sword-and-sandal

Of film, to features the exploits and adventures of ancient and biblical figures, as was prominent in Italy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Sword-and-sandal films dominated cinemas for a period after the second World War, but they were quashed halfway through the sixties by the Spaghetti Western.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Severinus	-	Ancient Roman
Lettice	-	English (Archaic)
Helladius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
ŽArko	-	Serbian, Croatian
IngebjØRg	-	Norwegian, Danish
Cicero	SIS-ə-ro (English)	Ancient Roman