Scope Note:

Fictional work usually set during Roman times, or occasionally during another early civilization, such as that of Greece or Egypt. Most often the work emphasizes the opulence, cruelty, and decadence of ancient political and cultural life. Note: Many of the stories are loosely derived from the Bible or depict the life of Christ as an element, and so can also have the genre heading Religious. Not necessary to also use Historical, since that is implied by Ancient world. Feature examples: BEN-HUR (with Religious; Adaptation); CLEOPATRA (with Biographical); THE EGYPTIAN (with Adaptation); THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE / LA CAIDA DEL IMPERIO ROMANO / LA CADUTA DELL'IMPERIO ROMANO; LAND OF THE PHARAOHS; QUO VADIS (with Religious; Adaptation); THE ROBE (with Religious; Adaptation); SAMSON AND DELILAH (with Religious; Romance; Adaptation); THE SIGN OF THE CROSS (with Religious); SPARTACUS (with Biographical); THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956) (with Religious; Adaptation); THE 300 SPARTANS. TV examples: I, CLAUDIUS (with Biographical; Adaptation); MASADA; MOSES THE LAWGIVER (with Religious; Adaptation).

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