Medieval History
Was ?Spartacus? an anti-fascist polemic? Does ?Agora? demonstrate the horrors of anti-science religious zealotry? Did the Trojans really dress only in blue-and-white outfits? Quiz: Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor in un-credited roles, plus 32,000 costumes.
The answers are yes, yes, no and ?Quo Vadis.?
Since 1914, more than 600 movies have been set in ancient Greece or Rome, or in some way employ their history and literature. These movies offer varying degrees of historical accuracy and often mirror contemporary fears and concerns.
A sampling of antiquity-themed films will be examined in depth in the course ?The Ancient World in the Movies? to be taught at University of Buffalo this fall by UB classicist Donald McGuire.
Students will watch 13 excellent films, attend two lectures a week and read critical material in a quest to understand why we keep looking at the past, where the populist version of the ancient life comes from and how such movies have reflected and represented present day issues.
Click here to read this article from the University of Buffalo Reporter
Click here find more information about the course from the University of Buffalo
- Weapons Maker To The World: Meet The Go-to Man For Battle Attire
On the outskirts of New Delhi, in a cramped concrete workshop where the air shimmers with the light of welding torches, an Indian businessman has become a master craftsman of Napoleonic swords. And medieval chain-mail armour. And Second World War hand...
- $800-million Ancient Rome Theme Park Planned - In Rome
The wonders of the ancient city of Rome will be re-created as a gigantic theme park a few kilometres from the original monuments, if Gianni Alemanno, the mayor, has his way. The grandiose project is being nicknamed the Disneyland of Ancient Rome or Romaland....
- Scary Stories Of The Ancient Greeks And Romans
Centuries before movie and television audiences thrilled to tales of werewolves, vampires and wizards and Halloween became the second biggest celebration of the year, the ancient Greeks and Romans were spinning scary stories about monsters, ghosts and...
- Ny Man's Possible Michelangelo On Display In Rome
A possible 16th-century Michelangelo painting that hung for years in a local family's home is being displayed in Rome as part of an exhibit of Renaissance art, a development its owner calls a major milestone as he works to have it accepted by the...
- The Passion Of Joan Of Arc, 1928
So, what would you expect to find in a forgotten janitor's closet in an insane asylum in Oslo, Norway? Dusty brooms, crusty old cleaning chemicals...and maybe a landmark silent film about Joan of Arc, believed to be long since lost to history? Well,...
Medieval History
Real to reel: Course explores ancient Greece and Rome in the movies
The answers are yes, yes, no and ?Quo Vadis.?
Since 1914, more than 600 movies have been set in ancient Greece or Rome, or in some way employ their history and literature. These movies offer varying degrees of historical accuracy and often mirror contemporary fears and concerns.
A sampling of antiquity-themed films will be examined in depth in the course ?The Ancient World in the Movies? to be taught at University of Buffalo this fall by UB classicist Donald McGuire.
Students will watch 13 excellent films, attend two lectures a week and read critical material in a quest to understand why we keep looking at the past, where the populist version of the ancient life comes from and how such movies have reflected and represented present day issues.
Click here to read this article from the University of Buffalo Reporter
Click here find more information about the course from the University of Buffalo
- Weapons Maker To The World: Meet The Go-to Man For Battle Attire
On the outskirts of New Delhi, in a cramped concrete workshop where the air shimmers with the light of welding torches, an Indian businessman has become a master craftsman of Napoleonic swords. And medieval chain-mail armour. And Second World War hand...
- $800-million Ancient Rome Theme Park Planned - In Rome
The wonders of the ancient city of Rome will be re-created as a gigantic theme park a few kilometres from the original monuments, if Gianni Alemanno, the mayor, has his way. The grandiose project is being nicknamed the Disneyland of Ancient Rome or Romaland....
- Scary Stories Of The Ancient Greeks And Romans
Centuries before movie and television audiences thrilled to tales of werewolves, vampires and wizards and Halloween became the second biggest celebration of the year, the ancient Greeks and Romans were spinning scary stories about monsters, ghosts and...
- Ny Man's Possible Michelangelo On Display In Rome
A possible 16th-century Michelangelo painting that hung for years in a local family's home is being displayed in Rome as part of an exhibit of Renaissance art, a development its owner calls a major milestone as he works to have it accepted by the...
- The Passion Of Joan Of Arc, 1928
So, what would you expect to find in a forgotten janitor's closet in an insane asylum in Oslo, Norway? Dusty brooms, crusty old cleaning chemicals...and maybe a landmark silent film about Joan of Arc, believed to be long since lost to history? Well,...