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But how could anyone watch it if they dont speak Greek?

it'd be dubbed in english obviously!

seriously though, subtitling classic epics might be quite effective. Another benefit would be the possibility of casting actors that matched the profile of the relevant cultures ethnicity.

Ill be looking forward to season 2 of HBO Rome much more than whatever classic-era films get remade next year. There was a scene at the end of season one that easily stood up to 'gladiator', and in some ways even managed to outshine it.

Spartacus, Quo Vadis and Ben Hur too much before your time?

The use of British accents in sword and sandal epics is to ellicit a class structure of the Empire and the Brits had one of the last really big ones. Star Wars & LOTR are other good examples where the English accent is used for characteristic effects. There are countless genre books that essay this. Alot of producers and some directors see foreign languages as a potential box office limitation. Though I think Mel Gibson did prove that wrong to some degree. Apocalypto will be the big test.

Troy to me was a flop because I had seen it all before and it was done better elsewhere.