# Swords and Cinema with Dr Jeremiah McCall

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Podcast: [The Partial Historians](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-partial-historians-1084922)
Published: 2026-03-05T06:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://partialhistorians.com/2026/01/22/special-episode-swords-and-cinema-with-dr-jeremiah-mccall/
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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, Swords and Cinema . 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.&nbsp; 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 Gaming the Past: Using Video Games to Teach Secondary History in 2022. &nbsp; 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).&nbsp; 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: ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The defeat of Spartacus - Spartacus vs. Rome: The Last Battle ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The battle of Alessia (52 BCE) in HBO’s Rome - Rome Fighting with Gauls HD ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The battle of Philippi in HBO’s Rome - HBO Rome - Battle of Philippi (Battle only) ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The opening battle sequence in Gladiator (2000) - Gladiator 2000 Opening Battle ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And a bit on Centurion (2010) and The Eagle (2011) to finish! ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Eagle | Channing Tatum Fends Off A Midnight Sneak Attack ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n…

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