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  1. Staging Roman Comedy: Pompeian Painting and Plautus (1987 Video)

    Director
    Ian Thompson
    Producer
    Ian Thompson
    Subject
    Classical studies; Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 37 min., £38.00 (inv p&p +VAT)

    Using both traditional scholarship and an interpretation of ancient wall paintings, the video describes the type of contemporary stage on which Roman drama was first performed, documents the full-scale...

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  2. Operation Asterix: The Roman Wreck in Guernsey (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Ray Sutcliffe
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    The rescue at St Peter Port of a Roman merchantman. The vessel is a sailing ship of the 2nd century AD, built in the Celtic tradition and capable of carrying pottery, grain and pitch across the Channel from...

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  3. Britain: A Granary for Rome? (1983 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

    The state of British agriculture at the time of the Roman invasion is a subject of dispute among archaeologists. Explores the implications of this dispute through the study of two sites: the Lunt Roman Fort,...

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  4. Rome Under Augustus (1983 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Introduces the whole range of Roman remains and shows how, in the specific case of Augustus, both coins and remains of buildings can be used as historical evidence. Concentrates on Augustus’ buildings in...

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  5. World, The: A Television History (Parts 1-13) (1983 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $39.49

    Based on ‘The Times Atlas of World History’, the series of 26 30-minute programmes presents the history of mankind on a global scale. It uses specially designed animated maps, computer-generated graphics...

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  6. World, The: A Television History (Parts 14-26) (1983 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $39.49 (including parts 1-13)

    Based on ‘The Times Atlas of World History’, the series of 26 30-minute programmes presents the history of mankind on a global scale. It uses specially designed animated maps, computer-generated graphics...

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  7. Architecture and Town Planning (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Architecture; Classical studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Ostia, the ancient port of Rome, is used as an example of Roman town planning and architecture. Deals more with the second century than the Augustan period. A variety of buildings are looked at in detail.

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  8. Town and Country (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Architecture; Classical studies
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Shows how roads have always been important in the unification of Italy. Describes the 3rd century BC hill town of Cosa and its relationship to the local villas and their prosperous farmlands, showing in...

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  9. Discovering Roman Britain (1981)

    Director
    John Webster
    Producer
    John Webster
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 45 minutes), £30.00 the set

    Three short programmes tell an archaeological detective story of discovery, excavation and interpretation of evidence, to reveal the workings of a great farming estate of the Roman period.

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  10. That Girl from Andros (Terence in English) (198 Video)

    Subject
    Classical studies; Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min., 1993 sale: £20 +p&p

    The archetypal Roman comedy, the ‘Andria’ of Terence, in its earliest English verse translation (c1500) with songs and dances. Filmed at Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire.

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