Index
300 (2007)
3, 6, 9, 10, 13, 16, 36, 72, 91, 169, 176–177, 188, 335, 508, 512, 513, 518, 527, 561, 563, 566, 569, 573, 579
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
5, 8, 9, 13, 17, 36, 72, 91, 233, 235, 238–239, 244, 335, 564, 568, 579
The 300 Spartans (1962)
5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 35, 89, 91, 161, 561, 563, 569, 579
9/11 attacks
9, 87, 497, 518, 531–533, 537, 551, 554
Abyssinia. see Ethiopia
Achilles
22, 29, 80–81, 86, 178, 185, 186, 283
Character in Troy
21, 164–176, 180, 487, 512, 517, 521, 566
Acousmatic sound
390
Actium, Battle of
18, 20, 69, 218, 241, 568, 577
In Cleopatra (1934)
8, 43, 95, 116, 121–122
In Cleopatra (1964)
9, 50
Adventure film, conventions of
120, 151–152, 180, 372
Aeron, Pictish warrior. see Centurion (2010)
Afghanistan War
24, 485, 498, 530–531, 539, 549, 551, 572.
War on Terror
Agamemnon
165–166, 170, 173, 275–278, 282–283, 288, 408, 512, 523–524
Agamemnon (play)
282, 285, 522–523
Character in Iphigenia (1977)
282–283
Character in The Satyricon
408
Character in The Trojan Women (1971)
276–278
Character in Troy (2004)
165–166, 170, 173, 512
Al-Qaeda
539
Alexander the Great
12, 18, 29, 71–88, 132–139, 142–159, 247, 313, 324–348, 450, 521, 561, 563, 576
Character in Alexander (2004–2014)
71–88, 325–326, 334–339, 341–348, 521, 562–563, 567–568
Character in Alexander the Great (1956)
12, 75, 132–139, 142–159, 563, 566, 568, 571
Character in Sikandar (1941)
313, 325–336, 338, 340–343, 347–348, 570
Alexander (2004–2014)
5, 8, 9, 71–88, 324–326, 334–339, 341–348, 521, 561–563, 566–568, 573
Alexander the Great (1956)
10, 12, 75, 131–159, 431, 563, 566, 568, 570–571, 576
Alexander Nevsky (1938)
43–44, 363
Alexandria
8, 9, 50–51, 75, 113
Amanda, wife of Iulius Iuliannus
251–255, 267, 269
Amazon(s)
197, 202, 205, 208, 340, 391–392
Ambition
48, 85, 111, 139, 142–148, 158, 209, 274–275, 335–336, 341–347
Ambush (battle tactic)
51–63, 85, 208, 233, 247, 256–257
Anabasis of Alexander
77, 143
Anachronism(s)
97, 373, 460, 543, 575, 576
Animation
10, 164–165, 172–174, 177, 181–184, 508, 539, 562, 564, 566
Antiquity
3–5, 9–12, 16–31, 43, 66–68, 73–76, 81–82, 86–87, 97, 113, 118–120, 126, 131–133, 138–139, 151, 154, 157, 165, 196, 214, 217–218, 221, 225, 237, 246–247, 262–269, 324, 356, 369, 376, 379–380, 387, 390–392, 405–406, 409, 413, 419–423, 450–452, 457, 460, 466, 471–472, 518, 529, 532–536, 547–550, 573
Anti-war movement
273, 288, 369, 451
Apollodorus of Athens
192–194
Archery
56, 81, 84, 195, 197, 200–201, 203–204, 208, 210, 259, 265, 337, 378, 392, 398
Argonauts. see Jason
Arianne, Briton woman. see Centurion (2010)
Aristophanes
19, 450–454, 456–459, 464, 467–473
Aristotle
139, 340
Armor
5, 9, 10, 12, 25, 28, 49, 65, 72, 76, 79–83, 100–102, 134–136, 141, 154, 157–158, 173–175, 221, 230, 234–235, 237, 261, 268, 330, 378, 481, 486, 496–499
Breastplate
9, 79–80, 136, 154, 157
Aristu. see Sikandar (1941)
Arrian
73–76, 143, 154, 324, 334, 335
Art
18, 26–29, 139, 167, 179, 191, 194, 195, 199, 220, 223, 239, 276, 389, 401, 409, 421–423, 461, 472
Artemis
192, 196, 198, 199, 208
Artemisia I
218–219, 222–223, 233–239, 567–569
Assembly Women, the (1966)
452–453
Asymmetric warfare
25, 531–533, 547, 550, 561, 564
Atalanta
191–211, 217, 569
Character in Hercules (2014)
206–211
Character in Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
199–204
Calydonian boar hunt
191, 192, 195, 200, 207
Footrace
191–192, 199
Athens
18–19, 78, 158, 273, 279, 450, 452, 456–460, 464–466, 469, 511–512, 518
Audience(s)
5, 7, 11, 16, 22, 25–26, 30–31, 41–46, 49, 52–58, 63, 66–68, 73, 88, 95–97, 101–106, 109–110, 118, 124, 132, 136, 143, 147, 150–151, 165–175, 178–180, 205, 214–215, 254, 266, 269, 273–288, 295, 301, 304, 306, 315, 329–332, 336, 343, 345, 347, 355–356, 359, 363, 373, 379–380, 392, 407–410, 416, 427, 434, 456, 458, 466, 481–492, 498–502, 508–514, 516–518, 520–522, 524, 532–533, 537–538, 543, 545, 549–551, 559–567, 573–575
Augustus, Roman emperor
20, 157, 250, 359, 534, 545
Authenticity in film
4, 6, 28, 42, 49, 57, 65–66, 95–97, 102, 108–109, 114, 118–120, 126, 139, 150, 158, 164–165, 170–173, 176–178, 184, 235, 264, 331, 428, 431, 491, 495–496, 500–501, 562–564, 574–576
Babylon
76, 228, 343–347
Ballomar
439–441
Bana, Eric
172–176, 566
Bara, Theda
109, 113
Barbarian(s)
11, 15, 18, 52–57, 60–65, 234, 238, 248, 363, 391, 394–397, 428, 434, 436, 439–442, 460, 463, 489, 496–500, 520
Bass, Saul
47–49
Bekmambetov, Timur
544, 549
Ben-Hur (1959)
12, 15, 46, 48, 84, 303, 346, 389, 429–430, 530, 561, 564, 566, 572
Ben-Hur (2016)
5, 8, 533, 537–538, 544–551, 564
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880 novel)
7, 23
Biopic (biographical film)
12, 20, 87, 133, 139–141, 146–147, 151, 153, 223, 309, 567–569
Biopolitics
389, 399–401
Boeotia(n)
81, 192
Boudica
215, 218, 220–226, 231–233, 238–239, 257, 258, 500, 534, 565, 567
Boudica: Rise of the Warrior Queen (2019)
16, 223, 225–226
Boudica: Warrior Queen (2003)
223–225, 228, 231–233, 239, 567
Braveheart (1995)
55, 574
Breastplate. see armor
Brisson, Carl
115
Britain
22–23, 30, 46, 140, 146, 220, 224, 239, 256–264, 296, 315, 429, 431–432, 534
Britannia (2018–present)
487
Bronston, Samuel
431–432, 447
Bucephalus
80–81, 85, 337–339, 343–344
Burton, Richard
12–14, 49, 131–133, 137–149, 151, 155–159, 430, 437, 566
Bush, George W.
531
Cabiria (1914)
5, 26–28, 302–311, 315–317, 320, 360–361, 391, 530
Cacoyannis, Michael
168, 274–289, 457, 570
Caesarea
535
Calydonian boar hunt. see Atalanta
Camp (style)
389, 392
Cannae, Battle of
295, 310–314, 361–364, 374
Carthage
295–320
Carthage in Flames (Original title: Cartagine in fiamme)
11, 295–303, 316–320
Hiram
296–303, 316–320
Cassandra
275–278, 285–286
Cassius Dio
221
Cavalry
28, 54, 81, 84–85, 134, 156, 230, 249, 264–266, 312–314, 318–319, 327, 329, 339, 344, 363–364, 377–378, 427, 441, 535
Charges
84, 156–157, 313–314, 318, 329, 364, 441
Censorship
107–109, 327–328, 334, 355, 365, 369, 372–373, 454, 457, 460–462, 466–468, 472, 572
Centaurs
18, 192, 195, 198
Centurion (2010)
16–17, 59–62, 65, 248, 256–262, 265–266, 481, 483, 487–500, 532–533, 543, 546, 561, 564, 567, 569
Adrianne, Briton woman
257–259
Aeron, Pictish warrior
257–261, 265
Druzilla, Roman aristocrat
257–259
Etain, Brigantian scout
256–261, 499, 546
CGI. see animation
Chaeronea, Battle of
12, 78, 133, 137
Chariot(s)
7, 12, 18, 83, 84, 102, 110–111, 138, 155–158, 181, 193, 209, 221, 230–232, 329, 378, 398, 416–417, 471, 489
Chorus
75, 278, 284–287, 398, 459, 465, 469
Christianity
18, 73, 96, 101–102, 120, 124, 355, 366–371, 378–379, 436, 454, 461, 533, 544, 550, 575
CinemaScope
23, 132–133, 136
Cinematic reception
9, 26, 30–31, 63–65, 68, 71, 95, 103, 107–108, 117, 126, 136–139, 220, 223, 268, 273–274, 281, 288–289, 295, 407, 451–453, 469, 487, 502, 510, 568, 575–576
Cirta
26, 303, 305, 308, 311
Civil war
18–19, 24–25, 248, 275, 278–279, 281, 289, 353, 368, 458, 460, 464–465
Cleopatra VII
18, 49, 95, 103, 109–119, 122, 218, 223, 236, 238, 567–569
Character in Cleopatra (1934)
95, 103, 110–115, 117, 121–122
Cleopatra (1917)
109
Cleopatra (1934)
5, 8, 9, 43, 95–97, 102–126, 170, 172, 565
Cleopatra (1963)
9, 10, 15, 41, 49–56, 61, 65, 141, 301, 392, 429–430, 490, 530
Clytemnestra
275, 281–286, 523
Cohesion (on the battlefield)
50, 61, 66, 68
Cohort(s) (in battle)
48–49, 249, 251, 490, 535
Colbert, Claudette
95, 103, 107–117, 121–122, 126
Cold War
152, 428–438, 446, 530, 572
Colossus of Rhodes, The (1961)
393–397
Commodus
54, 253–255, 335, 436, 439–442
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
391
Constantine
368–370
Costume(s)
50, 57, 61, 80, 83, 104, 157–158, 181–183, 234, 257, 267–269, 413–415, 454, 466, 472, 499
Cotys. see Hercules (2014)
Counterinsurgency (COIN)
531–536, 541–542, 547–550, 561
Crabbe, Buster
103, 124
Crassus, Marcus Licinius
11, 48, 312, 373–374
Crowe, Russell
11, 15, 346–347, 515, 566
Crusades, The (1935)
118
Cyrus the Great. see Legend of Tomiris, The (2019)
D-Day
11, 57, 427–428
DVD
10, 16–17, 71–72, 77, 137, 157, 172, 177, 301, 310, 325, 331, 375, 472
Daesh
539, 551
Dara. see Darius III
Darius III
72–73, 82–86, 137, 146, 153, 155–157, 234, 324, 328, 340
DeMille, Cecil
20, 56, 95–100, 102, 106–110, 113–117, 122–124
Devil and the Deep (1932)
105
Diachronicity
5, 17–18, 24, 28, 139
Disciplina militaris
497
Divismo (star system)
301–302
Douglas, Kirk
15, 140, 168, 316, 346, 375, 430, 490, 566
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
104
Druzilla, Roman aristocrat. see Centurion (2010)
Duel(s)
13, 21, 78, 85–87, 133, 226, 236, 298–299, 312, 317–319, 421, 487, 559, 566
Eagle, The (2011)
22, 62–65, 483, 487–491, 494, 497–501, 532–533, 543, 546
Eisenstein, Sergei
44
Electra. see The Traveling Players (1975)
Electra (1962)
274, 282
Elephant(s)
43, 83–85, 305, 312–313, 327–331, 336–340, 344, 358–359, 362–364, 391
Epic(s)
3, 8–12, 16, 18–20, 42, 48, 55, 71, 75–76, 87–88, 95–96, 102, 107–108, 131–137, 149, 165, 168–169, 180, 184, 200, 210, 228–229, 273, 298, 301, 309, 317, 335, 345–347, 358, 405, 410, 414, 418–419, 423, 426–431, 435–436, 439–441, 447, 482, 487, 490–493, 500, 530–532, 547, 550, 561–563
Epidaurus Festival
453–454, 466
Equipment (military)
49, 54, 57, 61, 63, 66, 81, 229, 330, 432, 438, 464, 541, 562
Eroticism
170, 197, 202, 207, 317, 343, 391, 406, 408, 412, 420–421, 462, 467–468
Etain, Brigantian scout. see Centurion (2010)
Ethiopia
328, 330, 353, 357, 365, 530
EUR (Esposizione universale di Roma)
309
Exotic dance
110, 391–397, 467
Euripides
18–19, 24, 274, 276, 280, 282, 285, 287–289, 451, 454, 510–511, 522
Fabiola (1947)
365–370, 378, 380
Fall of the Roman Empire, The (1964)
10, 11, 42, 51–57, 59, 131, 427–442, 446, 490, 497, 530, 561, 565, 567–568, 572
Fantasy
217, 266–267, 301, 399–400, 569, 575
Fascism
29, 106, 295, 308–310, 315, 320, 326–331, 340, 353–358, 361–365, 367, 372–373, 379–380, 388, 390, 405–406, 412–413, 418–419, 423–424, 439, 454, 457, 462, 498, 529–530, 571–572
Farrell, Colin
72, 325, 338
Fellini, Federico
318, 355, 376, 405–407, 409–424
Fellini-Satyricon (1969)
405–407, 409–424, 490, 567–568, 570, 572, 574
Female warrior
191, 195–211, 214–218, 223–241, 248, 255–261, 265, 492, 499–500, 567–569
Feminism
198, 208, 215–216, 223, 239–240, 459
Femme fatale
234, 236, 238
Foley sound
390
Footrace. see Atalanta
Franco, Francisco
432
French Armed Forces
445
Gallone, Carmine
45, 307–320, 327, 330, 352, 356, 358, 363
Garibaldi, Giuseppe
306, 358, 371
Gaugamela, Battle of
10, 12, 71–74, 77–79, 82, 83, 85–88, 133–137, 155–158, 324, 332, 345–348, 561, 563
In Alexander (2004–2014)
10, 71–74, 77–79, 82–83, 85–88, 332, 345–348, 561, 563
In Alexander the Great (1956)
12, 156–158
Gauls
41, 65
Gender
4, 25, 29, 96–97, 104, 136, 191–211, 215–241, 273, 286–289, 389, 391, 452, 463, 472, 499, 568–569, 572
Gladiator (2000)
4, 10–12, 15–16, 55–59, 62, 65, 72, 165, 171, 248, 253–257, 261–264, 268–269, 309, 487–490, 499, 508, 515–517, 531, 562, 566, 573–574
Lucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius
255, 517
Maximus
11, 15, 55, 58, 62, 72, 253–255, 346, 490, 515–517
Golden fleece
199–201, 204
Gordian knot
144–145, 157
Gorgo
237–238, 569
Granicus, Battle at the
12, 72, 78, 80, 136–137, 154, 157–158
Grant, Cary
111
Graphic novel(s)
177–178, 195, 205–207, 520, 544, 566
Great Depression
95–96, 99, 122, 124, 145
Great King. see Legend of Tomiris, the (2019)
Greek tragedy on film
274–276, 451–452, 457
Hadrian’s Wall
59–61, 256, 260–262, 264, 266
Hannibal
43, 295–298, 305–315, 327, 330, 361–364, 422
Hector
81, 172–175
Character in Troy
172–175
Helen of Troy (1956)
5, 8, 75, 168
Hellespont
145, 157
Herakles. see Hercules
Hercules
29, 80, 150, 177–184, 198, 203, 205–211, 296, 375–377, 387–388, 391–392, 397–398, 489, 508–524
Character in Hercules (2014)
164, 177–184, 205–211, 508–524
Hercules (2014)
5, 16, 164, 177–184, 191–193, 195, 199–201, 203–211, 508–524, 565–566, 569, 573
Cotys
178, 183, 200, 206–209, 511–512, 514, 516, 523–524
Herodotus
219, 222, 226, 229, 234, 302, 565
Heston, Charlton
7, 12–13, 140, 346, 566
Hippomenes
192–196
Hiram. see Carthage in Flames (1960)
Hitler, Adolph
138, 158, 437–438
Hollywood
8, 11–13, 26, 29–30, 41, 95, 98–103, 111, 113–121, 126, 131–135, 137, 140–143, 145–151, 166–167, 169, 202, 205–208, 214, 228–229, 239, 247, 301, 308, 310, 335, 345–347, 355–357, 360, 362, 365–366, 370, 376, 389, 391, 397, 405, 410–411, 420, 423, 426–427, 429–431, 433, 436–437, 439, 441, 447, 482, 487–489, 515, 530, 532, 535, 551, 565, 568
Stardom
12–13, 16, 28, 95, 97, 101–120, 139–143, 146–148, 151–152, 157, 164–167, 169–171, 173–174, 178–179, 181–184, 301, 510
Homer
18, 78–81, 85, 168–175, 180, 200, 298, 319, 408, 489, 565
Homoeroticism
71, 120, 389, 408, 411, 414, 423
Humor
106, 179, 182, 332, 424, 514
Huns
376–379
Hunting
113, 191–196, 200, 207, 227, 378
Hybridity
81, 181, 451, 458, 462
Hydaspes, Battle of the
71, 77–78, 81, 84–85, 87, 135, 324–326, 331, 333, 335, 337–339, 343–347, 563, 572
In Alexander (2004)
71, 77–78, 84–85, 87, 337–339, 343–347, 563
In Sikandar (1941)
326, 331, 333, 572
Hydra
179–180, 183, 199, 511–512
Hyginus
192–193
Hyphasis River, Mutiny at
150, 324, 563
Hypsypile. see Jason and the Argonauts (2014)
Iceni
218–220, 223–224, 257, 500, 536
Ideological fantasy
399–400
Iliad
18, 168, 170–171, 173, 175, 180, 489
Immortals (2011)
5, 16–17, 508
Imperialism
46–47, 64, 68, 95–96, 158, 233, 247, 268, 309, 320, 353, 357, 434–435, 463, 469, 482, 493, 532, 536, 546, 549, 562, 571
India
5, 29–30, 80, 85, 145, 159, 248, 324–326, 328–330, 333, 336, 340–341, 343, 347
Infantry
22, 28, 44, 50, 54, 81–84, 153, 156, 250, 312–313, 339, 363–364, 378, 432, 437, 443–445
Iolaus
177–179, 181, 206–207, 514, 521
Iphigenia (1977)
5, 9, 168, 274, 281–283, 287–288
Iraq War
485, 498, 513–514, 531, 542, 549–551, 572.
War on Terror
Italy
8, 29–30, 249, 253–296, 300–302, 305, 308–312, 315, 320, 327, 353–357, 359, 361, 364–369, 371, 373, 376–377, 380, 390, 413, 418, 431, 544
Jason
192, 194, 197–206, 210, 392
Argonauts
191, 192, 194, 197–200, 203–205, 207, 511
Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
191, 199–209
Javelin
66, 82, 156, 336–338, 364, 562
Jerusalem
23, 269, 533–536, 538–539, 541–542, 544–548
Jesus of Nazareth
23, 73, 132, 533–538, 541–544, 546, 550
Jews
46, 98, 368, 535–539, 546, 548
Jewish revolt (66–73 CE)
534
Johnson, Dwayne
164, 166, 177–179, 181–184, 195, 205, 509–510, 520, 565–566
Judea
23, 46, 132, 529, 533–536, 541–542, 550
Kapoor, Prithviraj
325, 330–331
Karezi, Jenny
453–456, 461, 467–468, 473
Kazakhstan
30, 222, 226–228, 230, 240
Kazakos, Kostas
282, 453–456, 461, 473
Katabasis
77
Katz, Sam
100
Keith, Ian
122
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
214, 217
King Arthur (2004)
62, 248, 263–270, 561, 564, 569
Kleos
173–174, 273
Knight(s)
43, 151, 264, 266
Kolossal
356–357, 361–362, 364, 379
Korean War
24, 152
Kubrick, Stanley
47–48, 55–56, 312, 430
Landi, Elissa
103
The Last Legion (2007)
5, 16, 248, 259–266, 269–270, 489–491
Laughton, Charles
95–96, 103–108
Legend of Tomiris, The (2019)
17, 220–231, 239–240, 567
Cyrus
220–222, 228, 239–240
Tomyris
221–222, 226–231, 233, 238–240, 567
Legion (Roman)
41, 48–49, 62–63, 133, 147, 226, 248–249, 256–257, 260, 262–263, 441, 481, 490–491, 496, 500, 538, 548
Leonidas I
237, 512, 513, 518
Lesbianism
195–196, 211
Libya
24, 28, 301–302, 310, 353
Licas’ ship
408, 411, 414–417
Lion(s)
80, 152, 179, 181–183, 196, 508, 514
Livy
49, 65, 295, 499
The Longest Day (1962)
427–435, 437–440, 443–446, 565, 567, 572, 574
Lysistrata (1972)
19, 450–473, 569, 572, 576
Macedonian(s)
12, 19, 67, 71–81, 83–85, 135–139, 143–150, 152, 154–159, 327–336, 338–340, 342, 344, 348, 563
Maciste
302–305, 307, 311, 317, 320, 376, 388, 394–398, 400–401
Maniple(s)
43, 49, 312
Mankiewicz, Joseph
49–51
Mark Antony
21–22, 29, 49, 95, 107, 110, 112, 114–117, 119–121, 123–124, 141, 236, 430
March, Fredric
95, 101–105, 114, 133, 360
Martial arts
216–218, 230, 234–235, 261
Mann, Anthony
52–54, 56, 335, 428, 430, 442–443
Marcus Aurelius
11, 20, 55, 65, 72, 253, 256, 260–262, 314, 434–436
Marshall, Neil
59–62, 256, 494
Masculinity
20, 22, 82, 104, 107, 113, 116, 124, 172, 176, 196–197, 199, 203, 214–216, 219–220, 223, 228, 240, 288, 320, 335, 346, 406, 418–419, 427, 488–489, 493–495, 498–502, 517–518, 524, 550, 565–568
Massagetae
17, 220–222, 227–229
Mata Hari (1931)
110
Matrona of Ephesus, The
411, 413–414
Matsas, Nestoras
453–454, 469
Maximus. see Gladiator (2010)
Medea
201–205
Messianism
153, 375, 536
Military commander(s)
11, 16, 22, 44, 72, 76, 82, 95, 105, 117–118, 124, 134, 137–139, 144, 150, 153, 155, 218, 223–224, 233, 248–250, 261–264, 267, 413, 430, 435–436, 440, 444, 446, 497, 548, 563, 568
Minotaur, the
197, 388, 412, 421
Modi, Sohrab
313, 314, 325–331, 336
Moloch
297–298, 302–307, 316–317
Music
7, 121, 175, 309–310, 331, 359, 379–400, 410, 454, 471–473
Mussolini, Benito
253–254, 308, 310, 315, 320, 327–328
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
354, 429–432, 435, 437–438
National Theater of Greece
453–454
Nazi(s)
46, 152, 278, 379, 438, 497, 531
Negrepontis, Yannis
457–458, 460, 467, 472
Nero Claudius Caesar
23, 95, 105–108, 114, 116, 221, 224, 233, 254, 258, 407
Ninchi, Annibale
327, 360
Noise
386–391, 393–399, 401, 442
Nomad(s)
222, 226–230, 239–240
Normandy
152, 427–443
O’Brien, George
114
Olympias
153, 343, 568–569
Olynthus, siege of
133, 138
Orientalism
83, 228, 296, 320, 390–391, 422
Orpheus
203, 205
Ovid
93, 196, 407
Paramount (studio)
95–102, 114, 118, 124, 131–132, 174, 544
Pastrone, Giovanni
26–29, 300–303, 306–308, 320, 376
Patriarchy
198, 217, 223–226, 276, 282, 285, 320, 489, 497–502
Pax Romana
20, 362, 497
Peloponnesian War
19, 24, 450, 452, 458, 472
Peplum (genre)
177, 296, 316–317, 325–326, 356, 566, 571
Persian(s)
6, 11, 82–84, 145, 153–158, 218, 222, 229, 231, 234–236, 240, 324, 335, 442, 518, 561
Petronius
405–410, 413–414, 420–424
Phalanx (battle formation)
67, 72, 78, 80–82, 85, 87, 156
Phrygian mode
92, 399–400
Philip II
78–81, 138–139, 152–153, 335, 343
Philoctetes
522–525
Phoenician(s)
26, 296, 302, 304
Photoplay
97, 99, 103–104, 113, 116, 120
Picturegoer
97, 109, 114, 117
Pilate, Pontius
536–542, 547
Pitt, Brad
164–177, 184, 566
Platoon (1986)
74, 78, 532
Plutarch
73, 75, 79–81, 143, 154, 219
Politics
25, 29, 98, 218–220, 225–226, 236–239, 258, 273–275, 278, 281, 287, 315, 325, 331, 342, 353, 355–357, 361, 364–365, 370–371, 387–389, 398, 406, 420, 423, 429, 433–436, 442, 450–456, 462–464, 469, 473, 486, 489, 501–502, 529, 531–532, 534–537
Poppaea Sabina
95, 103, 107, 110
Porus
80, 135, 335–339, 572
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD
) 518–521, 542–543, 549, 570
Priapus
408, 422–423
Propaganda
29, 42, 100–101, 113, 178, 328, 330, 355–356, 361, 431, 454, 485, 530
Ptolemy
50–51, 71, 75, 77, 85–86, 347
Publicity
7, 14, 96–97, 102–104, 107, 109, 114–118, 124, 132, 134–135, 143, 147–148, 165–168, 170, 172, 375, 433–435, 481, 565
Punic Wars
26, 297–302, 317, 326, 364, 530
Queen Cleopatra (2023)
569, 573
Quo Vadis (1951)
23, 132–133, 309, 370, 431, 490, 530
Rakhi
341
Rape
5, 192, 199, 225, 237, 239, 276, 279–280, 289, 484, 570
Ratner, Brett
182, 205, 209, 516
Reconstruction (1970)
274, 281–287, 312
Reeves, Steve
178, 183, 296, 515
Reynolds, Kevin (director)
537, 540
Richard the Lionheart
118
Risen (2016)
16, 23, 490, 529, 533–544, 547–550, 561, 564
The Robe (1953)
14, 75, 104, 132–133, 141, 149, 538
Romanitas
58, 62, 64
Rossen, Robert
75, 78, 133–139, 143, 147–148, 152–159
Runaway production
430–431
Russia
46, 296, 390
Salgari, Emilio
295–297, 302, 303, 305, 316
Samson
304, 387
Sarissa
67, 81–82, 339
Sarmatian(s)
264, 267
Satire
408
Satyricon, the
406–410, 424
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
11, 16, 55, 57, 487, 530, 574
Scipio Africanus (1937)
5, 33, 45, 307–315, 357–364
The Scorpion King (2002)
509
Scott, Ridley
10, 15–16, 55–59, 165–166, 174, 214, 487, 515
Scythia
227
Self-censure
472
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
95–96, 100–102, 105–108, 123–124, 565
Shakir. see Aristotle
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
110, 124
Sikandar (1941)
6, 313–315, 325–343, 347–348, 363, 563, 570, 576
Solomos, Alexis
453–455
Soundscape
286, 393–394, 397, 399
Spain
5, 133–134, 137, 274, 296, 298, 429, 431–432, 515, 539
Spartaco (1953)
372–374, 378, 380
Spartacus (1960)
5, 41, 47–49, 51–58, 60, 75, 346, 363, 430, 490, 530, 561, 566, 572–573
Spartan(s)
237, 458–459, 463–466, 512, 563, 566
Spear (weapon)
22, 79, 84, 145, 152, 154, 157, 171, 194, 208, 312, 317, 329, 331, 364, 415, 520, 562
Stardom. see Hollywood
Stone, Oliver
71–87, 325, 334, 337–339, 343–346, 563–564, 568
Submarine
105, 455
Sword (weapon)
11–12, 14–17, 21–22, 72, 79–80, 86, 98, 118–119, 133, 154–155, 171–172, 180, 199, 210, 217, 224, 226, 260, 266, 337–338, 374–375, 414–416, 441, 562
Ten Commandments, The (1956)
96, 100, 122, 132, 566, 575
Testudo (battle formation)
50–51, 56–58, 50, 62–63, 65, 67, 481, 497, 563
Thucydides
19, 24, 273, 565
“Tomb of the Diver”
411–421
Trojan Women, The (1971)
5, 274–279, 282–289, 457
Troy (2004)
3, 16, 71–72, 164–176, 180, 184, 200, 487, 508, 512, 517, 521, 566–567, 570
Ultraviolence
10, 482–483, 487–489, 491, 493, 495, 502
Ulysses (1954)
168
United Artists
133–135
United States Armed Forces
433, 435, 437–438, 485
Vanguardism
406–407
Vecchia Guardia (1934)
367
Veteran(s)
29, 335, 508–524, 541–543
Virility
107, 116–118, 419–420, 423
virtus (masculinity)
492–494
War on Terror
9, 24, 529–532, 541, 549–551
“Warrior Abbey” concept
250, 268
Wilcoxon, Henry
95, 104–109, 114–126
Wolves
183, 211, 513
Wyler, William
46–48, 544
Zanuck, Darryl F.
428–432, 444–447
Zealot(s)
23, 436, 537, 547–548