During the Second Punic War between 214 and 212 B.C. occurred this history of the Roman siege in Greek city of Syracuse. The Romans were preparing for their invasion while Archimedes invents what looks like a satellite dish that reflects the suns rays and produces a powerful beam of light, strong enough to burn the Roman fleet.
1960
HD
107min
NR
France
Italian
Pietro Francisci
Rossano Brazzi
Alfredo Varelli
Luciano Marin
Gino Cervi
Alberto Farnese
Sylva Koscina
Enrico Maria Salerno
Tina Louise
Walter Grant
roman empire
siege
sicily italy
3rd century bc
punic wars
