Kate in Arabia Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 My dd is finishing up grade 9, we were back with the ancients (for the last time). She is reading SWB's HOAW and doing assignments from the study guide. As a supplement her older brothers watched a lot of documentaries but those really aren't her thing, instead she wanted to watch movies. So we've been watching a lot of movies this year. I tried to pull together titles from a range of production dates, that were either set in or somehow referencing the period under study. I basically broke down HOAW into three-chapter, per week segments, and looked for movies that would fit at least one of the topics of the week. It has actually been really interesting from a film-study point of view, to see how different historical periods were portrayed in different periods, what was emphasized in the film and why.. she also made a catalog of film posters for all the films we watched, which is again another interesting study (especially as she's interested in art and media). I thought I would share our list below, in the event it could help someone looking for films. My caveat, of course, is that all these films may not be deemed suitable by everyone, everybody has their own preferences/guidelines, so proceed with caution. Also, it'd be great if anyone would like to add to this list.. and we will be getting into the medieval period next year, so suggestions for that would also be welcome. Quest for Fire (1981) The Scorpion King (2002) Gods of Egypt (2016) Prisoners of the Sun (2013) Land of the Pharaohs (1955) Murder in Mesopotamia (2001) The Pharaoh’s Woman (1960) Immortals (2011) Mythopolis (2014) Titans of Newark (2012) Mohenjo-Daro (2016) Valley of the Kings (1954) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) Troy (2004) Jason and the Argonauts (1963) A Little Princess (1995) Sacrifice (2012) King Solomon’s Mines (1985) The Queen of Sheba (1952) Clash of the Titans (1981) The Queen of Babylon (1954) Oracle of Delphi (1903) Chariots of Fire (1981) Intolerance (1916) Confucius (2010) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 300 (2006) Little Big Soldier (2010) Hercules (2014) Ashoka the Great (2001) 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) Cabiria (1914) Cleopatra (1963) Spartacus (1960) Gladiator (2000) Ben Hur (1959) The Last Days of Pompeii (1975) Masada (1981) Agora (2009) 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 @SusanC I was just going to message you to see if you saw this -- LOL!!!! @Kate in Arabia This is wonderful! Thanks so much!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I would add The Eagle and Centurion to reflect Roman Britain. I'd also suggest looking at some of the 1960s movies such as Cleopatra. Some of them used ancient primary sources to help develop the scripts. I'll come back after the coffee has kicked in to add some medieval movies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Movies we enjoyed when we did Ancients in 8th/9th grades -- some overlap with @Kate in Arabia 's great list: Ancient Egypt/Israel - The Ten Commandments (1956) - David Macauley: Pyramid (1988) -- based on Macauley's book, with fictional animated scenes of the building of the Great Pyramid Ancient Greece - Jason and the Argonauts (1963) - The Odyssey (1997) - In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (1998) - BBC mini-documentary-series Ancient Rome - Spartacus (1960) -- preview - David Macauley: Roman City (1994) -- based on Macauley's book, with fictional animated scenes of the building of the city Ancient Rome/Israel - Ben Hur (1959) Ancient China - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) -- preview - Hero (2002) -- preview A few other titles set in ancient times that may be of interest - Rome - I Claudius (1976) -- BBC TV series (preview) - Rome/Israel - The Robe (1953) - Israel - The Gospel of John (2003) - Israel - The Nativity Story (2006)Movies (Historical Films) in Chronological Order a gigantic list of films -- no ratings, and no reviews, so research carefully Edited June 8, 2020 by Lori D. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate in Arabia Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, elegantlion said: I would add The Eagle and Centurion to reflect Roman Britain. I'd also suggest looking at some of the 1960s movies such as Cleopatra. Some of them used ancient primary sources to help develop the scripts. I'll come back after the coffee has kicked in to add some medieval movies. We did watch a couple of those, like Spartacus and Cleopatra, which I told dd just could not be missed. There are surprisingly a lot to choose from, I didn't want to overload, but good to add to a running list.. was it a craze/economic success that led to so many being produced in a relatively short period of time? This is making me want to look into other genres to see if there are similar patterns.. Edited June 9, 2020 by Kate in Arabia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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