The Ancient World in the Cinema Rev & Exp Ed : Revised and Expanded Edition

List of Illustrations viii Preface xv Preface to the First Edition (1978) xvii Mnemosyne: A Survey of the Genre 1(36) Clio: Greek and Roman History 37(64) Calliope: Greek and Roman Mythology 101(32) Polyhymnia: The Old Testament 133(44) Erato: The New Testament and Tales of the Christ 177(48) Euterpe: Babylon, Egypt, Persia, and the Ancient Orient 225(34) Melpomence: Ancient Tragedy and The Satyricon 259(24) Thalia: Ancient Comedy and Satirized Ancients 283(24) Terpsichore: The Muscleman Epics 307(18) Epilogue 325(2) Appendix 1. Chronology of Greco-Roman History in Film 327(3) Appendix 2. Films of the Old Testament 330(3) Notes 333(2) Selected Bibliography 335(4) Index 339