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  1. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Pharos of Alexandria (2005)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £14.99

    John Romer ventures to the sites of two ancient cities created by Alexander the Great - cities that were considered among the most beautiful and unusual the world has ever seen. He also explores the culture...

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  2. 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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  3. El Escorial: Palace, Monastary and Mausoleum (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Amanda Willett
    Subject
    Architecture; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The Palace of El Escorial in Spain was built by Philip II during the latter half of the 16th century. The building was supposed to combine all the functions of Church and State. On the outside the building...

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  4. Kino-Pravda No. 22 (1925 Film)

    Director
    Dziga Vertov
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The first anniversary of Lenin’s death. Workers and peasants eat together and unite; free meals being given out. A delegation of peasants visits Moscow, sees Lenin’s body in the mausoleum, the Tsar’s...

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  5. Renaissance Cracow (2001)

    Subject
    Architecture; History
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £85.00

    At the beginning of the 16th Century, the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were together the largest territorial power in Europe and were ruled by the Jagiellonian monarchy. Cracow, at the...

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  6. San Francesco, Rimini: Il Tempio Malatestiano (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Cooper
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Sigismondo Malatesta, successful soldier and self-proclaimed prince, undertook the rebuilding of the existing Gothic church of San Francesco, Rimini, into a new classical-style mausoleum for himself and his...

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  7. First Emperor, The: The Man Who Made China (2007)

    Director
    Nic Young
    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 110 minutes), £17.99

    Combining re-enactments, expert commentary, and impressive graphic re-creations, Discovery Channel’s THE FIRST EMPEROR: THE MAN WHO MADE CHINA traces the ingenious and brutal rise of Qin Shi Huang, the...

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  8. Architectures 9

    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 156 minutes), £14.99

    The ninth volume in a series which looks at architecture and its historical and social functions to reveal its meaning and impact on humanity. This volume features nine programmes: 'The Glass Galleon’ On...

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  9. Politicised Space: Florence and Milan (1999 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Cooper
    Subject
    Architecture; History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Off-air recording, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    Discusses the way different political regimes require different uses for the city and its buildings. In three parts: 1) Republican Florence: looks at civic humanism and patrician power in 15th-centurey...

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  10. Ancient Voices (2006)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 550 minutes), £29.99 the set

    A series of 11 programmes investigating the mysteries of specific historical artefacts and monuments and the cultures that spawned them.

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