The article presents information on British Broadcasting Corp.'s television show adapted from "The Rise and Fall of Rome," written by Simon Baker. The show is the follow up of its opulent docudrama "Rome" with a more traditional documentary telling the entire story of the world's first ...
Were the ingenious strategist’s legendary victories paradoxically the reason for the downfall of this incredibly rich trading empire? Why did Hannibal, at the very height of his triumphant campaign, refrain from attacking the city of Rome? Why was the military genius of Hannibal not enough the ...
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire: With Lyall B. Watson, Michael Sheen, David Threlfall, James D'Arcy. A docu-drama covering the rise and the fall of the Roman world, including the establishment of strong individual rule by Julius Caesar and t
This documentary centers on the late Christopher Reeve, who was responsible for cinema’s most famous depiction of Clark Kent. Narrated and framed through the eyes of the man’s friends and family,Super/Manis less interested in the roles that made Reeve famous than the 1995 horse riding acciden...
Watching Errol Morris‘s urgent reminder of a documentary — possibly the most enraging film yet made by a director who’s certainly known how to illuminate infuriating topics over the past 45 years — will raise your blood pressure considerably. Especially on one point that ‘Separated,’ ...
A big-screen adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s dystopian sci-fi novel Uglies; Emily in Paris becoming Emily in Rome; Jeremy Saulnier’s latest genre piece; the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s grisly crime anthology series; Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne playing sisters in ...
Fall of Civilizations: With Paul Cooper, Jake Barrett-Mills, Annie Kelly, Nick Denton. Paul Cooper explores the reasons behind the collapse of a different civilizations from a wide variety of locations and eras. In each hour-plus episode, Cooper investig
8. Wrath of the Gods 9. The Soldiers' Emperor 10.Constantine the Great 11. The Barbarian General 12. The Puppet Master 13. The Last Emperor / Bonus 14. Bonus Documentary Modern Marvels: Barbarian Battle Tech 罗马:帝国的崛起和衰亡 Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire ...
Historian Dan Snow investigates the 'how' and 'why' of history's defining moments. From the Colosseum of Ancient Rome and the battlefields of Waterloo to the tomb of Tutankhamun, Dan journeys across the globe to share the greatest stories from the past that help us understand the present. ...
communication many decades before Luther. The papacy astutely exploited the new medium to broadcast ancient claims to authority and underscore the centrality of Rome to Catholic Christendom.” It “reveals how the Renaissance popes used print to project an authoritarian vision of their institution and ...