| Description |
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook. |
| Series |
The great courses. History. Ancient history |
|
Great courses (DVD). Ancient history.
|
| Note |
"Course no. 3350." |
|
Contains 24 lectures; each lecture is approximately 30 minutes. |
|
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. The city on the Tiber -- The monarchy and the Etruscans -- Roman values and heroes -- The early Republic and rural life -- The constitution of the Roman Republic -- The unification of the Italian Peninsula -- Disc 2. Roman religion: sacrifice, augury, and magic -- The First Punic War: a war at sea -- The Second Punic War: Rome versus Hannibal -- Rome conquers Greece -- The consequences of Roman Imperialism -- Roman slavery: cruelty and opportunity -- Disc 3. Roman women and marriage -- Roman children, educaation, and timekeeping -- Food, housing, and employment in Rome -- The Gracchi attempt reform -- Gaius Marius the Novus Homo -- Sulla the dictator and the social war -- Disc 4. The era of Pompey the Great -- The rise of Julius Caesar -- Civil War and the assassination of Caesar -- Cicero and the art of Roman oratory -- Octavian, Antony, and Cleopatra -- Why the Roman Republic collapsed. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Professor Gregory S. Aldrete, University of Wisconsin--Green Bay. |
| Summary |
"From great leaders to everyday citizens, delve into the early days and the dramatic collapse of the Roman Republic"--container. |
| Subject |
Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. -- Videodiscs.
|
|
Rome -- Civilization -- Videodiscs.
|
|
Rome (Empire) -- Videodiscs. |
| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
|
| Added Author |
Teaching Company, production company.
|
| ISBN |
9781629974996 |
|
1629974994 |
| Standard No. |
9781629974996 |
| Music No. |
ID3350A-01 Teaching Company (container) |
|
PD3350A Teaching Company (discs) |
|
PB3350A Teaching Company (guidebook) |
|
More Resources