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Empire of the Mongols
This two-part program narrates the rise and fall of
the Mongolian Empire. Against the backdrop of the
breathtaking landscapes of Mongolia, the documentary
reconstructs life at the court of Genghis Khan and
illustrates the Mongolian style of warfare in reenactments.
The documentary shows a nomadic
people that has kept it’s knowledge and skills alive and
maintained it’s originality.
SBS Teleivion 2005 Duration 2x 52min
DVD - 6SBEOM
Price $49.95
The Empires Medici Family
From a small Italian community in 15th-century
Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in
many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and
ruthlessness, they would amass unparalleled wealth and
unprecedented power. They would also ignite the most
important cultural and artistic revolution in Western
history - the European Renaissance. But the forces of change the Medici
helped unleash would one day topple their ordered world. An epic drama
played out in the courts, cathedrals and palaces of Europe, this series is
both the tale of one family’s powerful ambition and of Europe’s tortured
struggle to emerge from the ravages of the dark ages.
SBS Television 2002 Duration 165min
DVD - 6SBEMM
Price $49.95
Empires Peter and Paul and
the Christian Revolution
Combining the words of Paul and other ancient writers
with contemporary scholars, modern archaeology
and dramatic re-enactments filmed in Europe and
the Middle East, this program explores how two men
were able to weather crippling disagreements and
political persecution to lead one of history’s most astonishing religious
movements.
SBS Television 2002 Duration 2x60min
DVD - 6SBEMPP
Price $49.95
Empires Rome
Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first
century, the world was ruled by Rome. The Roman
Empire struggled with problems which are surprisingly
familiar: violent coups, assassinations, overarching
ambition, civil war, clashes between the classes as well
as the sexes, and questions of personal freedom versus
government control. This program is presented by Sigourney Weaver.
SBS Television 2002 Duration 240min
DVD - 6SBEMR
Price $49.95
Empires Kingdom of David -
The Saga of the Israelites
Nearly 3000 years ago, a tiny group of tribes in the land of Canaan gave
birth to a nation and a religion - a religion that would dare to redefine
humanity’s relationship with God. ‘Empires Kingdom of David’ tells the
epic story of the Israelites and the creation of the world’s first and most
profoundly influential, monotheistic religion. The stories of the patriarch
Abraham, the liberator Moses, and the poet-king David all come to life
in the dramatic tale of loss and triumph.
SBS Television 2002 Duration 240min
DVD - 6SBEMD
Price $49.95
Urban Dream - Stories from the Stone Age
Why do some still continue hunting and gathering despite their contact
with farming people and advanced technologies? How and why did our
paths become uniquely shaped after emerging as a species from a
single genetic family in Africa?
ABC Australia FIRM SALE ONLY Duration 53min
VHS - ABSFST2
Price $110
Empires The Greeks -
Crucible of Civilisation
‘Empires The Greeks’ recounts the rise, glory, demise
and legacy of the empire that marked the dawn of
Western Civilisation. In the fourth and fifth centuries
B.C., the Greeks built an empire that stretched across
the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain. They laid the
foundation of modern science, politics, warfare and philosophy, and
produced some of the most breathtaking art and architecture the world
has ever seen. It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of
imagination.
SBS Television 2002 Duration 165min
DVD - 6SBEMG
Price $49.95
Imperium Fall of Great Empires
Imperium - Fall of Great Empires bestows a human face
on once magnificent empires. What were the events
that brought about the sudden fall of highly advanced
empires such as Persia, Egypt, Carthage and Rome? A
team of international researchers specifically examines
the causes of collapse, pinpointing the fascinating
moments in which the destinies of entire nations and empires were
determined and compellingly illustrates how the development of today’s
world hung by a thread.
SBS Television 2005 Duration 200min
DVD - 6SBIMP
Price $39.95
Romans of Aalen
Every two years, the German town of Aalen steps back
in time to tell the story of it’s origins in the second
century A.D. In those days, Aalen, now part of Unesco’s
World Heritage, was on the northern boundary of the
Roman Empire. To commemorate, Aalen hosts Europe’s
largest get-together of Roman history enthusiasts who
bring the city’s past back to life. For two days, participants fully enter
into the spirit of the occasion and invent an imaginary life.
Ampersand 2003 Duration 26min
DVD - 6AMPRAA
Price $110
Gladiators Rome’s Violent Past
Gladiators in ancient Rome were used as military tools
and for entertainment. See how gladiators lived, fought,
and died in the arena. This program tells the story of
how gladiator fights were tools of political power, and
how the Romans devastated the wildlife population
across Europe to maintain this brutal sport.
Discovery Channel School 2003 Study Notes Duration 52min
DVD - 6DISRVP
Price $143
Daily Bread - Stories from the Stone Age
An exploration of the revolutionary period of prehistory that began when
humans abandoned the nomadic hunting and gathering existence they
had known for millennia to take up a completely new way of life . Part
one of this three part series examines the change people undertake from
hunters to gatherers to farmers in the Middle East.
ABC Australia FIRM SALE ONLY Duration 53min
VHS - ABSFST1
Price $110
Waves of Change - Stories from the Stone Age
Based on extensive research, Stories from the Stone Age takes us
on a journey where we get to live alongside our ancestors as they
cross between the Old and the New Worlds and into Civilisation. The
series utilises detailed re-enactments and short interviews with key
archaeological experts.
ABC Australia FIRM SALE ONLY Duration 53min
VHS - ABSFST3
Price $110
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