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Emperor of Rome Augustus 63 B.C.-14 A.D Drama Greek drama (Tragedy) II, King of Macedonia Philip 382 B.C.-336 B.C Mythology, Greek Politics and government Rome Politics and government 265-30 B.C Drama Schliemann, Heinrich 1822-1890 Socrates the Great Alexander 356 B.C.-323 B.C World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons DramaFilter By Subjects
Emperor of Rome Augustus 63 B.C.-14 A.D Drama Greek drama (Tragedy) II, King of Macedonia Philip 382 B.C.-336 B.C Mythology, Greek Politics and government Rome Politics and government 265-30 B.C Drama Schliemann, Heinrich 1822-1890 Socrates the Great Alexander 356 B.C.-323 B.C World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons DramaSummary: In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROMSummary: Why do the ancient Greeks occupy such a prominent place in conceptions of Western culture and identity? The Greeks are a source of much that we esteem: democracy, philosophy, tragedy, epic and lyric poetry, history-writing, ideals of athletic competition, aesthetic sensibilities, and more. Spanning roughly 1,000 years, the lectures cover the Late Bronze Age (1500 B.C.E.) to the time of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 1998
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 938 MCICall number: DVD 938 MIC
Summary: Based on the true story of American Rangers who rescue the survivors of the Bataan Death March from the Cabanatuan Prison Camp during WWII. When the Philippines fell to the Japanese, the remnants of Gen. MacArthur's Army were forced down the Bataan Peninsula where they were surrounded and cutoff with no hope of rescue. They were starving and dying of disease. Gen. Wainwright eventually...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2005