| Description |
3 videodiscs (ca. 380 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Documentary. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally produced in 2004. |
| Performer |
Host, Matthew Settle. |
| Summary |
Examines moments that altered the course of history and shaped the modern world. Gives a comprehensive account of the famed leaders and brilliant military tactics that changed history. Visit locations around the world to examine what is known of these legendary encounters. Witness recreations of the crucial battles of Rome and beyond - from Cannae to Marathon to Thermopylae - and follow some of the greatest warriors of all time, including Hannibal, Spartacus, and Attila the Hun. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: The gothic invasion of Rome ; Hail Caesar! ; Herman the German ; Marathon ; Ramses II -- Disc 2: Spartacus ; Thermopylae ; Atilla the Hun ; The birth of the Roman Empire ; Boudicca: warrior queen -- Disc 3: Cannae ; Crassus: Rich man, poor man ; Gaugamela. |
| Note |
Special features: "Ancient mysteries: the secret life of King Ramses II" documentary; "Foot soldier: the Greeks" documentary. |
| Subject |
Visigoths -- Italy -- Rome.
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Valens, Emperor of the East, approximately 328-378.
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Rome (Italy)
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Caesar, Julius.
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Arminius, Prince of the Cherusci.
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Marathon (Greece)
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Ramses II, King of Egypt.
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Egypt -- History.
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Spartacus, -71 B.C.
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Thermopylae (Greece)
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Attila, -453.
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Rome.
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Boadicea, Queen, -62.
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Cannae (Extinct city)
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Crassus, L. Licinius (Lucius Licinius), 140-91 B.C.
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Parthia.
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Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.
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Iran.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary videos.
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Historical videos.
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Documentary.
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Historical.
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| Added Author |
Sherwin, Allan.
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Settle, Matthew.
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David Paradine Television.
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History Channel (Television network)
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A & E Home Video (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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| Added Title |
Ancient world |
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Ancient mysteries (Television program)
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Foot soldier (Television program)
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Secret life of King Ramses II.
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Greeks.
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| ISBN |
0767091590 (set) |
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9780767091596 (set) |
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0767091604 ([v. 1]) |
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9780767091602 ([v. 1]) |
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0767091612 ([v. 2]) |
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9780767091619 ([v. 2]) |
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0767091620 ([v. 3]) |
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9780767091626 ([v. 3]) |
| Standard No. |
733961762716 (set) |
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733961762723 ([v. 1]) |
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733961762730 ([v. 2]) |
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733961762747 ([v. 3]) |
| Music No. |
AAE-76271 A&E Home Video |
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AAE-76272 - AAE-76274 A&E Home Video |
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