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Roman Fact, Roman Fiction (1999 Video)

aka: Romans in Britain, The: Fact and Fable

Subject

Classical studies

Distribution

Off-air recording, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Historian Guy de la Bédoyère tells the story of the Roman invasion of Britain: why the Romans came and how they managed to conquer and island of barbarians, which then was on the edge of the known world....

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Coming of Age (1999 Video)

aka: Romans in Britain, The: Coming of Age

Subject

Classical studies

Distribution

Off-air recording, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Focuses on what it was like for the inhabitants of Britain to be invaded and subjugated by the Romans. The initial rebellion and revolt by Boudicca was ruthlessly crushed, and a new, vibrant culture emerged....

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Passing Judgements (1998 Video)

Producer

Betty Talks

Subject

Classical studies

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

The Roman games are regarded as bloodthirsty, cruel and voyeuristic. To the Romans, however, there were not so much entertainment as part of the judicial system. Five classicists discuss how we have arrived...

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Hadrian’s Wall: The Edge of Empire (1999 Video)

aka: Romans in Britain, The: Hadrian’s Wall: The Edge of Empire

Subject

Classical studies

Distribution

Off-air recording, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at Hadrian’s Wall, the most famous landmark of Roman Britain, asking how and why it was built and what its true purpose was. Guy de la Bédoyère travels the length of the wall meeting...

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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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Ancient World According to Terry Jones, The (2010)

Director

Phil Grabsky

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 300 minutes), £30.00

Terry Jones looks at the hidden side of the ancient world in the three part series. The SURPRISING HISTORY OF SEX AND LOVE traces changes in attitudes and practices to sex over the centuries. The second...

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Hadrian’s Wall: A Journey Back in Time (1998 Video)

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 48 min., 2000 sale: £12.95 (inclusive)

Uses reconstructions, re-enactments and three-dimensional computer graphics to show how Hadrian’s Wall was built, developed and defended by the Romans. Includes expert comment and location footage of the...

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Who Were the British? (6 Parts) (1965)

Subject

Archaeology; History

A six-part television series made in 1965 looking at the early inhabitants of Britain and the impact of the Romans. Presented by Brian Hope-Taylor with contributions from Glyn Daniel. 38 minutes.

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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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Journey from the Centre of the Earth: Architecture (2004)

aka: Building Blocks

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building; Geology

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), off air recording under licence

A programme from the series in which geologist Dr Iain Stewart explains how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped the human history of the Mediterranean. Here he reveals how rocks influenced the Egyptians...

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