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1. Sign of the Gladiator (1959)

98 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops - but she makes a big mistake when she falls in love with enemy officer Marco Valerio.

Directors: Guido Brignone, Michelangelo Antonioni, Riccardo Freda | Stars: Anita Ekberg, Georges Marchal, Folco Lulli, Chelo Alonso

Votes: 349

2. Total War: Rome II (2013 Video Game)

Action, History, War

Second installment of the Rome Total War series. This game spans the rise of the Roman empire, and has many different historical factions you can play.

Directors: Iskender Bingol, Michael M. Simpson | Stars: Mark Strong, Michael Maloney, Rufus Jones, Chris Webster

Votes: 838

3. New Monuments Men (2019)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, History

ISIS is waging a merciless war against Culture in portions of Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Egypt with the goal of creating a new world order by destroying centuries-old libraries and archaeological sites, places that conserve our heritage.

Director: Jean-Luc Raynaud | Stars: Maamoun Abdulkarim, Mustafa Ahmad, Cheikhmous Ali, Christiane Amanpour

4. Palmyra (2017)

90 min | Documentary

This passionate essay-film preserves the ISIS-destroyed antique city in unforgettable scenes taken before the war. But it gives also a critical account off the romantic discovery, ... See full summary »

Director: Hans Puttnies

Votes: 8

5. Forbidden Desert (1957)

Approved | 45 min | Documentary

The fabled adventures of John Lewis Burckhardt, who dared to penetrate the forbidden interior of ancient Arabia to find the lost palace of Zenobia and the Biblical cities of Baalbek, Gerasa, and Petra.

Director: Jackson Winter | Stars: Rafik Shammas, Abdallah Saleh, Ibrahim Mohamed Aly, Ahmed Abdallah

6. Palmyra (2012)

7 min | Short, Action, Drama

An outcast Roman soldier wanders the desert on a quest for vengeance, only to find the rare chance at his own redemption.

Director: William Face Barfield | Stars: Alexander Bedria, Diana Gettinger, Jessen Noviello

7. The Cradles of Culture (2010–2017)
Episode: Damascus, Aleppo, Bosra, Palmyra, Krak des Chevaliers (2010)

Documentary, History

Experience the stunning World Heritage Sites of the Middle East, including Palmyra, the Bride of the Desert, as well as sites in Syria that no longer exist due to war, but which were captured prior to their destruction by our filmmakers.

Director: Eugene Shepherd | Star: Mark Griffith

8. Disappeared (2009–2023)
Episode: Spirited Away (2017)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

Twenty-one year-old Kortne Stouffer vanishes from her bed one night following a couple of scuffles with neighbors and friends. Investigators pursue various leads, but the young beauty is ... See full summary »

Director: Claire Callahan | Stars: David Arnold, Lee Brodowski, Kristina Coia, Grayson Alexander Miller

Votes: 33