Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "3rd-century-b.c."

1. Alexander (2004)

R | 175 min | Action, Biography, Drama

Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Angelina Jolie

Votes: 176,677 | Gross: $34.30M

2. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

In the Far East, Alex O'Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O'Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.

Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh

Votes: 170,682 | Gross: $102.49M

3. Hero (2002)

PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.

Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang

Votes: 187,658 | Gross: $53.71M

4. Asoka (2001)

R | 180 min | Action, Biography, Drama

The epic tale of King Asoka's life is recounted.

Director: Santosh Sivan | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa, Hrishitaa Bhatt

Votes: 15,215 | Gross: $0.70M

5. The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)

Approved | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, History

While holidaying in Rhodes, an Athenian war hero becomes involved in two plots to overthrow the tyrannical king: one from Rhodian patriots, and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.

Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges Marchal, Conrado San Martín

Votes: 4,211

6. The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

R | 162 min | Drama, History, Romance

In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.

Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Gong Li, Fengyi Zhang, Zhou Sun, Xiaohe Lü

Votes: 6,470 | Gross: $1.33M

7. Cabiria (1914)

Not Rated | 148 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Cabiria is a Roman child when her home is destroyed by a volcano. Sold in Carthage to be sacrificed in a temple, she is saved by Fulvio, a Roman spy. But danger lurks, and hatred between Rome and Carthage can only lead to war.

Director: Giovanni Pastrone | Stars: Italia Almirante-Manzini, Lidia Quaranta, Bartolomeo Pagano, Carolina Catena

Votes: 3,959

8. Hannibal (1959)

Approved | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

During the Second Punic War in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal attacks the Roman Republic by crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps with his vast army.

Directors: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Victor Mature, Gabriele Ferzetti, Rita Gam, Milly Vitale

Votes: 1,123

9. White Vengeance (2011)

Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Drama, History

White Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Lee | Stars: Shaofeng Feng, Leon Lai, Hanyu Zhang, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong

Votes: 2,008

10. Hannibal (2006 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 89 min | Action, Biography, Drama

It is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She believes she is invincible - but one man is destined to change that. He is a man bound by... See full summary »

Director: Edward Bazalgette | Stars: Alexander Siddig, Emilio Doorgasingh, Bashar Rahal, Mido Hamada

Votes: 1,792

11. Legend of Miyue (2015–2016)

Drama, History, Romance

A drama about Mi Yue, the outstanding female politician in Chinese history, who made a great contribution to the unification of China two thousand years ago.

Stars: Li Sun, Tao Liu, Chuyue Chen, Yu Shen

Votes: 410

12. Hannibal the Conqueror (I)

Adventure, Biography, Drama | Announced

A Carthaginian general leads an army, complete with war elephants, across the Alps to attack Rome in the 3rd Century B.C.

Director: Vin Diesel

13. Total War: Rome II (2013 Video Game)

Action, History, War

Second installment of the Rome Total War series. This game spans the rise of the Roman empire, and has many different historical factions you can play.

Directors: Iskender Bingol, Michael M. Simpson | Stars: Mark Strong, Michael Maloney, Rufus Jones, Chris Webster

Votes: 838

14. Scipione l'africano (1937)

83 min | Drama, History, War

A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.

Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Annibale Ninchi, Camillo Pilotto, Fosco Giachetti, Francesca Braggiotti

Votes: 318

15. The Last Supper (2012)

Not Rated | 120 min | Action, History

The story of two warring generals (Liu Bang and Xiang Yu) fighting for control of China at the end of the Qin Dynasty.

Director: Chuan Lu | Stars: Ye Liu, Daniel Wu, Chang Chen, Lan Qin

Votes: 922

16. The King's Woman (2017)

TV-14 | Action, Drama, History

A sad love triangle in the ancient imperial palace.

Stars: Dilraba Dilmurat, Vin Zhang, Tong Yang, Chang Liu

Votes: 701

17. The Loves of Salammbo (1960)

72 min | Action, Drama

During the 3rd century B.C. a horde of barbarians are hired by the Phoenian city of Carthage to fight against the Roman empire, but when the city's ruler is unable to fulfill the promised ... See full summary »

Director: Sergio Grieco | Stars: Jeanne Valérie, Jacques Sernas, Edmund Purdom, Arnoldo Foà

Votes: 104

18. The First Emperor (2006 TV Movie)

110 min | Documentary, Drama, History

The film narrates how Ying Zheng became the king of Qin state in 221 B.C. at 13 and finally the first Chinese Emperor. The excavated Terracotta Army finds, his wars, paranoia's, court intrigues and quest for immortality are also discussed.

Director: Nic Young | Stars: James Pax, Ji Wang, Hi Ching, Vincent Wong

Votes: 142

19. The Great Conqueror's Concubine (1994)

165 min | Action, Drama, History

Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join forces to win through civil war. Xiang... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Shin | Stars: Ray Lui, Rosamund Kwan, Gong Li, Fengyi Zhang

Votes: 299

20. L'assedio di Siracusa (1960)

97 min | Drama, History, Romance

During the Second Punic War between 214 and 212 B.C. occurred this history of the Roman siege in Greek city of Syracuse. The Romans were preparing for their invasion while Archimedes ... See full summary »

Director: Pietro Francisci | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Tina Louise, Sylva Koscina, Enrico Maria Salerno

Votes: 162

21. The Emperor's Shadow (1996)

130 min | Drama, History

Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.

Director: Xiaowen Zhou | Stars: Wen Jiang, You Ge, Qing Xu, Chung Chang

Votes: 722 | Gross: $0.07M

22. Carthage: The Roman Holocaust (2004 TV Movie)

PG | 105 min | Documentary

When Rome was still in its infancy, Carthage was the dominant power of the Mediterranean. As Rome grew, Carthage remained its only great rival. It was that rivalry that drove Rome to utterly destroy Carthage, and massacre its people.

Director: Joseph Maxwell | Star: Richard Miles

Votes: 119

23. Mahindagamanaya (2011)

124 min | Drama, History

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Director: Sanath Abeysekara | Stars: Jeevan Kumarathunga, Dilhani Ekanayake, Roshan Pilapitaya, Roshan Ranawana

Votes: 20

24. The Tomb of the Scythian Prince (2017 Video)

51 min | Documentary

The Scythians, skilled horsemen and nomadic conquerors, built a feared Empire in the vast Eurasian steppe between the 9th and 2rd century B.C. The only remaining traces of this people are their graves: the Kourganes.

Director: Marc Jampolsky | Stars: Lemmy Constantine, Henri-Paul Francfort

Votes: 8

25. Battles BC (2009– )
Episode: Hannibal: The Annihilator (2009)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Action, History

Born and raised on the battlefield Hannible launches the second Punic War after the death of his father. His intent is to destroy Carthage's main rival the rising Roman Empire. Hannible ... See full summary »

Director: David Padrusch | Stars: Alex Castro, Paul Jacobson, Bryan McGowan, Nik Sharma

Votes: 41

26. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Emperor's Ghost Army (2014)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary

Nova's examination or how thousands to terra cotta soldiers in Qin dynasty's terra cotta army were created digresses into reviews of Qin history and technology.

Director: Ian Bremner | Stars: Andrew Bevan, John Clements, Xiuzhen Li, Mike Loades

Votes: 135