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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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Tale of Two Capitals, A: Paris and Rome (1996 Video)

Producer

Charles Cooper

Subject

History

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Stantard formats. col. 49 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Charts the development of the cities of Paris and Rome in the 19th century. By the start of the century, Napoleon had created an empire with Paris as its capital and Rome as its second city. Later, Napoleon...

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Emperor’s Gift, The (1998 Video)

Subject

Archaeology; Classical studies

Distribution

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

Examines what the remains of the Coliseum in Rome can tell us about the way it was built and what when on in the famous amphitheatre, and what significance the activities of this huge arena had in the life...

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Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome: Circus Maximus and Trajan’s Forum (2005)

Subject

Archaeology; Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), £14.99

Explores the seven wonders of ancient Rome: the Pantheon, the Aqueducts, the Via Appia, the Baths of Caracalla, Trajan’s Market, Circus Maximus and the Colosseum. These were the works of great men who...

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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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Piranesi’s Rome (1998 Multimedia)

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, 24 slides. col., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Images of Rome taken from an original copy of ‘Le Antichita Romane di Gianbatista Piranesi Archietto Veneziano’ published in 1756 - Piranesi’s unique testimony to the ancient civilisation of Rome,...

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Liberation of Rome, The (1944 Film)

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A survey of the Allied Italian campaign from the first landing on 3 September 1943 to the liberation of Rome on 4 June 1944.

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Rome, Open City (1993)

aka: Roma Citta Aperta

Subject

History; Italian studies; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 103 minutes), £15.99

Often seen as the true beginning of neo-realism with its documentary-style imagery and the authenticity of its performances, Rossellini’s classic tells the story of resistance under German occupation....

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Ancient Rome: A Journey Back in Time (1998 Video)

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £29.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Reconstructs the story of ancient Rome, where the Forum played host to great affairs of state, and the people flocked to the Colosseum to see great spectacles. Uses reconstructions, location footage and...

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Palazzo Venezia, Rome: A Cardinal’s Palace (1986 Video)

Producer

Charles Cooper

Subject

Architecture; Art

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

The Palazzo Venezia was the first major Renaissance palace to be built in Rome. It was commissioned by the wealthy Venetian Pietro Barbo, to lie alongside the Basilica of San Marco, where he was Cardinal...

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