The Prairie Landscape

IHC Road Scholars Speakers Bureau


Lee Brice

Lee Brice


Western Illinois University
1 University Cir
Macomb, IL 61455-1367

P: 309.298.1655

Lee Brice

Lee Brice holds a PhD in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is currently Assistant Professor of History at Western Illinois University. He has received several awards and grants for his teaching and research projects. His primary area of research concerns mutinies in the Roman Army, but he also maintains a study of the coins of Greek Corinth.

Ancient History and Film: Cinematic Window on the Modern World

Lights! Camera! Sand! Action! Whether it is in the grand expanse of biblical narratives, the imagined world of Greek myth, or the power of Rome, the ancient world continues to inspire topics for modern film. While it is easy to poke fun at the movies for their errors and the poetic license they exercise, there is much to celebrate and learn. Film and television are the lens through which most people learn about the ancient world. This illustrated presentation examines a selection of clips, highlighting the value of these films and the ways in which they inform us about our modern world.

Return to the archive listing for IHC Road Scholars Speakers Bureau