Video program showing how succeeding generations rediscovered and reinterpreted Greek art for themselves, finding in it inspiration for their own ambitions.
TV documentary series from 2008. Starts at the transition period of the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire in the 2nd century BC and ends with the last emperor in the 5th century AD. Includes these episodes:
Cimbirans invade Rome, 113 BC. Rome turns to General Marius, who will transform the Roman army and shake the Republic's political foundations to the core.
The age of emperors begins with the reign of Emperor Caesar Augustus. The Roman Empire expands its reach and is faced with ferocious Germanic tribesmen.
In the middle of the 5th century, as the Empire fights a losing battle against its formidable barbarian opponents, including Attila the Hun. Romulus becomes the last emperor of the Western Empire.
Mary Beard is on a mission to uncover the real Caesar, and to challenge public perception. She seeks the answers to some big questions. How did he become a one-man ruler of Rome? How did he use spin and PR on his way to the top?
Pharos is a platform where classical scholars, and the public more broadly, can learn about and respond to appropriations of Greco-Roman antiquity by hate groups online.
Call Number: HAT AV Video (DVD) PN1995.9.B55 D43 2001
A Mussolini-era war epic commissioned by Italy's fascist government, meant to invoke popular support by celebrating the exploits of Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus as he successfully battled the army of Hannibal.
Call Number: MOH AV Video (DVD) PN1995.91.G4 A66 2005
Jupiter takes the shape of Amphitryon in order to enjoy the love of Amphitryon's wife, Alcmene. Based on the play by von Kleist, this was one of the most successful films of the 1930's. (In German, no subtitles. PAL format)
Chronicles the rise and fall of the civilization of ancient Sparta, considering socio-economic, political and military aspects and influence on later Western culture.
The Defeat of Hannibal (1937)
Triumph of the Will (1934)
Amphitryon aus den Wolken kommt das Glück (1935)
Olympia (1936)
The History of the Parthenon: Celebrating a Nashville Legacy
The Spartans
The Great Empire Rome