5000 years of magnificent wonders.

Show other versions (5)

On-location photography, computer animation, and compelling commentary unlock the long-buried secrets of the ancient world's tombs, temples, shrines, and monuments.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Author: Questar, Inc
Other Authors: Brosnan, Pierce
Kiley, Richard
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : Distributed by Questar, [2009]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Civilization, Ancient.
Antiquities.
Monuments > Egypt.
Architecture > Greece.
Seven Wonders of the World.
Architecture, Greek.
Architecture, Ancient.
Monuments.
Megalithic monuments.
Architecture.
Civilization.
Egypt > Civilization.
Egypt > Antiquities.
Egypt > History.
Rome > Civilization.
Rome > History.
Rome > Antiquities.
Greece > Civilization.
Greece > Antiquities.
Greece > History.
Palestine > History.
Egypt.
Greece.
Middle East > Palestine.
Rome (Empire)
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
History.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
History.
Physical Description:6 videodiscs (approximately 695 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Five thousand years of magnificent wonders.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
On-location photography, computer animation, and compelling commentary unlock the long-buried secrets of the ancient world's tombs, temples, shrines, and monuments.
Note:Title from container.
Special features: Disc 1. Cleopatra; treasures of Tutankhamen -- Disc 2. Coliseum, house of terror; Flamma, gladiator superstar; fearful facts; inside ancient Rome -- Disc 3. Acropolis; inside ancient Greece -- Disc 4. What did they really look like?; Alexander and the seven wonders; the seven alternate wonders -- Disc 5. The gates of Jerusalem (narrated by Richard Kiley); the mystery of the lost ark; the riddle of the dead sea scrolls.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CT2 D0109708 VideoDVD
ISBN:9781594644511
1594644519
Credits:DVDs 1-5 produced by Atlantic Productions. DVD 6 produced by Reader's Digest ; Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome: Director, Clive Maltby ; producer, Patricia Wrobel ; Ancient Greece: Director, Chris Lethbridge ; producer, Patricia Wrobel ; The seven wonders of the ancient world: Produced by Atlantic Productions in association with Granada Media for Discovery Channel ; written and directed by Clive Maltby ; producer, Anthony Geffen. Originally produced c2000 ; Secrets of the Holy Land: Director/camera, Wayne Derrick.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Narrators, Pierce Brosnan (disc 4), Richard Kiley (disc 5).