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  1. Hadrian’s Wall: The Edge of Empire (1999 Video)

    aka: Romans in Britain, The: Hadrian’s Wall: The Edge of Empire

    Subject
    Classical studies
    Distribution
    Off-air recording, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at Hadrian’s Wall, the most famous landmark of Roman Britain, asking how and why it was built and what its true purpose was. Guy de la Bédoyère travels the length of the wall meeting...

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  2. Imperial Rome and Ostia (1999 Video)

    Producer
    Charles Cooper
    Subject
    Classical studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Uses famous sites such as the ancient port of Ostia, the Baths of Caracalla and the Pantheon to examine how Imperial Rome was constructed, what materials were used, how it was defended, how it was supplied...

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  3. Roman Fact, Roman Fiction (1999 Video)

    aka: Romans in Britain, The: Fact and Fable

    Subject
    Classical studies
    Distribution
    Off-air recording, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Historian Guy de la Bédoyère tells the story of the Roman invasion of Britain: why the Romans came and how they managed to conquer and island of barbarians, which then was on the edge of the known world....

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  4. Roman War Machine, The (2 Parts) (1999 Video)

    Producer
    Charlie Maday
    Subject
    Classical studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 2 x 100 min., 2000 sale: £12.99 each (inclusive)

    Series using dramatised re-enactments, graphics and computer animations to tell the story of the army of the Roman Empire: 1) First Our Neighbours, Then the World; 2) Roman versus Roman; 3) Roman Seige...

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  5. Eunuch, The (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Classical studies; Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 70 min., 2001 sale: £35.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    A performance of Terence’s Latin satire ‘The Eunuch’ by staff and students of the departments of Classics and Drama at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, in a new translation by John...

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  6. Ancient Civilisations (6 Parts) (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 x 30 min., 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p) each

    Series looking at how the ancient civilisations in China, India, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome and meso-America originated, what sustained them and why they fell.

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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. Hadrian’s Wall: A Journey Back in Time (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 48 min., 2000 sale: £12.95 (inclusive)

    Uses reconstructions, re-enactments and three-dimensional computer graphics to show how Hadrian’s Wall was built, developed and defended by the Romans. Includes expert comment and location footage of the...

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  10. Passing Judgements (1998 Video)

    Producer
    Betty Talks
    Subject
    Classical studies
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The Roman games are regarded as bloodthirsty, cruel and voyeuristic. To the Romans, however, there were not so much entertainment as part of the judicial system. Five classicists discuss how we have arrived...

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