Ancient World Movies

In the first half of the first century A.D., the Teutonic tribes, led by Arminius The Terrible, rebel against the cruel and conquering Roman Empire....

Mr. Blackwell discovers a relic that informs him about Blythe (as Ayesha, or "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed"), who loved his father and others in the...

Mizoguchi’s 30th film is the earliest surviving example of his work, and his only film of the 1920s to survive complete. Song of Home finds the...

Long before Columbus, the Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their time in the jungles of Mexico and Central America....

5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three millennia. They created marvelous works in...

A man who recovers ancient languages uncovers more than he expected when taking on a new client.

In this visually compelling and thought-provoking documentary, author, scholar and modern-day Indiana Jones, Jay Weidner uncovers some of the deepest...

A telegram-tragedy about the last days of Ovid, the Roman poet.

How did the Romans produce some of the most impressive gladiatorial games ever seen in Europe? How did the Colosseums mysterious roof really work?...