01-17-2005, 12:24 PM
Avete,<br>
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Has anyone seen the made-for-TV movie called "Augustus" starring Peter O'Toole ? It's an Italian/British production.<br>
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I rented it last week and bought it subsequently. I think it's one of the better movies on Rome in recent history. Yes, there are some historical inaccuracies, for instance, I don't remember ever reading about an assasination attempt on Augustus in his elderly years.<br>
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The armor was anacronistic (segs) and in some cases looks like leather.<br>
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But the battle scenes were fairly impressive, IMO. The battle formations were accurate for a change and the men actually throw their pila.<br>
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The sets were done on a large scale - very impressive.<br>
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I recommend you all at least rent it. It's about 3 hours long.<br>
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-Theo <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=theodosiusthegreat>Theodosius the Great</A> at: 1/17/05 1:27 pm<br></i>
<br>
Has anyone seen the made-for-TV movie called "Augustus" starring Peter O'Toole ? It's an Italian/British production.<br>
<br>
I rented it last week and bought it subsequently. I think it's one of the better movies on Rome in recent history. Yes, there are some historical inaccuracies, for instance, I don't remember ever reading about an assasination attempt on Augustus in his elderly years.<br>
<br>
The armor was anacronistic (segs) and in some cases looks like leather.<br>
<br>
But the battle scenes were fairly impressive, IMO. The battle formations were accurate for a change and the men actually throw their pila.<br>
<br>
The sets were done on a large scale - very impressive.<br>
<br>
I recommend you all at least rent it. It's about 3 hours long.<br>
<br>
-Theo <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=theodosiusthegreat>Theodosius the Great</A> at: 1/17/05 1:27 pm<br></i>
Jaime