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Experiencing Rome : a visual exploration of antiquity's greatest empire (Record no. 58441)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1598035193
International Standard Book Number 9781598035193
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082 #4 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 937 EXPER
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Experiencing Rome : a visual exploration of antiquity's greatest empire
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 6 videodiscs (1080 minutes) :
Other physical details sound, color ;
Dimensions 4 3/4 in. +
Accompanying material 1 course guidebook (iv, 147 pages ; 19 cm)
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement The great courses. Ancient & medieval history.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note "Course No. 3430"
General note Course guidebook includes lecture transcripts, outline and notes, a timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part 1. Disc 1. Lecture 1. Rome; a spectacular civilization -- Lecture 2. A brief survey of the Roman Empire -- Lecture 3. Power, conquest, and Romanization -- Lecture 4. Triumphal processions; victory parades -- Lecture 5. Imperial palaces -- Lecture 6. The Roman house; space and decoration -- Disc 2. Lecture 7. Roman houses as Greek palaces -- Lecture 8. Pompeian houses and Greek myth -- Lecture 9. Ritual, sacrifice, vows, and prayers -- Lecture 10. Sanctuaries, temples, and religious ritual -- Lecture 11. Roman elite funerals -- Lecture 12. Forum Romanum; the core of the city.
Formatted contents note Part 2. Disc 3. Lecture 13. Death on Display I; amphitheaters -- Lecture 14. Death on display II; gladiators -- Lecture 15. Death on display III; gladiatorial combat -- Lecture 16. Death on display IV; animal hunts -- Lecture 17. Death on display V; prisoner executions -- Lecture 18. Death on display VI; Christian martyrdom -- Disc 4. Lecture 19. Small town spectacle; games at Pompeii -- Lecture 20. Aquatic display -- Lecture 21. Roman circuses; arenas for chariot racing -- Lecture 22. A day at the races -- Lecture 23. Theaters and plays -- Lecture 24. Emperors as performers.
Formatted contents note Part 3. Disc 5. Lecture 25. Imperial forums; power and policy in Rome -- Lecture 26. Imperial arches, columns, and monuments -- Lecture 27. Imperial baths in rome; spas for the masses -- Lecture 28. Roman engineering; linking the world -- Lecture 29. Roman military forts and fortifications -- Lecture 30. Images of warfare; Roman military monuments -- Disc 6. Lecture 31. Roman colonies; small Romes -- Lecture 32. Local baths and Roman bathing culture -- Lecture 33. Roman harbors; liminal monuments -- Lecture 34. Putting it all together I; a day in Pompeii -- Lecture 35. Putting it all together II; a day in Rome -- Lecture 36. Conclusions and the images of empire.
511 0# - PARTICIPANT OR PERFORMER NOTE
Participant or performer note Lecturer: Professor Steven L. Tuck, Miami University.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Thirty-six lectures on the visual nature of ancient Rome and how it was able to so successfully communicate its civic and cultural values, or project a knowledge of Roman power, to every corner of the realm. Learn how Rome communicated in visually symbolic ways, gain insight into how similar tools are used today, and hone your ability to see them at work in the visual symbols that are part of government, the military, religion, and just about every aspect of contemporary public or private life.
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System details note DVD.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Architecture, Roman
General subdivision History.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Power (Social sciences)
Geographic subdivision Rome.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Architecture, Roman.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Civilization.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Politics and government
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651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Rome
General subdivision Civilization.
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Geographic name Rome
General subdivision History.
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Geographic name Rome
General subdivision Politics and government.
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Geographic name Rome (Empire)
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655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term History.
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700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Tuck, Steven L.
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710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
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830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Great courses (DVD).
Name of part/section of a work Ancient & medieval history.
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