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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza (2005)

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

    Author and archaeologist, John Romer, contemplates the mystical aspects of the Seven Wonders, exploring the enduring fascination of the only surviving Wonder, the Pyramids. He then focuses his attention on...

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Secrets of Lost Empires (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Michael Barnes; Robin Brightwell; Cynthia Page
    Subject
    Archaeology; Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 4 x 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £200.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

    A series in which modern engineers are challenged to reproduce some of the great monuments of ancient civilisations, using historical research and engineering techniques. 1 (producer Cynthia Page): A team of...

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  9. 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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  10. 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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