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National
Geographic's Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs (1998)
| Travel to a land of mystery and marvel as archaeologists investigate
how the pyramids were actually built. Follow scientists as they re-create
the ancient ritual of mummification and discover how the bodies of the
pharaohs were preserved. And be there as cameras reveal the ancient underground
vault that houses the mysterious ship of the Pharoah Khufu: his magnificent
vessel for eternity. |
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Mummies
and the Wonders of Ancient Egypt (1996)
The video is an excellent overview of the mummies and the wonders of
ancient Egypt. Highly recommend set especially for a class.
Number of tapes: 4 Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. |
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Great
Cities of the Ancient World: The Pyramids and the Cities of the Pharaohs
(1994)
From the Back Cover
The land of the Pharaohs rises from the sand through the work of Egyptologists,
historians, and
video artists. Before Rome's Caesar, Greece's Pericles, and Moses's
exodus from Egypt, the Pyramids were already old. Egyptologists and video
artists take us back 5,000 years to view the awakening of Egypt--a civilization
that created colossal structures with simple tools and massive man power.
What sort of people built these structures? Egypt is an amalgam of two
things: the constancy of the Nile and the labor of its people. The reconstructions
in this video recapture the splendor of Egypt including two of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramids and the (Pharos) lighthouse
at Alexandria. Marvel at 25 historical re-creations, including the... |
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Great
Cities of the Ancient World: Rome & Pompeii (1993)
From the Back Cover
The grandeur of Imperial Rome and Pompeii is re-created by Italian
archeologists, historians, and video artists. The magnificence of Rome
and Pompeii as they were about 2,000 years ago is reconstructed before
your eyes. See the Colosseum, as it stood, with 50,000 Romans applauding
the bloody gladiator spectacles. Walk the Roman Forum in all its splendor.
See the Circus Maximus where 150,000 cheered the chariot races. Gaze at
the lavish lifestyles in both Rome and Pompeii--the baths, theatres, temples,
palaces, and shopping markets. Watch Nero's Rome ablaze and Mount Vesuvius's
devastation of Pompeii, re-created as it might have... |
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Great
Cities of the Ancient World: Athens & Ancient Greece (1994)
| Beginning with a lovely shot of the sunrise behind the Acropolis, the
program looks at early achievements in architecture, philosophy, sport,
theater, and democracy that composed the dawn of modern civilization. As
narrator Edmund Purdon points out, it's ironic that when we think of ancient
Greece we picture austere white marble, when in fact the Greeks led such
colorful lives. Thanks to computer graphics that "rebuild" ruined temples
and amphitheaters in vivid shades of red, blue, yellow, and gold, the viewer
can get a glimpse of these glorious structures as the Greeks knew them. |
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The
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (1990)
The story behind each of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the
Great Pyramid at Giza, the
Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Lighthouse (or Pharos) at Alexandria,
the Statue of Zeus at
Olympia, The Colossus of Rhodes, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesos and
the Mausoleum at
Halicarnassus. |
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Biography:
Cleopatra - Destiny's Queen (1996)
| Cleopatra was the most powerful woman of the ancient world. Already
a temptress at age 12, she offered herself as a gift to Julius Caesar,
then used his influence to capture the Egyptian throne from her brother.
Later, when the powerful Marc Antony summoned her to Tarsus, she arrived
on a river barge dressed as the goddess Venus. In this in-depth program,
Biography offers a fascinating portrait of the alluring Queen of the Nile,
from her noble birth to her legendary suicide. |
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Pyramid
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The
Great Egyptians |
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The
Great Egyptians II |
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Hail
Caesar (1998) |
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Roman
City (1994) |
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Ancient
Mysteries - The Odyssey of Troy (1995) |
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Ancient
Rome: Story of an Empire (1998) (1998) |
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