlerCorinna BelzRaphael Lenné
- StarsJeremy SistoRichard HarrisChristopher WalkenTwenty-year-old Julius Caeser 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.82-44
- CreatorSteven S. DeKnightStarsJohn HannahManu BennettPeter MensahIn the time before the arrival of Spartacus, the House of Batiatus faces many challenges from competitors, and within its own household.70s
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsMassimo GirottiLudmilla TchérinaYves Vincent74 B.C. Somewhere in the Roman Empire, Spartacus, a young officer, is condemned to be a slave because he hit a superior. Brought back to Roma in a gladiators' school, he escapes and stirs up all the slaves in a revolt against the Roman Empire.73-71
- DirectorStanley KubrickAnthony MannStarsKirk DouglasLaurence OlivierJean SimmonsThe slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.73-71
- StarsGoran VisnjicAlan BatesAngus MacfadyenAfter he is bought by the owner of a Roman gladiator school and trained as a gladiator, a slave leads a rebellion of slaves and gladiators into revolt against Rome.73-71
- StarsRay ParkHeath FreemanEric McIntireA four part comic book adaptation of the first season of Spartacus: Blood and Sand.73-71
- CreatorSteven S. DeKnightStarsAndy WhitfieldLucy LawlessManu BennettThe life of Spartacus, the gladiator who lead a rebellion against the Romans. From his time as an ally of the Romans, to his betrayal and becoming a gladiator, to the rebellion he leads and its ultimate outcome.73-71
- DirectorDarin ScottStarsKarina LombardBen CrossDarin Scott73 BC pre-Columbian New World. A humble soldier rises unexpectedly as the protector of a young republic. Now Chief Captain of a war-weary nation, Moroni defends his country with revolutionary prowess, but his greatest struggle will be uniting a beleaguered people.73
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsSteve ReevesJacques SernasGianna Maria CanaleDuring the power struggle between Caesar and Crassus, a Roman centurion, who is the lost son of Spartacus, is dispatched to Crassus' camp to observe his movements and keep Caesar informed.60s
- DirectorTanio BocciaStarsCameron MitchellRik BattagliaDominique WilmsJulius Caesar leads the Roman army to battle against rebels in Gaul.50s
- DirectorJacques DorfmannStarsChristopher LambertKlaus Maria BrandauerMax von SydowAn entire nation's destiny lies in the hands of one man.50s
- DirectorRené GoscinnyAlbert UderzoStarsRoger CarelJacques MorelPierre TornadeAsterix, the most cunning warrior of a Gaulish village resisting Roman occupation, must save their magic potion-brewing druid Getafix when he is kidnapped by an ambitious Centurion.~50
- DirectorRené GoscinnyAlbert UderzoStarsRoger CarelJacques MorelMicheline DaxCleopatra decides to prove to Julius Caesar that her people are not decadent by building a palace in less than three months. When Cleopatra's architect asks the Gallic druid Getafix for help, Asterix and Obelix accompany him to Egypt.~50
- DirectorAlain ChabatStarsGérard DepardieuChristian ClavierJamel DebbouzeCleopatra, queen of Egypt, believes she can build a temple in record time and makes a bet with Julius Caesar. Her architect, however, needs the help of Asterix and Obelix to fight Romans who try to stop the construction.~52
- DirectorGaëtan BrizziPaul BrizziStarsRoger CarelPierre TornadePierre MondyAfter Panacea and her fiancé Tragicomix are kidnapped by the romans and forced to enlist in the foreign legion, Asterix and Obelix join Julius Caesar's army to rescue them.~50
- DirectorPino Van LamsweerdeStarsRoger CarelPierre TornadeGraham BushnellAsterix and Obelix leave for Britain with a barrel of Getafix's magic potion to help the village of Anticlimax, Asterix's Breton cousin, resist the Roman invasion.~50
- DirectorLaurent TirardStarsGérard DepardieuDany BoonEdouard BaerAsterix and Obelix travel to Britain to help Anticlimax, Asterix's Breton cousin, defeat Julius Caesar and the invading Romans.~50
- DirectorPhilippe GrimondStarsRoger CarelPierre TornadeHenri LabussièreWhen Getafix becomes an amnesiac lunatic after being struck by Obelix's menhir, Asterix tries to cure him, all while his fellow villagers are being conned by a phony soothsayer.~50
- DirectorGerhard HahnStarsRoger CarelPierre TornadeHenri LabussièreSent out to prevent Getafix from being thrown off the edge of the Earth by the Romans, Asterix and Obelix find themselves in America, encountering a Native tribe and a greedy medicine man.~50
- DirectorClaude ZidiStarsChristian ClavierGérard DepardieuRoberto BenigniIn all of Roman territory, the village where Asterix and Obelix live is the only enclave that has not yet been dominated by the empire, thanks to the magic potion of the druid Panoramix. But Commander Detritus has a plan to change that.~50
- DirectorStefan FjeldmarkJesper MøllerStarsRoger CarelLorànt DeutschSara ForestierWhile tutoring the Gallic chief Vitalstatistix's rebellious nephew Justforkix, Asterix and Obelix must rescue him from Vikings who wish to learn the meaning of fear to become invincible.~50