lastroman

I certainly agree with that statement. I think another person who could be the basis of a great movie is the Greek / Theban general who destroyed Spartan hegemony: http://en.wikipedia....iki/Epaminondas Plutarch had been the source for a lot of Shakespeare's work. Unfortunately, Plutarch's chapter about Epaminondas in Parallel Lives (along with his Roman counterpart, Scipio Africanus) was lost. He has the making of an HBO special, along with his Theban Sacred Band: http://suite101.com/...-defeat-a139520 Back to the subject of Galla Placidia, I would nominate the enchanting Alyssa Milano to play her role: http://search.aol.co...ent95_searchbox Ms. Milano exudes both the inner fortitude of a Roman empress, but the quiet dignity of a devoted daughter, wife, and mother. guy also known as gaius Perhaps we should try to remember this is a Roman forum - and not drift into ancient Greece. No, I don't feel that the fact of GP not having been the subject of a Shakespeare play has anything to do with her not having been the subject of a movie. Nero hasn't been portrayed by Sh. either... It may, however, be that portraying strong women while yet realizing that a decent/true treatment would also mean not unduly romanticizing such a person and, in the case of roman empresses, also accepting there will be elements in her life we would rather not hear about may well be the main reason. By the way: Theodosius wasn't really a religious fanatic, and the man he bowed to, because if he hadn't the Church would have opposed his rule, wasn't the pope, but Bishop Ambrose of Milan. LastRoman

I'm at present finishing a novel on Galla Placidia - and I fully agree with all those who feel she (also) deserves a movie. She has been portrayed not once but twice, though, both by Alice Krige and by a French actress in a 1950's film. Marketing her may be a bit more difficult than, say, Cleopatra, but in view of all the topics her life touches on, and given a catchy title - e.g. "The Empress and the barbarians"? - it should not be impossible. Petrus