I always loved those cheesy '60s Sword and Sandal movies.  The stories centered around a hero of incredible strength as he beats multiple, evil enemies to submission.  Usually but not always based in a greek mythological settings, the stories had a pretty formulic plot with a love triangle to include the 'damsel in distrees' and the 'femme fetal' both in love with the hero..of course.  Sword and Sandal differ from Sword and Sorcery/High Fantasy in that it is darker with an almost horror type feeling and magic is used almost exclusively by the bad guys.  There are common exceptions such as: the hero must find the magic weapon to slay the invicible monster, or a god gave his son a particular boon.

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