Ancient rome movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant ancient rome movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, epic, historical drama, period drama and captivating films and TV shows about / with ancient rome, ancient, ancient history, sword and sandal, roman empire, peplum, roman, ancient world, antiquity and medieval plots mostly in Drama, History and Action genres shot in USA, Italy, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ancient rome: Caligula (1979), Sebastiane (1976), Empire (2005), The Arena (1974), Rome (2005), Augustus: The First Emperor (2003), Romulus (2020), Spartacus (2010), Caligula and Messalina (1981), Satyricon (1969).
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41K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his ...
Style:
erotic, disturbing, sexual, cult classic, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ancient rome, incest, sex, sexual perversion, sexploitation, explicit sex, brutality, ancient world, brother sister sex, sex scene, unsimulated sex, roman empire ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, year 1979, 1930s, 1940s
Place:
rome italy, italy, greece
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual ...
Style:
homoerotic, erotic, controversial, sexual, avant garde ...
Plot:
gay, ancient rome, ancient history, naked man, soldier, gay erotica, religion, erection, medieval, military, sexual relations, gay interest ...
Time:
ancient times
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
As Conqueror Julius Caesar is drawing his last breath, he swears Tyrannus—Rome's finest warrior—to an oath to protect his successor, Octavius, his 18-year-old nephew. Tyrannus and Octavius are forced into exile to protect the young man from ...
Style:
realistic, epic, exciting, serious, historical drama
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, gladiator, roman empire, julius caesar, ancient history, leadership, betrayal, rivalry, assassination, tragic hero, ambition, ancient ...
Time:
1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.
Style:
stylized, serious, realistic, rough, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, blaxploitation, exploitation, roman empire, ancient history, female nudity, arena, rape victim, sword, peplum, sword fight, female fighter ...
Time:
70s
Place:
rome italy
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202K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Style:
epic, exciting, period piece, sexual, costume drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, sex, power struggle, antiquity, emperor, intrigue, roman soldier, warrior, ancient egypt ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c., 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, alexandria egypt, greece ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Austria
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Caesar Augustus tells of how he became the emperor to his reluctant daughter, Julia following the death of her husband Agrippa.
Style:
serious, exciting, epic, historical drama, political thriller ...
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient history, roman emperor, roman empire, ancient, roman, emperor, politics, medieval, betrayal, assassination, tragic hero ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy, alexandria egypt, europe, macedonia, italy ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Italy, UK
TV show
Story:
The story of Romulus and his twin brother Remus, in eighth century B.C. as seen through the eyes of three people marked by death, loneliness and violence.
Style:
heroic, realistic, captivating, serious, atmospheric
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient history, battles, violence, conflict, historical character, power struggle, leader, ancient, family relations, society, rivals ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
rome italy
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294K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Spartacus is an American television series inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BCE led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua.
Style:
epic, sexy, historical drama, sexual, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient history, roman empire, gladiator, sword fight, rebellion, battles, swords and armor, friendship between men, sex, slavery, medieval ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century b.c., 1st century, 2000s
Place:
ancient greece
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Horror
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Messalina (played by gorgeous Betty Roland) is a power-hungry nymphomaniac who will stop at nothing to become Empress of Rome. She brings herself to the attention of Caligula by battling in the gladiator arena and it is not long before she achieves ...
Style:
erotic, disturbing, controversial, sensual, mockbuster ...
Plot:
animal sex, lesbian incest, incestuous sex, ancient rome, erotica, orgy, assassination, lesbianism, sex starved woman, peplum, oral sex, sex scene ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
france
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303
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An adaptation of Petronius' satire about the decadent life in ancient Rome. "If you like the Fellini version, you should definitely see this one, too. It's every bit as good and in some ways better."
Plot:
ancient rome, banquet, cross dressing, transvestism, decadence, homosexuality, sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex scene, exploitation, lgbt, roman empire ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Roman emperor Caligula leaves the last days of glory amidst orgies of food and sex. During a show by two nude slaves, the emperor is particularly attracted to one of them, Lysia, ignoring that she had been planted close to him with orders to murder ...
Style:
surreal, sexploitation film
Plot:
slave girl, peplum, ancient rome, caligula, ancient, ancient history, slave, roman, surrealism, villain as protagonist, girl, love ...
Time:
1st century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed through the gates onto the sand.'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' tells the story of the original Champion of the House of Batiatus: Gannicus ...
Style:
epic, exciting, sexy, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ancient history, ancient rome, roman empire, gladiator, warrior, arena, roman, heroes, sword fight, slavery, slave, master warrior ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century b.c., 1st century
Place:
hawaii
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1.8M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to ...
Style:
epic, captivating, breathtaking, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, teens, date night, manly ...
Plot:
revenge, ancient rome, roman empire, sword fight, vengeance, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world ...
Time:
ancient times, 2000s, middle ages, y2k, year 2000 ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, germany ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut (2023) reimagines the controversial 1979 film with a focus on historical accuracy and narrative coherence, stripping away much of the original's graphic content to highlight the dramatic essence of Rome's ...
Style:
erotic drama, epic, costume drama, deviant, motion capture ...
Plot:
incest, sex with sister, threesome, strong sexual content, wedding, male rape, brother sister relationship, forbidden love, rape, sex orgy, sexual pleasure, caligula ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story:
Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the obese owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an ...
Style:
epic, serious, atmospheric, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient history, rebellion, tragic hero, slavery, gladiator, leadership, righting the wronged, dishonesty, hopes, graphic violence ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy
Is relevant?
77K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander ...
Style:
exciting, period piece, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient world, ancient history, slavery, medieval, sword fight, master and servant, ancient, gladiator, slave, legends and myths ...
Time:
ancient times, middle ages
Place:
scotland, britain, england, greece, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Domina follows Livia’s journey from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress, driven by a deep desire to avenge her father and secure power for her ...
Style:
historical drama, costume drama, social documentary, period drama
Plot:
palace intrigue, roman empire, ancient rome, ancient, historical figure, high society, female nudity, wife, sexual abuse, historical character, affair, roman emperor ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the ...
Style:
captivating, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
ancient rome, disaster, ancient history, roman empire, heroes, danger, on the run, escapades, society, forces of nature, ancient, volcanic eruption ...
Time:
1st century, 70s, 18th century
Place:
mediterranean sea, pompeii
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 177 min.
TV show
Story:
Cleopatra, the famed Egyptian Queen born in 69 B.C., is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar at age 18. Caesar becomes sexually obsessed by the 18 year old queen, beds her, and eventually has a son by her. However, his Roman ...
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, fairy tale, stylized, epic ...
Plot:
royalty, ancient rome, ancient egypt, cleopatra, siege, roman empire, medieval, ancient history, ancient, ancient world, peplum, passionate love ...
Time:
1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
egypt, rome italy, europe, africa, middle east ...
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A funny thing happens to Lurcio (Frankie Howerd) on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious scroll falls into his hands, listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero. And when the upstart slave is ...
Style:
sex comedy, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
ancient rome, peplum, psychic, fortune telling, ancient, amor, roman empire, assassination, slave, farce, sexual relations, mate swapping ...
Place:
pompeii, italy, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Croatia, USA, Italy
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
After General Flavius Aetius frees the Roman Empire from the clutches of Attila the Hun, Rome is once again secure. However, this assurance is short-lived, as Attila is no longer a threat, it only brings the Germanic tribes to once again unite ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, unusual plot structure, independent film ...
Plot:
ancient rome, roman soldier, family relations, husband wife relationship, friendship, love, murder, violence, murder of father, ancient world, roman empire, horse ...
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Two brothers, Romulus and Remus, will have to rely on each other to survive in a hostile world. The city of Rome, one of the greatest empires in history, will be born from their deeds and bloody battles.
Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
ancient rome, religion, roman, violence, medieval, king, mythology, roman mythology, journey, ancient, historical event, friendship ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
rome italy, italy
Is relevant?
683
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The decurion Randus holds himself so well in the command of his troops, that Caesar promotes him to centurion. He is subsequently sent to Egypt, to keep Cesar informed on the actions and intentions of co-triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus - a man too ...
Style:
epic war, historical drama, psychotronic, period drama
Plot:
male male relationship, peplum, ancient rome, ancient, ancient world, bare chested male, ancient history, son, power, roman soldier, spy, evil man ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
alexandria egypt, rome italy
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49K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
Style:
biblical, harsh, intense, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly
Plot:
ancient history, ancient rome, roman empire, vengeance, friendship between men, arena, christian, desert, religion, jesus, catholic, slavery ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, year 2016, biblical epic
Place:
palestine, jerusalem, rome italy, italy, greece ...
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Genre: Documentary, Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Told from the perspective of the rebel leaders, the series chronicles a wave of rebellions against absolute power by those the Roman Empire called “barbarians” – tribes they viewed as beyond the fringe of civilization that lived a brutish and ...
Style:
captivating, serious, semi documentary
Plot:
ancient rome, roman soldier, barbarian, roman empire, ancient, ancient civilization, druid, roman emperor, rebellion, medieval, siege, paganism ...
Place:
hungary, britain, germany, spain, italy ...
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41K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 320 min.
Story:
Historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.The winner of four Oscars, this epic saga of love, greed and betrayal stars Elizabeth Taylor as the passionate and ambitious Egyptian queen who's determined to hold on ...
Style:
epic, period piece, costume drama, retro, breathtaking ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient egypt, antiquity, peplum, queen, ancient history, strong female lead, roman empire, ancient, julius caesar, cleopatra, tomb ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, year 1963, 1st century b.c., 1930s ...
Place:
egypt, rome italy, alexandria egypt, africa, greece ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
During the Roman campaigns of Gaul, General Claudio is unlucky enough to take VD, forcing him to return to Rome in the company of a druid named Pijón, a hugely gifted but sexually innocent young man. Once the Gaul becomes the talk among Roman ...
Style:
erotic, spoof, parody
Plot:
orgy, lesbianism, ancient history, seduction, virginity, female pubic hair, sex, female nudity, stuttering, farce, lesbian sex, impotence ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth ...
Style:
serious, costume drama, epic, clever, captivating ...
Plot:
historical character, intrigue, sex scene, brother sister incest, siblings relations, medieval, renaissance, brother sister sex, incest, clergy, lust, power struggle ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 16th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, ireland, europe, florence
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
AKA: Brennus, Enemy of Rome, AKA: Battle of the Valiant A 1963 film about the sack of Rome in 387 BC
Style:
action packed, tension, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ancient rome, peplum, ancient, roman empire, historical epic, patriotism, bravery, conquering, honor, bloodbath, celtic, ancient history ...
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11K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA, Lithuania
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
A romanced story of Attila the Hun, since his childhood, when he lost his parents until his death. Attila is disclosed as a great leader, strategist and lover and the movie shows his respect to the great Roman strategist Flavius Aetius, his loves ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, touching, historical drama, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, battlefield, antiquity, barbarian, medieval, roman, battles, war, ancient, heroic mission ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century
Place:
rome italy, constantinople, greece, europe
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