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Roman city

Label
Roman city
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
NRC
Main title
Roman city
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
60
Summary
The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, it is threatened by conflict between conquerors and conquered. Macaulay also visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome, to view actual Roman architecture and engineering greatness
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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