List of historical period drama films and series. The historical period drama is a film genre in which stories are based upon historical events and famous people. Some historical dramas are docudramas, which attempt an accurate portrayal of a historical event or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow. Other historical dramas are fictionalized tales that are based on an actual person and their deeds, such as Braveheart, which is loosely based on the 1. William Wallaces fight for Scotlands independence. Due to the sheer volume of films included in this genre and in the interest of continuity, this list is primarily focused on films pertaining to the history of Near Eastern and Western civilization. For films pertaining to the history of East Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia, please refer also to the list of Asian historical drama films. Its an unusually populous slate, but with the genre as massive as it is, and experiencing an upsurge in popularity in recent years it has waxed and waned like the. The Interspecies Romance trope as used in popular culture. A romance, sexual or otherwise, between two different species. Sometimes they are Humanoid Aliens. Films set in Prehistoric EraeditFilms set in Ancient Era4. BC 5. 00 BCeditFilms set in Antiquity until the fall of the Roman Empire in the WestTitle. Release date. Time period. Notes on setting. Romance Films The Great Music Caper ' title='Romance Films The Great Music Caper ' />The Scorpion King. BCset at least a decade or more before his demise in the prologue of The Mummy Returns. La Donna dei Faraoni. BCshortly after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. Land of the Pharaohs. BCbased on the reign of Pharaoh Khufu. Il Sepolcro dei re. BCbased on the reign of Pharaoh Khufu. Sudan. 19. 45. 25. BCset during the reign of the pharaoh Khafra. The Scorpion King 2 Rise of a Warrior. BCset during the reign of Sargon of Akkad. Mohenjo Daro film2. BCfilm is set in 2. BC in the ancient city of Mohenjo daro in the era of the Indus Valley civilization. The Bible miniseries2. BC 3. 7 ADTelevision miniseries based on the Bible, starting with Abraham. Atlantis End of a World, Birth of a Legend. BCDocudrama which depicts a re enactment of the events surrounding the volcanic eruption which destroyed the island of Thera and minoan civilization, an incident believed to have inspired the legend of Atlantis. Slave of Dreams. 19. BCset in Egypt and based on the story of Joseph. Joseph. 19. 95. 15. BCEgypt, probably during the reign of Ahmose INefertiti, Regina del Nilo. BCEgypt loosely based on Nefertiti. The Egyptian. 19. BCbased on the novel by Mika Waltari, who adapted the Story of Sinuhe. In the film is mentioned the pharaoh Akhenaten, the Hittite Empire, and iron technology. Tut miniseries2. BCThe three part miniseries is based on the life of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. The Ten Commandments. BCEgypt, during the reign of Ramesses II, based on the story of the Exodus. Exodus Gods and Kings. BCEgypt, during the reign of Ramesses II, based on the story of the Exodus. Iphigenia. 19. 77c. BCGreece immediately before the soldiers set sail to attack Troy. Helen of Troy. 19. BCwestern Anatolia during the Trojan War. Troy. 20. 04c. 1. BCwestern Anatolia during the Trojan War. Lira di Achille. BCwestern Anatolia in the 9th year of the Trojan War. Guerra di Troia. 19. BCwestern Anatolia in the 1. Trojan War. The Trojan Women. BCthe immediate aftermath of the Trojan War. La Leggenda di Enea. BCAeneas struggles to establish a new home land in Italy for his fellow survivors of the Trojan War. Electra. 19. 62early 1. BCthe daughter of the Greek king Agamemnon seeks revenge for her fathers murder. Ulysses. 19. 55early 1. BCthe ten year struggle of Odysseus to return home to Ithaca in Greece after the Trojan War. The Odyssey. 19. 97early 1. BCPharaoh. 19. 66. Free Download Of Curious George 3: Back To The Jungle. BCEgypt during the reign of a fictitious king Ramses XIII there were only 1. King David. 19. 85c. BCsouthern Levant. A Story of David. BCsouthern Levant. David e Golia. 19. BCsouthern Levant. David and Bathsheba film1. BCSolomon and Sheba. BCsouthern Levant. Sins of Jezebel. 19. BCsouthern Levant during the reign of king Ahab. Io, Semiramide. 19. BCAssyria. Romolo e Remo. BCbased on the story of Romulus and Remus, and the founding of the city of Rome. El Rapto de las Sabinas. BCearly Roman foundation myth. Orazi e Curiazi. 19. BCRoman legend of the Horatii. Le Sette Folgori di Assur. BCNeo Assyrian Empire focusing largely on Sardanapalus probably the Greek name for Ashurbanipal, but anachronistically including Zoroaster 1. BC and Hammurabi 1. BCLa cortigiana di Babilonia. BCNeo Babylonian Empire. Gautama Buddha. 20. BCabout the life of Gautama Buddha. Leroe di Babilonia. BCCyrus the Great conquer Babylonia. Confucius. 20. 10. BCLife of Confucius. Il Colosso di Roma. BCcombining the Roman legends of Gaius Mucius Scaevola and the expulsion of Tarquin, the last tyrant. Coriolano eroe senza patria. BCRoman legend of Gaius Marcius Coriolanus. Films set in Classical Era 5. BC 6. 00 ADeditTitle. Release date. Time period. Notes on setting. La battaglia di Maratona. BCGreece Battle of Marathon. Ester e il re. 19. BCthe biblical story of Esther. One Night with the King. BCthe biblical story of Esther set in the Achaemenid Empire. The 3. 00 Spartans. BCGreece Battle of Thermopylae. BCGreece Battle of Thermopylae. Rise of an Empire. BCGreece Battle of Salamis. Il tiranno di Siracusa. BCSyracuse, Sicily. Brenno il nemico di Roma. BCthe Gallic sack of Rome. Alexander the Great. BCGreece ancient kingdom of Macedonia and Persia. Alexander. 20. 04. BCGreece ancient kingdom of Macedonia and Persia. Il Colosso di Rodi. BCAsoka. 20. 01. 30. BCAncient India, during early years of the rule of Maurya emperor Asoka. Revak the Rebel. 19. BCIberian Peninsula immediately before the Second Punic War. Siege of Syracuse. BCthe Roman. Siege of Syracuse during the Second Punic War. Cabiria. 19. 14 silent2. BCduring the Second Punic War. The Secret Under the Rose. BCduring the Second Punic War. Hannibal. 19. 59. BCduring the Second Punic War. Scipio Africanus The Defeat of Hannibal. BCBattle of Zama which ended the Second Punic War. Hannibal Romes Worst Nightmare. BCduring the Second Punic War. The Centurion. 19. BCBattle of Corinth between Rome and the Achaean League. Spartaco. 19. 53. BCthe Third Servile War in Rome. Spartacus. 19. 60. BCthe Third Servile War in Rome. Spartacus. 20. 04. BCthe Third Servile War in Rome. Spartacus. 20. 10 2. BCthe Third Servile War in Rome. Julius Caesar. 20. BCa bio pic of Julius Caesar, not the Shakespeare play about his death and the aftermath. Druids. 20. 01. 58 5. BCthe struggle between Julius Caesar and Vercingetorix in the Gallic Wars. A Queen for Caesar. BCEgypt leading up to the arrival of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar. 19. BCShakespeares play about the death and aftermath of this famous dictator. Julius Caesar. 19. BCShakespeares play about the death and aftermath of this famous dictator. Cleopatra. 19. 34. BCEgypt and Rome follows her relationships first with Julius Caesar and then with Mark Antony. Cleopatra. 19. 63. BCEgypt and Rome follows her relationships first with Julius Caesar and then with Mark Antony. Cleopatra. 19. 99. BCEgypt and Rome follows her relationships first with Julius Caesar and then with Mark Antony. The Cleopatras. 19. BCEgypt The entire Ptolemaic dynasty. Rome. 20. 052. 00. BCfrom the end of the Gallic Wars to the death of Mark Antony and the beginning of the Principate. Empire. 20. 05. 1st century BCRome. Imperium Augustus. BC 1. 4 ADRome the life of Augustus, the first emperor. Massacre in the Black Forest. ADGermany The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, where the Cheruski ambushed and annihilated three Roman legions. I, Claudius. 19. 76. BC 5. 4 ADRome the reigns and family life of the Julio Claudians. The Nativity Story. BCJudea The Biblical account of the nativity of Jesus, following the story of Mary and Joseph until the birth of Jesus occurs. Jesus of Nazareth. BC to 3. 03. 3 ADJudea the life of Jesuschrist. Ben Hur. 19. 59c. ADBased on the 1. Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace. Ben Hur. 20. 16c. ADBased on the 1. Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace. The Last Temptation of Christ film1. ADJudea the life of Jesuschrist. The Passion of the Christ. ADJudea The final 1. Jesuschrist life. Risen. 20. 16. 33 ADJudea Immediately after Jesus crucifixion.