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Title HISTORY'S ANCIENT LEGACIES II. VOL. 5-6, THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN NORTHERN EUROPE/THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST [DVD videorecording] / [presented by] Cromwell Productions ; written by Brenda Ralph Lewis ; producer, Lara Lowe.
Publication Info. New York, NY : Ambrose Video Pub., c2001.
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Location Call No. Status
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Library Central  DVD 930 HIS    Check Shelves
Description 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details DVD.
Note Container states that DVD is closed-captioned. Closed-captioning does not work on all DVD players.
Title from DVD menu.
Performer Narrator, Kate Harper.
Note Copyright date on title frames: 1999.
Summary Forms part of a series that introduces ancient civilizations through 3D animation sequences which reconstruct ancient scenes, current location footage, and authoritative commentary and analysis. Focuses on architectural monuments and ruins while providing insight into ancient history and the daily lives of ancient people. Vol. 5 tells the story of the villas, forts, roads and temples which stand today as a reminder of the all-conquering Roman legions which marched through Northern Europe. Examines the culture of the Romans' opponents, the Germanic tribes, the Gauls, the Britons, and other Celts. Vol. 6 reviews the history of Palestine and its invaders from the time of Alexander the Great through the Roman Empire and examines the ongoing Jewish resistance to foreign rule and foreign religions.
Contents v. 5. The Romans in Europe (title on disc label and container: The Roman Empire in Northern Europe). Introduction ; Narbo Martius ; Julius Caesar ; Vercingetorix ; Queen Budika -- v. 6. Romans in Palestine (title on disc label and container: The Roman Empire in the Middle East). Introduction ; Alexander the Great ; Pompey the Great ; The Zealots ; Trajan.
Subject Romans -- Europe.
Europe -- History -- To 476.
Europe -- Antiquities, Roman.
Jews -- History -- 168 B.C.-135 A.D.
Palestine -- History -- To 70 A.D.
Romans -- Palestine.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author Lewis, Brenda Ralph.
Lowe, Lara.
Harper, Kate.
Cromwell Productions.
Ambrose Video Publishing.
Added Title ROMAN EMPIRE IN NORTHERN EUROPE.
ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
ISBN $33.32