
A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome
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Gregory S. Aldrete
How have films like Ben-Hur, Spartacus, Gladiator, or even a satire like Monty Python’s Life of Brian created our popular perceptions of ancient Roman history? In what ways have they led us astray? And why, despite the occasional box-office flop, do movies set in ancient Rome still have the power to captivate us, and to turn each of us into theater-going history buffs?
In these 12 lectures, an award-winning historian gives you a front-row look at the great movies that have shaped ancient Rome’s role in popular culture and memory. Packed with insights into both history and filmmaking, this series immerses you in the glory and grandeur (and, sometimes, the folly) of classic and contemporary films featuring over 50 years of cinematic talent, including directors like Stanley Kubrick and Ridley Scott and actors such as Elizabeth Taylor and Russell Crowe.
You’ll investigate portrayals of ancient Roman life on the big screen and small screen; learn how to tease out fact from fiction in some of Hollywood’s most stunning spectacles; and deepen your appreciation for films that, when made right, can be thrilling time machines into the past. Some films you may already be a fan of; other films you might have only heard of in passing. But all of them are essential to a well-rounded understanding of the intricate relationship between the world of ancient Rome and the world of the movies.
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This course offers a very informative and interesting look at movies about Rome and pivotal moments in Roman history. Each lecture is long enough to be detailed and thoughtful but never so long it becomes tedious or redundant.
I disagreed a bit with his conclusions on sci-fi inspired by Rome. He misses the point about Christianity in Star Trek's 'Bread and Circuses' and I think his thesis on The Matrix is a stretch, but these are quibbles.
I'm now going to have to look up the movies discussed and re-watch them with a new perspective -- one rooted in actual history.
Entertaining and insightful
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This Is a Good One
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Interesting
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Whichever version you choose, this is an exceptional course. Professor Aldrete clearly loves these movies and offers much more than a simple rehearsal of what filmmakers got right or wrong. What I enjoyed most were his analyses of how modern politics and social concerns have influenced cinematic depictions of Ancient Rome. He also does a fine job tracing the rise, fall and renaissance of the sword-and-sandals genre from its inception to the present. When I watch these movies again, it will be with a much deeper appreciation and understanding.
A Great Audio Course
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Fascinating evaluations!
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Please tell me this is the beginning of a series
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Interesting
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great!
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The combination of history and escapism really made me happy.
one of the best!
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The performance was great and the professor spoke in an engaging tone! However, he was a bit fast for me and I slowed it down so I could understand him better. I do not fault him for this, but it might make the performance a bit harder to follow for some. Just slow it down and you will enjoy it.
Enjoyable, and I don’t even like violent history
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