A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome

Quo Vadis Kick-Starts the Sword-and-Sandal Genre (1x1)

Air date: Jan 03, 2020

Few films did as much to shape the modern movie-going public’s notions of ancient Rome as Quo Vadis. Discover how this film, released in 1951 by MGM Studios, ushered in the golden age of the so-called “sword-and-sandal” picture, with its irresistible formula of evil, arrogant Romans versus virtuous, devout Christians.