Historical epics have been a part of Hollywood's output since the earliest days of cinema, and even during fallow periods for the genre, there is hardly a year that goes by without at least one epic release . That fact has held true in the 21st century, with two dozen-plus historical epics hitting theaters since clocks rolled over into the year 2000.

Coming from directors like Steven Spielberg , Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott , many of the best of these epics from the last two-and-a-half decades are among the best of all time as well. Covering wars, slavery, colonialism and everything in between, these films focus on some of the most important chapters in world history while still delivering on the epic scale that audiences come to expect from them. Bigger doesn't always mea

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