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S01E01
Quo Vadis Kick-Starts the Sword-and-Sandal Genre
A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome
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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.
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