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"Augustus" starring Peter O\'Toole
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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>
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"Augustus" starring Peter O\'Toole - by Theodosius the Great - 01-17-2005, 12:24 PM
Re: Augustus - by Tarbicus - 01-17-2005, 08:46 PM
Emperor O\'Toole - by John Maddox Roberts - 01-18-2005, 03:51 PM
Re: Emperor O\'Toole - by Niedel - 01-18-2005, 06:58 PM
Re: Augustus - by Theodosius the Great - 01-18-2005, 11:36 PM
Re: Augustus - by Niedel - 01-19-2005, 12:11 AM
Re: Augustus - by Luca - 01-20-2005, 10:14 AM
Re: Augustus - by Theodosius the Great - 01-20-2005, 08:22 PM
Re: Augustus - by Quintius Clavus - 01-21-2005, 01:46 AM
Re: Augustus - by Caius Fabius - 01-21-2005, 01:59 AM
Cleopatra/"Augustus" - by Theodosius the Great - 01-21-2005, 04:22 AM
Re: Cleopatra/"Augustus" - by Luca - 01-21-2005, 08:34 AM
Re: Cleopatra/"Augustus" - by Niedel - 01-21-2005, 06:36 PM
metal segmentata - by Luca - 01-25-2005, 05:34 PM
Re: metal segmentata - by Niedel - 01-25-2005, 07:15 PM
Re: metal segmentata - by Luca - 01-27-2005, 10:09 AM
Re: metal segmentata - by Jasper Oorthuys - 01-27-2005, 12:39 PM
Re: metal segmentata - by Niedel - 01-27-2005, 06:51 PM
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