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Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Americans are all, to a greater or lesser extent, inhabitants of a land shaped by the last five centuries of Western history and culture. Explores the ideas, events, and characters that molded Western political, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, scientific, technological, and economic history during the tumultuous period between the 16th and 20th centuries.
865) Building wonders
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
In Building Wonders, Nova presents three groundbreaking shows that investigate engineering mysteries of the ancient world with the help of dramatic hands-on experiments. Modern architects use medieval tools to examine the Lost City of Petra in the middle of Jordan's desert, the vast Roman Colosseum, and Turkey's 1,500 year-old cathedral dome, Hagia Sophia.
866) Barbarians II
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
The savage story of four of history's most fearsome tribes: the Saxons, The Franks, the Vandals, and the Lombards, who cut a swath of destruction through the heart of the Roman world for the better part of a millennium.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Explores the five momentous centuries that link the Classical and Modern worlds and shows how the fall of the Roman Empire gave rise to three great civilizations: Medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic Caliphate. Examines many features of the period between A.D. 253 and A.D. 750, including the development of these unique civilizations, their memorable political and religious leaders, and daily life in the late antique world.
871) Coriolanus
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Caius Martius 'Coriolanus' is a feared and revered Roman general, suddenly pitted against his own city and fellow citizens. Rebelling against the power-hungry designs of his manipulative mother and rejected by his own people, Coriolanus incites a riot that expels him from Rome. The banished hero joins forces with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius to extract his revenge and determine his destiny.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Experience the breathtaking dangers and delights of ancient Rome in "The sign of the cross"; trek through a perilous jungle with "Four frightened people"; thrill to the passion, suspense and intrigue of "Cleopatra"; journey back in time with the glorious story of "The crusades"; and see how the West was really won in the explosive "Union Pacific".
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
They employed a brutality which is staggering by today's standards. A fresh look at some of the world's most fascinating, iconic, and truly ruthless leaders, how they came to power and stayed in power, how they treated their subjects, friends and family, demonstrated battlefield leadership and achieved transformations at home.
876) The 14 wonders of the world ancient and new: the definitive collection of the world's great wonders
Pub. Date
2008
Description
New wonders of the world: Experience some of the most magnificent works of humankind now designated as the New Wonders: The Great Wall of China; Petra in Jordan; The Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil; Machu Picchu in Peru; Chichen Itza pyramid in Mexico; The Colosseum in Rome; and the Taj Mahal.
Seven wonders of the ancient world: They have captivated and intrigued. Each was a singular achievement of architecture, engineering, and artistic...
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