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Sagalassos: The Forgotten City (2004)

aka: Sagalossos: La Cite Oubliee

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 52 minutes), 24.20 euros

Traces excavations at Sagalassos in Turkey between 1990 and 2001 by the Belgian archaeologist Marc Waelkens. The 3,000-year-old city, in turn Greek, Roman and Byzantine, was destroyed by an earthquake in the...

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Imperial Rome and Ostia (1999 Video)

Producer

Charles Cooper

Subject

Classical studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Uses famous sites such as the ancient port of Ostia, the Baths of Caracalla and the Pantheon to examine how Imperial Rome was constructed, what materials were used, how it was defended, how it was supplied...

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Ancient Worlds (2010)

Subject

Anthropology; Archaeology; Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 360 minutes), £24.99

A six-part odyssey tracing the development of Western civilisation - from the first cities of Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire. Academic and archaeologist Richard Miles travels through the Middle...

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Vatican Museums, The (2007)

Director

Luca de Mata

Subject

Art; Librarianship; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 420 minutes), £59.99

This 3-volume DVD set on the Vatican museums is the culmination of three years of research and filming, the collaboration of thirty-two scholars and historians from around the world, a crew of forty...

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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza (2005)

Subject

Archaeology; Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

Author and archaeologist, John Romer, contemplates the mystical aspects of the Seven Wonders, exploring the enduring fascination of the only surviving Wonder, the Pyramids. He then focuses his attention on...

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Claude: The Roman Landscape (1994 Video)

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 2006 sale £15.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at ways in which Claude Lorraine drew his inspiration from classical and contemporary poetry, the remains of ancient, medieval and Renaissance Rome, and the countryside around the city. Shot on...

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Investigating a Site (1990 Video)

Director

Patrick Redsell

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.

Archaeologists and historians often work like detectives, looking for clues to the past. Introduces the ARCHAEOLOGICAL DETECTIVES series and explains the ground rules for an active learning method. Three...

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Stalingrad2 (1943 Film)

aka: Story of Stalingrad, The

Director

L Varlamov

Producer

A Ruznetsov; L Varlamov

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Photographed by 15 Russian Army cameramen, the film traces the course of the siege of Stalingrad to the final Russian victory and the surrender of Field Marshal von Paulus. Roman Karmen is reported to have...

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Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities (2013)

Producer

Anna Cox; Jack MacInnes

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £585.00

This series sees historian Simon Sebag-Montefiore exploring the history of the city which has been the capital of three empires: Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. He examines the faiths and traditions which have...

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Disscovering Ancient Greece (1998 Video)

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 35 min., 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Explores the civilisation of Greece throughout the period 1500-100 BC. Live-action photography, combined with architectural reconstructions and ancient works of art are used to show Mycenae, site of the...

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