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Gallia Narbonensis (1983 Video)

Director

Nat Taylor

Producer

Patricia Hodgson

Subject

Archaeology; Classical studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Examines the Celtic, Greek and Roman archaeological remains in Arles, Entremont and Glanum. Traces the growth of Roman influence through the establishment of the first Roman province in southern France and...

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Vase, The (1989 Video)

Subject

Archaeology; Art

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the restoration of the Portland Vase and tries to solve the puzzle of how and why it was made. Valued at around £3m, the Portland Vase in the British Museum is probably the finest example of Roman...

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Rome: Empire Without Limit (2016)

aka: Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

Subject

Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 235 minutes), £14.99

Mary Beard presents a four part investigation into ancient Rome, exploring the myths and origins of the city, the physical world of the Roman Empire, identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire and,...

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Damming the Euphrates (2005)

Subject

Archaeology; Environmental science

In June 2000, the world media gave extensive coverage to the flooding of the Euphrates River behind a dam in southeast Turkey. As the waters rose, Zeugma, an important Roman city containing high quality...

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Rome Under Augustus (1983 Video)

Subject

Archaeology; Classical studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Introduces the whole range of Roman remains and shows how, in the specific case of Augustus, both coins and remains of buildings can be used as historical evidence. Concentrates on Augustus’ buildings in...

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Calleva - The Roman Town of Silchester (2004)

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 14 minutes), £5.95

CALLEVA documents Reading University’s excavation of Roman Silchester. It features various interviewees including the Field School Director, Amanda Clarke. The film contains video diary entries by...

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Treasures of Ancient Rome: The Art Behind the Empire (2012)

Subject

Archaeology; Art; History

Distribution

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

Art critic Alastair Sooke sets out to show the art of the Romans for what it really is - both the best insight to the Roman world and an important grounding for western art. The series traces how, during the...

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Portrait and Image (1983 Video)

Subject

Archaeology; Art; Classical studies

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

Places in context the portraits of the Emperor Augustus that have survived on coins and as busts. Discusses the development of portraiture from the idealised representations of Alexander the Great through to...

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Classical Sculpture and the Enlightenment (1993 Video)

Producer

Robert Philip

Subject

Classical studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

The Grand Tour took many people of taste and wealth to Italy in the 18th century. Antique artefacts brought back from some of these travels form the nucleus of many of today’s museum collections. This...

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Digging for Britain (2011)

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £19.99

A four-part television series in which Dr Alice Roberts follows an entire year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations around the country. Each programme deals with sites...

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