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Title Release date Notes Amphitryon: 1935 Antigone: 1961 Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops: 1961 peplum film: Atlantis: 2013-2015 the show, submarine pilot Jason washes up on the shores of legendary Atlantis and must navigate the powerful leaders of the mythological realm.
The Spartans is a three-part historical documentary series presented by Bettany Hughes and first broadcast on UK's Channel 4 on 17 November 2002. [1] The series subsequently premiered on ABC in Australia on 1 June 2003 [2] and on PBS in the United States on 6 August 2003.
Sparta (Greek: Σπάρτη, Spárti) is a city and municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley . The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population (as of 2021) of 32,786, of whom 17,773 lived in the city.
Currently in development, “Penelope of Sparta” is Fortiche’s first push into original feature film production. The film is being developed by studio co-founder and “Arcane” …
John Burke, The Lion of Sparta (1961) Christian Cameron, The Long War. Killer of Men (2010) Marathon (2011) Poseidon's Spear (2012) The Great King (2014) Salamis (2015) The Rage of Ares (2016) William Stearns Davis, A Victor of Salamis: A Tale of the Days of Xerxes, Leonidas, and Themistocles (1907) Clare Winger Harris, Persephone of Eleusis (1923)
Ancient Sparta. The decisive Greek victory at Plataea put an end to the Greco-Persian War along with Persian ambitions to expand into Europe. Even though this war was won by a pan-Greek army, credit was given to Sparta, who besides providing the leading forces at Thermopylae and Plataea, had been the de facto leader of the entire Greek ...
In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic A. H. Weiler wrote: "In 'The 300 Spartans', filmed in glorious color in authentic settings in Greece and other areas abroad ... this historic highlight has become a standard melodrama. In its seemingly dedicated efforts, Twentieth Century-Fox, the producer, has come up with an Eastern ...
The remaining Greek ships charge into the Persian ships, beginning the decisive Battle of Salamis. Themistocles and Artemisia engage in a duel, which ends in a stalemate. Gorgo arrives at the battle along with ships from numerous Greek city-states including Delphi, Thebes, Olympia, Arcadia, and Sparta, all united against the Persians. Xerxes ...