The Romans

United Kingdom, 1973

Film
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Episode of Series “An Outline History of Europe”.
Presents the origins, growth and collapse of the Roman Empire. Describes how the Romans imitated the greek ideal of the city state and how they expanded over a period of 400 years, emerging as the ruling force of the world. Suitable for lower and middle secondary levels.

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Credits

director

John Dooley

production company

Polonius Film Services

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1973

Appears in

An Outline History of Europe

Group of items

An Outline History of Europe

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009256

Language

English

Subject categories

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

History → Civilization, Ancient

History → Emperors - Rome

History → History

History → History, Ancient

History → Rome - Antiquities

History → Rome - History - Empire - 30BC-476AD

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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