True Story of the Roman Arena, The
- Synopsis
- New archaeological research explains the real world of the Roman ampitheatre, and how cruelty and violence became a factor in political and social life, as events became more and more bloodthirsty in order to uphold the status of the emperors. Uses contemporary accounts and computer reconstructions of the Coliseum in Rome.
- Series
- Timewatch, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min.
- Year of production
- 1993
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 on 15/9/93.
- Subjects
- Archaeology; Classical studies
- Keywords
- Roman Empire; Rome
Credits
- Producer
- Jonathan Stamp
- Contributor
- Laurence Rees
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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