Ridley Scott’s Gladiator is one of the best historical movies ever made, but Russell Crowe made another great action movie that rivals it.

There have been numerous great war movies released in the past 30 years, including classics like Saving Private Ryan and Inglourious Basterds.

In the first century, after the death of Herod the Great, Judea goes through a long period of turbulence due to the actions of the corrupt Roman governors ... and a cruel war that lasts several ...

Mobilizing Resources in the Age of Roman Conquest," can be found here. More from How Real Is It? Historian Michael Taylor rates depictions of ancient Rome in movies and TV shows. He reviews the ...