TOP HISTORICAL BATTLE SCENES IN FILM

Reading about ancient warfare is one thing. Seeing it is another. Today modern film can immerse you into the true gore and brutality that was war in the ancient world.

Below we have choice clips of historical battles from movies. Also, not all the battles are ancient on this list, and there might be an eleement of creative license in some of these.

So don't take all of these videos to be 100% historically accurate.

We're also not saying that this is a scientific survey of the best battle scenes out there. This is just our opinion.


SPARTACUS V.S. THE ROMAN ARMY

 

GLADIATOR, GERMANIA BATTLE

 

JULIUS CAESAR: THE SIEGE OF ALESIA 52 B.C.

 

WAR BETWEEN THE ROMANS AND THE PICTS (CENTURION)

 


SPARTANS VERSUS PERSIANS IN 300

 

ALEXANDER'S FINAL ATTACK - ALEXANDER 2004

 


BATTLE SCENE FROM MONGOL: THE RISE OF GENGHIS KHAN

 

QING VERSUS TAIPING


THE CRUSADES, THE BATTLE OF LENA, FROM ARN THE KINGDOM AT THE END OF THE ROAD


VIKINGS BATTLE SCENE


BATTLE OF STIRLING BRIDGE IN BRAVEHEART


BATTLE OF ISANDLWNA 1879/01/22, FROM ZULU


OMAHA BEACH SCENE - SAVING PRIVATE RYAN