06-17-2013, 07:43 AM
Quote:When the film, Rome Sweet Rome, (about a US Marine brigade being magically teleported back to 1st Century Rome) is released will we consider it Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Ancient Period Film?
Then too there is Thermae Romae where an ancient Roman engineer is magically teleported to modern day Japan. (And then the high jinks really begin.)
SF
Totally.
That includes legionaries appearing in Dr Who.
Quote:There are also several novels and a couple of films (currently in Development Hell) about the Romans in China. How would we classify them?Fantasy, but science fantasy, and sure, that one could stay in this topic.
After all, Gladiator was also a 'history/fantasy' movie...About 300/301: that's not even in çlassical times' but something based on a dim memeory of classical times. I'd rather discuss game of Thrones in a medieval setting that this one!!
I mean, REALLY - how many differences can you spot between the reenactment image and the one with Cyrus presenting that cylinder?
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Robert Vermaat
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MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
