The Fall of the Roman Empire

Film and History

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Rome
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Author: ISBN: 9781118589816
Publisher: Wiley Publication: December 18, 2012
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781118589816
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: December 18, 2012
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English

The essays collected in this book present the first comprehensive appreciation of The Fall of the Roman Empire from historical, historiographical, and cinematic perspectives. The book also provides the principal classical sources on the period. It is a companion to Gladiator: Film and History (Blackwell, 2004) and Spartacus: Film and History (Blackwell, 2007) and completes a triad of scholarly studies on Hollywood’s greatest films about Roman history.

  • A critical re-evaluation of the 1964 epic film The Fall of the Roman Empire, directed by Anthony Mann*,* from historical, film-historical, and contemporary points of view
  • Presents a collection of scholarly essays and classical sources on the period of Roman history that ancient and modern historians have considered to be the turning point toward the eventual fall of Rome
  • Contains a short essay by director Anthony Mann
  • Includes a map of the Roman Empire and film stills, as well as translations of the principal ancient sources, an extensive bibliography, and a chronology of events
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The essays collected in this book present the first comprehensive appreciation of The Fall of the Roman Empire from historical, historiographical, and cinematic perspectives. The book also provides the principal classical sources on the period. It is a companion to Gladiator: Film and History (Blackwell, 2004) and Spartacus: Film and History (Blackwell, 2007) and completes a triad of scholarly studies on Hollywood’s greatest films about Roman history.

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