Why are British actors always used in historical movies?

Almost every movie ever made, in which the setting is in the ancient world, Egypt, Rome, Greece, for example, employs British actors with those marvelous Brit accents. But the fact is, those characters spoke some other language, Latin, Greek, classic Egyptian. Why not employ actors with American accents?

It is ridiculous. To think of Caesar or Alexander speaking with a Brit accent is absurd. In fact both were rude and crude men who would have spoken more like a modern wrestler than a refined British gentleman. You are right on target with your question.

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