
Blockbusters and the Ancient World
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Chapter One: War & Empire: The Ancient World Epic, Combat Films and Genre
Chapter Two: The Time of Achilles: Memory and Warfare in Troy (2004)
Chapter Three: The Dreamers Exhaust Us: Storytellers and the Combat Film in Alexander (2004)
Chapter Four: Is This Sparta?: War, Freedom and America in 300 (2007)
Chapter Five: Body Politics: Gods, Men and Monsters in 300 (2007) and Greek Mythological Epics
Chapter Six: Land of the Free, Rome of the Brave: Faith, Torture and Imperialism in King Arthur (2004)
Chapter Seven: American Eagle: Imperialism in The Last Legion (2007), Centurion (2010) and The Eagle (2011)
Chapter Eight: Rome on the Range: The Western in King Arthur (2004), Centurion (2010) and The Eagle (2011)
Chapter Nine: Religious Violence: Christianity and Extremism in Agora (2009)
Chapter Ten: Passion Project: Faith, Horror, and Propaganda in The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Chapter Eleven: The New Wave: Tales of Hercules and The Return of the Biblical Epic
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Filmography
Endnotes
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