In the 1960’s, the first saga was published about a Roman slave named Spartacus. During the last century before Christ, slavery was relevant. Spartacus was born and raised a slave; he knew nothing different. Part of slavery during this time period was being trained to fight as a gladiator. Spartacus turned on his owners and […]
Read MoreCleopatra, by Samantha Delmonico
The film Cleopatra is about the wonderous and most powerful Queen of Egypt, alongside her younger brother. She was not only well-educated and clever; her speechless beauty enraptured many men and she contained powers of seduction. The movie clearly depicted Cleopatra’s power and scandalous romance between the Roman leader, Julius Caesar, and the militant, Mark […]
Read MoreCleopatra, by Madeline Clark
The beginning scenes capture the magnificent buildings and architecture of the great city of Egypt. We see shields and armor made of gold being paraded through the city. Cleopatra, 1999, directed by Franc Roddam, was a movie of passion and power. This was a story of a timeless romance between Egypt’s most famous queen, the […]
Read MoreSpartacus, by John Cisick
The movie Spartacus is one of the most critically acclaimed movies in history. The movie was directed by the legend Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick started his career as a photographer for Look magazine then eventually began producing small budget films before he was chosen to direct Spartacus. Even though this is one of his earlier works, […]
Read MoreSpartacus, by Matthew Brewer
Spartacus was directed by Stanley Kubrick and came out in 1960. This movie is about a slave in the ancient Roman Republic that starts a revolt against the republic and frees slaves as he goes. This movie is realistic and gritty and shows how slaves would have been treated and lived back in the Roman […]
Read MoreSpartacus, by Nicholas Bazadona
Spartacus was a movie based on the Roman Republic. The movie displays a realistic version of the time period and artworks from that time are portrayed in great detail as it was very accurate all throughout this film. In the beginning of the movie, you can see the slavery aspect of the ancient Roman time […]
Read MoreCleopatra, by Anita Denisenko
Cleopatra is a film that highlights the struggles the Egyptian queen experienced during her ruling. Julius Caesar was a leader for the Roman Republic in the film and had an affair with the young queen. Cleopatra conspired against him and manipulated him in order to gain power. The Roman became infatuated with Cleopatra along with […]
Read MoreSpartacus, by Robert Pagel
The film Spartacus directed by Stanley Kurbrick is known to date as one of the most successful motion pictures of all time and is critically acclaimed for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance to the film industry as well as pop culture where it is regarded as a classic. By today’s standards the film may […]
Read MoreCleopatra, by Steven Valanoski
When the film Cleopatra was released back in 1963, the film itself suffered major setbacks, particularly in the scandalous affair between the two main leads, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. This not only set the hype for the film at a whole other level, but it also garnered interest in the time period of the […]
Read MoreSpartacus, by Rachel Shapiro
Spartacus, directed by Stanley Kubrick, is a film that tells the story of a slave, going through the hardships of slavery and being sold to fight as a gladiator. There are many factors throughout the film that portray how the Ancient Roman era was. Gladiator fights were very popular and well known throughout the country. […]
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