Swords and Cinema with Dr Jeremiah McCall

MAR 5, 202670 MIN

Swords and Cinema with Dr Jeremiah McCall

MAR 5, 202670 MIN

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You know that the Partial Historians can’t resist talking about Ancient Rome on film, so we were thrilled to chat to Dr Jeremiah McCall about his book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Swords-Cinema-MCCALL-JEREMIAH/dp/184884476X" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Swords and Cinema</a>. Who is our special guest?Dr Jeremiah McCall (or DMac as his students call him) is a teacher at Cincinnati Country Day School in Ohio with a PhD in Ancient History. Along with an interest in Roman military and political systems in the Republic, he has done a lot of work on pedagogy of using video games to learn about history, publishing <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Gaming-Past-Using-Secondary-History/dp/1032223480/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QkBg-N6tXCodRGergUgF5Kuu7JyRNHVtLgUT2FjOow-60pSOvUYlZCKruLn6f_WdStk4HRU4EwA5QxsgyDYjp4U0tRLI7fAotaKdlD0Nbq6KMysSVTk9ZQEs-BjFoX3-DCoep02nNl4It7CvEPQQ8lGKRFmDVTIiJT0u8z6rbCU1InSe-84bdp2_KsRkIpwYA0aG35byHyZ61zp16kpRT7nlQEF3TqzYPL8otV0Orjk.bwigR55XG7IoFB7SGL0EMnfYRmKK9vhX5G8Vs_w2RvE&dib_tag=se&qid=1763292436&refinements=p_27%3AMCCALL+JEREMIAH&s=books&sr=1-1&text=MCCALL+JEREMIAH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gaming the Past: Using Video Games to Teach Secondary History in 2022.</a> He divides his research time between historical game studies and Roman history. Dr McCall’s other publications include The Cavalry of the Roman Republic (2002); the Sword of Rome (2012), Clan Fabius: Defenders of Rome (2018) and Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic (2022).  Manly Men We will touch on the battle scenes and depiction of the Roman military in all your favourite Roman movies and TV shows. Things to look out for: ·        The defeat of Spartacus - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOBlJlMPiIc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spartacus vs. Rome: The Last Battle</a>·        The battle of Alessia (52 BCE) in HBO’s Rome - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7MYlRzLqD0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rome Fighting with Gauls HD</a>·        The battle of Philippi in HBO’s Rome - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wPoDIvqXrE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HBO Rome - Battle of Philippi (Battle only)</a>·        The opening battle sequence in Gladiator (2000) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtdsFKFigl8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gladiator 2000 Opening Battle</a>·        And a bit on Centurion (2010) and The Eagle (2011) to finish!·        <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtUaauoagS8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Eagle | Channing Tatum Fends Off A Midnight Sneak Attack</a>·        <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd-Ca4fVdnE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Eagle | Channing Tatum Leads Roman Centurions Into Battle</a>·        <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlnZbqN23eM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Centurion 2010 Best movie Scene HD</a>·        Plus some things that get set on fire! You will need your popcorn for this special episode! Our music is by Bettina Joy de Guzman. For our full show notes and edited transcripts, head on over to<a href="https://partialhistorians.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://partialhistorians.com/</a> Support the show<a href="https://www.patreon.com/partialhistorians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a><a href="https://ko-fi.com/thepartialhistorians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ko-Fi</a> Read our books<a href="https://partialhistorians.gumroad.com/l/kowmng" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rex: The Seven Kings of Rome</a><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Your-Cheeky-Guide-to-the-Roman-Empire/Peta-Greenfield/9781646047338" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.