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1. Alexander (2004)
R | 175 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Angelina Jolie
Votes: 176,720 | Gross: $34.30M
2. Young Alexander the Great (2010 Video)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
The coming of age of young Alexander, future world conqueror, from his boyhood in Macedonia to his assumption of Regent of the Land, after proving his worth to his father, the demanding King Phillip.
Director: Jalal Merhi | Stars: Lauren Cohan, Sam Heughan, John Moulder-Brown, Paul Telfer
Votes: 483
3. Alexander the Great (1956)
Not Rated | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.
Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Barry Jones
Votes: 4,121
4. The Qin Empire (2009– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, History, War
During the Warring States period, Qin state ruler Duke Xiao recruits statesman Shang Yang to help enact bold reforms that transform western China.
Stars: Zhifei Wang, Yong Hou, Yuanyuan Gao, Feihu Sun
Votes: 151
5. Battle of the Warriors (2006)
R | 133 min | Action, Drama, War
Story centers on a battle during China's Warring States Period, a series of civil wars, which spanned from the 5th to the 3rd century B.C. Based on a popular Japanese manga, which was in turn based a Japanese novel inspired by Warring States history in China.
Director: Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung | Stars: Andy Lau, Ahn Sung-ki, Zhiwen Wang, Bingbing Fan
Votes: 4,404
6. Socrates (1970 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, History
A false accusation leads the philosopher Socrates to trial and condemnation in 4th century BC Athens.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Jean Sylvère, Anne Caprile, Giuseppe Mannajuolo, Ricardo Palacios
Votes: 959
7. Damon and Pythias (1962)
99 min | Adventure
Pythias, a liberal Athenian who believes all men are brothers, is condemned to death by Dionysus, the tyrant of Syracuse, who finds this view dangerous. However, Dionysus allows Pythias to ... See full summary »
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Guy Williams, Don Burnett, Ilaria Occhini, Liana Orfei
Votes: 287
8. Art of War (2009 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary, History, War
Documentary on the main principles of Sun Tzu's "Art of War" illustrated with examples from the Vietnam War (Demoralization), the Second World War (Invasion of Normandy), the American Civil War (Gettysburg) and Tzu's own battles.
Director: David Padrusch | Stars: James Lurie, James Wong, Toshishiro Obata, Andrew Amani
Votes: 151
9. Sikandar E Azam (1965)
158 min | Adventure, Drama, History
The film is set in 326 B.C. when Alexander the Great aka Sikander (Dara Singh) having conquered Persia and the Kabul valley descends to the Indian Border at Jhelum. King Porus (Prithviraj ... See full summary »
Director: Kedar Kapoor | Stars: Prithviraj Kapoor, Dara Singh Randhawa, Mumtaz Askari, Veena
Votes: 46
10. Herostratus (2001)
118 min | Drama
In Ephesus, a city in Ionia, on the night of July 21st, 356 B.C., an unknown man by name Herostratus, sets fire to the Temple of Diana (Artemis) with intent to render his name immortal. The... See full summary »
Director: Ruben Kochar | Stars: Hovhannes Babakhanyan, Vladimir Msryan, Jean-Pierre Nshanian, Narine Kochar
Votes: 35
11. Barefoot in Athens (1966 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
The last few days in the life of Socrates, including his trial.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Geraldine Page, Anthony Quayle, Eric Berry
Votes: 80
12. Sikandar (1941)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama, History, War
The story is set in 326 B.C. The film begins after Alexander the Great (Sikander in Hindi/Urdu) conquers Persia and the Kabul valley and approaches the Indian border at Jhelum. He respects ... See full summary »
Director: Sohrab Modi | Stars: Sohrab Modi, Prithviraj Kapoor, Vanamala, Meena Shorey
Votes: 93
13. The Search for Alexander the Great (1981)
Adventure, Biography, Drama
Friends, contemporaries and even enemies of Alexander the Great gather to tell his tale through their eyes.
Stars: James Mason, Jane Lapotaire, Robert Stephens, Julian Glover
Votes: 51
14. Brennus, Enemy of Rome (1963)
TV-PG | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, History
This film features a colossal clash between a mass of invaders and the faithful Roman soldiers who must fight to defend the Roman Empire.
Director: Giacomo Gentilomo | Stars: Gordon Mitchell, Tony Kendall, Ursula Davis, Massimo Serato
Votes: 103
15. The Warring States (2011)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, War
Rival Chinese military strategists Sun Bin (Sun Hong-lei) and Pang Juan (Francis Ng) clash in this historic war adventure set during the Era of Warring States.
Director: Chen Jin | Stars: Tian Jing, Honglei Sun, Kim Hee-seon, Francis Ng
Votes: 574
16. The Death of Socrates (2010)
84 min | Biography, Drama, History
This is the story of the first martyr of free speech. Socrates is on trial for his life. He will be put to death. 2,500 years later we remember his words.
Directors: Natasa Prosenc Stearns, Matias Basso, Jonathan Beckhardt, Jessiline Berry, Nancy Buchanan, John Church, Stev Elam, Stephen Gill, Terrance Grace, Jasna Hribernik, Andrew David Irvine, Nancy Kiang, Ruby Kobayashi, Kadet Kuhne, Zmago Lenardic, Angelo Libri, Paolo Marescotti, Denis O'Brien, Walter Romeo, Marco Romero, Wallace Zane, Wilson Stiner | Stars: Ray Abruzzo, Jayne Anderson, Kilin Aska, Massimo Ajmone Basso
Votes: 30
17. The True Story of Alexander the Great (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Alexander the Great conquered Greece, Turkey, most of Asia (present Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of others) and Egypt in Africa, before age 32. Even now, his innovations in battle continue to be studied.
Director: Jim Lindsay | Stars: Peter Woodward, Rafael Ferrer, Michael Cardelle, Frantz Widmaier
Votes: 120
18. She (1911)
Unrated | 24 min | Short, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
(Part One) The first scene shows us the outer court of the temple in Egypt, in the year 350 B.C. Here Amenartas, the Pharaoh's daughter, waits to meet her love, Kallikrates. He has just ... See full summary »
Director: George Nichols | Stars: Marguerite Snow, James Cruze, Viola Alberti, William C. Cooper
Votes: 79
19. The Kingdom of the Nabateans, from Hegra to Medain Saleh (2004 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, History
Who were the Nabateans, caravan traders who once ruled over the Arabic peninsula all the way to Syria before building the majestic city of Petra?
Directors: Bernard George, Nassera Zaïd | Stars: Egle Barone-Visigalli, Giuseppe Orefici
Votes: 20
20. The Seven Sages of Antiquity (2010 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Seven Wisest Men of Ancient Greece did not include Socrates, Plato or Aristotle. However, even the Seven Sages would choose only One as the Wisest of All.
Director: Giorgos Petritsis | Stars: Robert MacLean, Iren Theotokatou, Telis Zotos
Votes: 10
21. Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World (2015 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
Narrated by Liev Schreiber, this film was produced by the National Gallery of Art's Department of Exhibition Programs for the exhibition Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the ... See full summary »
Director: Carroll Moore
23. Secrets of Ancient Empires: The First Armies (2001 Video)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
This episode of Secrets of Ancient Empires collection features stunning re-creations and reconstructions as it tells the powerful story of the origins of organized warfare. The program ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Gormlie
Votes: 14
24.
Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode:
Les premiers empires
(1978)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
On the empires of Babylon, Assyria, Persia, and others from about BC 2000 to BC 323.
Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand
Votes: 83
25.
Conquest (2002– )
Episode:
Weapons of the Barbarians
(2003)
Documentary, Action, History
During the height of the Roman Empire Celtic and Germanic tribes were no match for the Roman Legion. But over the centuries the barbarians' weapons and tactics improved. Most important, ... See full summary »
Star: Mark Edward Lewis
26.
Engineering an Empire (2005–2007)
Episode:
The Persians
(2006)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History
The rise and fall of the Persian Empire, 580 BC to 320 BC.
Directors: Hassan Ildari, Mark Cannon | Stars: Peter Weller, Michael Carroll, Beeta Hadian, Spyros Bakas
Votes: 72
27.
Man, Moment, Machine (2005–2007)
Episode:
Alexander the Great and the Devastating Catapult
(2006)
Biography, History
An episode dealing with the famous military leader, Alexander the Great and his long siege against the city of Tyre in 332 BC. With the help of his Persian allies, Alexander should be able ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Taylor | Stars: Mark Casimir Dyniewicz Jr., Hunter Ellis, Michael Farnia, Alex Teicheira
Votes: 6
28.
Ancient Discoveries (2003–2009)
Episode:
Ancient Death Machines
(2008)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History
This program examines some of the ground breaking weapons that dominated the battlefield but also struck fear into the heart of the enemy. They include; Greek Fire, land mine, scythed chariot and Helepolis.
Director: Ben Mole | Star: Phil Crowley
Votes: 15
29.
Ancient Aliens (2009– )
Episode:
Underwater Worlds
(2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
From The History Channel : "Ancient underwater cities can be found around the globe, but could these aquatic worlds be the ruins of unknown civilizations--or even proof of extraterrestrial ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Cremo, Graham Hancock, David Childress, Erich von Däniken
Votes: 245
30.
The Story of Maths (2008)
Episode:
The Language of the Universe
(2008)
TV-G | 58 min | Documentary, History
This program traces the development of mathematics in the Medeteranean region beginning with the Egyptians through the formalized geometry of the Greeks. Along the way a few remarkable ... See full summary »
Director: Karen McGann | Stars: Marcus du Sautoy, Christopher Anagnostakis, John Britton, Jim Carlson
Votes: 59
31.
Voxday Darkstream (2017– )
Episode:
Bookstream: The Irrational Atheist - Extended Audio Sample
(2019)
News
Stars: Vox Day, Jon Mollison