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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. Penelope (2011)

    Director
    Ben Ferris
    Subject
    Classical studies; Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 80 minutes), £90.00

    A lyrical treatment of Homer’s tale of Penelope, depicting her psychological struggle as she waits twenty years for her husband to return from the Trojan War. It draws on the long-take filmmaking style of...

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  3. Tribute to the World of Myth, A: Ovid and Holkham Hall (2010)

    Subject
    Art; Classical studies

    How do the themes of classical mythology come to be refashioned through the ages? Holkham Hall in Norfolk, England, is the estate of an 18th century gentleman, Thomas Coke - a scholar of epic classical...

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  4. Ancient World with Bettany Hughes, The: Helen of Troy (2010)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies; History

    Historian Bettany Hughes embarks on an epic journey across the eastern Mediterranean to disentangle myth from reality and find out the truth about Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman on earth. (102 minutes)

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  5. Spartans, The (2002)

    Subject
    Classical studies; History

    This series chronicles the rise and fall of one of the most extreme civilisations the world has ever seen. Historian Bettany Hughes reveals the secrets and complexities of Spartan life. (141 minutes)

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