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An adaptation of Euripides’s play by Robinson Jeffers, as performed at The Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theatre on March 6th, 1982. Starring Mitchell Ryan and Zoe Caldwell, directed by Robert Whitehead...
A six-part odyssey tracing the development of Western civilisation - from the first cities of Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire. Academic and archaeologist Richard Miles travels through the Middle...
Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 uses a blend of live-action and CGI animation to recount the ancient battle of Thermopylae, in which King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to the death...
Considered by many to be the birthplace of Western thought, ancient Greece was home to many of the world’s great minds. The complex and intriguing philosophies of Aristotle, Socrates, Plato and Pythagoras...
A video essay on the birth of the constitutional state. The modern western parliamentary system was developed according to the Athenian model that was created in Greece 2,500 years ago. The video examines...
Documentary series using dramatic reconstructions and computer graphics to tell the story of the rise and fall of ancient Rome, focussing on six key turning points in Roman history. Based on extensive...
Roman drama series, broadcast in 6 parts on ITV, with Ralph Bates as Caligula and Freddie Jones as Claudius.
"Visionary warrior, ambitious youth, angry son, ruthless conqueror." Such words have been used to describe Alexander the Great. But who exactly was this proclaimed man? This video looks at the enigmatic man...
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...
The ancient Greeks used buildings and structures to reflect the variety of life at the core of their civilisation - they built the first theatres, staged the first sports events and worshiped some of the...
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