I, Caesar. The collection. - 2 DVD-videos : sound, color ; 12 cm.

Title from disc label. "SEV147." "Series orignally made for BBC and A&E"--Container.

Disc 1. Hadrian ; Constantine ; Justinian -- Disc 2. Caesar ; Augustus ; Nero.

Writer and director, Phil Grabsky. Writer and director, Phil Grabsky.

"Detailing the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, I, Caesar takes a fascinating look at the public and private lives of six key men who ruled ancient Rome: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, Hadrian, Constantine and Justinian. Their careers were made up of bloody battles and tactical bribery, stunning innovation and profound corruption, dazzling rhetoric and vicious back-stabbing and together they form a picture of the most sophisticated highs and most brutal lows of the Roman Empire's inception, heyday and decline. Stretching at its peak, from the north of England to southern Egypt and from the west coast of Spain to Syria in the east, the Roman Empire included within its boundaries myriad people, cultures and climates. The task of ruling it seems an impossible one, even with today's communication technology. So how was it achieved two thousand years ago? And why has ancient Rome had such profound influence on western civilization ever since? Whether your interest is Caesar's brilliant military manoeuvring, Rome's astonishing statuary and architecture or the political strategies behind imperial power, these films offer an accessible introduction to the subject"--Publishers website.

Not rated.


DVD ; All regions.


In English.

SEV147 Seventh Art Productions


Caesar, Julius.
Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
Germanicus Caesar, 15 B.C.-19 A.D.
Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138.
Constantius, I, Emperor of Rome d. 306.
Justinian, I, Emperor of the East 483?-565.


Emperors -- Rome -- Biography.


Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.


Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.

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