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1. Gladiator (2000)

R | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed

Votes: 1,619,859 | Gross: $187.71M

2. Spartacus (1960)

PG-13 | 197 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.

Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Mann | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton

Votes: 143,167 | Gross: $30.00M

3. Cleopatra (1963)

G | 192 min | Biography, Drama, History

Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

Directors: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown

Votes: 37,400 | Gross: $57.78M

4. I, Claudius (1976)

Not Rated | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

The personal and governmental affairs of the Julio-Claudian dynasty at the beginning of the Roman Empire, as recalled by one of its rulers.

Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed

Votes: 19,362

5. History of the World: Part I (1981)

R | 92 min | Comedy, History, Musical

Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes.

Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Mel Brooks, Gregory Hines, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn

Votes: 55,222 | Gross: $31.67M

6. Titus (1999)

R | 162 min | Drama, History, Thriller

Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family.

Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Osheen Jones, Dario D'Ambrosi

Votes: 21,462 | Gross: $1.92M

7. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

Approved | 188 min | Drama, History, War

The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire.

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason

Votes: 10,144 | Gross: $4.75M

8. Carry on Cleo (1964)

Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Two Britons, Hengist and Horsa, are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their first encounters in Rome leaves Hengist being mistaken for a fighter, and gets drafted into the Royal Guard to protect Caesar.

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Kenneth Williams, Sidney James, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey

Votes: 5,006

9. Up Pompeii (1971)

R | 90 min | Comedy, History

Roman slave Lurcio inadvertently becomes the possessor of a scroll naming the proposed assassins of the Emperor Nero. Administering to the participants of his master's orgy guests seems ... See full summary »

Director: Bob Kellett | Stars: Frankie Howerd, Patrick Cargill, Bill Fraser, Michael Hordern

Votes: 1,217

10. Hannibal (1959)

Approved | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

During the Second Punic War in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal attacks the Roman Republic by crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps with his vast army.

Directors: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Victor Mature, Gabriele Ferzetti, Rita Gam, Milly Vitale

Votes: 1,123

11. Augustus: The First Emperor (2003 TV Movie)

R | 178 min | Drama, History, Romance

Caesar Augustus tells of how he became the emperor to his reluctant daughter, Julia following the death of her husband Agrippa.

Director: Roger Young | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling, Vittoria Belvedere, Benjamin Sadler

Votes: 1,455

12. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

The historical drama details the Roman military campaigns against the barbarians. It shows how continuous wars depleted resources, a key factor in the fall of the Empire.

Stars: Leif Anders, Sam Mercurio, Karl Otter, Andre de Nesnera

Votes: 857

13. Serpent of the Nile (1953)

Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Biography, History

In 44 BC, after the assassination of the leader of Rome Julius Caesar, Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and one of the highest ranking Roman generals and Caesar's possible successor Mark Anthony begin a tragic love affair.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Raymond Burr, Jean Byron

Votes: 343

14. 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

15. 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

16. Rome: Power & Glory (1999– )

312 min | Documentary, History

A six part documentary on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire

Stars: Shelley Haley, Richard Brilliant, Carl J. Richard, Keith Hopkins

Votes: 212

17. Caesar the Conqueror (1962)

Not Rated | 103 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Julius Caesar leads the Roman army to battle against rebels in Gaul.

Director: Tanio Boccia | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Rik Battaglia, Dominique Wilms, Ivica Pajer

Votes: 276

18. Challenge of the Gladiator (1965)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Treacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius plans a secret journey into Thrace to recover a legendary treasure. He is accompanied by his daughter Livia posing as a Christian slave girl, his... See full summary »

Director: Domenico Paolella | Stars: Peter Lupus, Massimo Serato, Livio Lorenzon, Gloria Milland

Votes: 74

19. Bérénice (2000 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

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Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Carole Bouquet, Gérard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Isabel Otero

Votes: 56

20. 476 A.D. Chapter One: The Last Light of Aries (2014)

PG | 76 min | Biography, Drama, History

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, ... See full summary »

Director: Ivan Pavletic | Stars: Carter Baird, J.W. Bar, Corey Blair, Luckson Bonhomme

Votes: 201

21. Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994– )

43 min | Documentary

This German format is not a series properly speaking, as it has no permanent cast or script continuity, but presents each time a 45 minutes documentary, usually in part presented as a ... See full summary »

Stars: Gert Heidenreich, Thomas Reiter, Maximilian Schell, Constantin Dinulescu

Votes: 30

22. Messalina (1924)

105 min | Drama, History

Spectacle in the expected silent Italian style with elaborate sets, athletic events, and a notorious Roman empress lusting after a Persian slave who drives chariots.

Director: Enrico Guazzoni | Stars: Rina De Liguoro, Gianna Terribili-Gonzales, Lucia Zanussi, Gino Talamo

Votes: 41

23. Das Stacheltier - Die Glocke von Coruptica (1956)

29 min | Short, Comedy

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Director: Richard Groschopp | Stars: Wolf von Beneckendorff, Gerhard Bienert, Norbert Christian, Willi Narloch

24. Rome (2005–2007)
Episode: Egeria (2005)

TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Caesar pursued Pompey to Greece but the tide has turned and it's Caesar who is on the run. He contacts Mark Antony, who he left in charge in Rome, to come and join him with the 13th Legion ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Poul | Stars: Ray Stevenson, Kevin McKidd, Polly Walker, Kenneth Cranham

Votes: 2,338

25. Rome (2005–2007)
Episode: The Stolen Eagle (2005)

TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Drama, Romance

In Gaul in 52 B.C., two Roman soldiers, Legionary Titus Pullo and Centurion Lucius Vorenus, are tasked with recovering Julius Caesar's personal Eagle, stolen from his camp in the dead of ... See full summary »

Directors: Michael Apted, Mikael Salomon | Stars: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kenneth Cranham

Votes: 3,154

26. Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode: Pax Romana (1978)

TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

On the time of Julius Caesar, before the Pax Romana.

Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand

Votes: 77

27. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: Julius Caesar (2008)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, War

Julius Caesar attempts to annex Gaul and build his reputation while the empire churns with civil war.

Director: Nick Gardner | Stars: Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera, Rome Knight

Votes: 46

28. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: Rebellion and Betrayal (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

Marcus Aurelius inherits the empire at its peak. The imperial boundaries stretch from the Irish Sea to the sands of Syria. But the greater Rome grows, the bigger a target she becomes.

Director: Rex Piano | Stars: Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera, Rome Knight

Votes: 35

29. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: Spartacus (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

When Roman generals Pompey and Crassus lead their mighty legions of soldiers and mercenaries into the lands surrounding Italy, neither anticipates the turmoil caused by one bold mercenary.

Director: Rex Piano | Stars: Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera, Rome Knight

Votes: 52

30. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: The Dacian Wars (2008)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

Despite many successes, the multitude of military campaigns begin to take their toll on Rome's finances.

Director: Nick Gardner | Stars: Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera, Rome Knight

Votes: 41

31. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: The Forest of Death (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

As the Roman Empire expands its reach into what is now Germany, its legions are faced with ferocious Germanic tribesmen.

Director: Robert H. Gardner | Stars: Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera, Rome Knight

Votes: 43

32. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: The Invasion of Britain (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

It is 47 A.D. The new emperor Claudius is considered by many to be the village idiot. He can only hang onto his throne by waging a spectacular conquest.

Director: Rex Piano | Stars: Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera, Rome Knight

Votes: 43

33. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: Constantine (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

The civil wars of the 3rd century are finally ended by Emperor Diocletian. In the eastern court and army of this powerful emperor, a young Constantine receives the training of a future leader.

Director: Rex Piano | Stars: Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera, Rome Knight

Votes: 30

34. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: The First Barbarian War (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

It is 113 BC. The Cimbri smash through the northern imperial border to threaten Rome. Gripped by terror, Rome turns to General Marius, who will transform the Roman army and shake the Republic's political foundations to the core.

Director: Robert H. Gardner | Stars: Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera, Rome Knight

Votes: 55

35. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: The Soldiers' Emperor (2008)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, War

Near the end of the 3rd century, civil war has torn the empire apart and left its borders vulnerable to barbarian invasion. Romans living on the eastern and western frontiers, far from Rome, are left to defend themselves.

Director: Alexander Emmert | Stars: Terry Alley, Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera

Votes: 33

36. I, Claudius (1976)
Episode: Old King Log (1976)

Not Rated | 53 min | Biography, Drama, History

AD 54: Claudius feels that Rome should return to be a Republic but nonetheless marries his niece Agripinilla and makes her son Nero co-heir with his own, teen-aged son Britannicus. Aware of... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Bernard Hepton, John Cater, Barbara Young

Votes: 350

37. I, Claudius (1976)
Episode: Poison Is Queen (1976)

Not Rated | 51 min | Biography, Drama, History

Germanicus returns from Germania in triumph and he and Claudius catch up on family news - Claudius now has a son but is not enjoying married life. He tells Germanicus what Postumus had ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, Brian Blessed, George Baker

Votes: 407

38. I, Claudius (1976)
Episode: Queen of Heaven (1976)

Not Rated | 52 min | Biography, Drama, History

Tiberius embarks on a series of acts of debauchery, having sex with anybody he pleases, with Caligula a willing participant. Livia is shocked and Tiberius arranges to give her a horoscope ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, George Baker, Margaret Tyzack

Votes: 400

39. I, Claudius (1976)
Episode: Reign of Terror (1976)

Not Rated | 52 min | Biography, Drama, History

Sejanus divorces his wife in order to marry Livilla but Tiberius refuses permission and suggests that he marries Livilla's daughter Helen instead, which so enrages Livilla that she poisons ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, George Baker, Margaret Tyzack, Patricia Quinn

Votes: 394

40. I, Claudius (1976)
Episode: Some Justice (1976)

Not Rated | 52 min | Biography, Drama, History

Tiberius, aided by Sejanus, is proving to be a harsh ruler with only Germanicus able to keep him under control. However, whilst he is in Syria Germannicus is mysteriously poisoned. His ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips, George Baker, Margaret Tyzack

Votes: 384

41. I, Claudius (1976)
Episode: Zeus, by Jove! (1976)

Not Rated | 52 min | Biography, Drama, History

Tiberius summons Caligula and his cousin Gemellus to Capri, declaring them his joint successors. Soon afterwards Tiberius is smothered by Macro, on the orders of Caligula, and his death is ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Margaret Tyzack, Beth Morris

Votes: 380

42. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: The Barbarian General (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

By the end of the 4th century, Romans and barbarians live together uneasily, a situation that often explodes into violence. When Emperor Theodosius enlists the Goths as mercenaries, he relies on his trusted general to lead.

Director: Alexander Emmert | Stars: Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera, Rome Knight

Votes: 36

43. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: The Last Emperor (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

In the middle of the 5th century, as the Empire fights a losing battle against its formidable barbarian opponents, one Roman named Orestes finds service in the court of Attila the Hun.

Director: Alexander Emmert | Stars: Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera, Rome Knight

Votes: 34

44. Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire (2008)
Episode: The Puppet Master (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

In 450 A.D., Rome is a mere shadow of its former self. Now, Roman rulers are at the mercy of their barbarian invaders, offering them power and territory in exchange for peace.

Director: Alexander Emmert | Stars: Leif Anders, Paul Bicknell, Andre de Nesnera, Rome Knight

Votes: 32

45. Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator (2023– )
Episode: High Priest (2023)

History

It charts his involvement with the debates of the Cataline Conspiracy, his rivalry with Cato, the scandal of the Bona Dea ritual, the return of Pompey Magnus to Rome, and finally his election to the consulship of Rome.

Directors: Emma Frank, Richard Pearson | Stars: Shaila Alvarez, Andonis Anthony, Alex Brockdorff, Orlando Brooke

Votes: 39

46. Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator (2023– )
Episode: Ides of March (2023)

History

Caesar's ambition turns to tyranny, and a handful of senators plot his downfall.

Stars: Shaila Alvarez, Andonis Anthony, Alex Brockdorff, Orlando Brooke

Votes: 26

47. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: Nero's Sunken City (2017)

TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, History, War

Baiae was a favorite vacation spot for ancient Rome's elite including emperors like Nero. Not unlike Pompeii, everything was allowed there. Then one day, this coastal town sank into the sea. Today, scientists slowly uncover its secrets.

Director: Stuart Elliott | Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Kevin Dicus, Candace Rice, Jerry Toner

Votes: 53