The Fall of the Roman Empire
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- Synopsis
- The essays collected in this book present the first comprehensive appreciation of "The Fall of the Roman Empire" from historical, historiographical, and cinematic perspectives. The book also provides the principal classical sources on the period. It is a companion to "Gladiator: Film and History" (Blackwell, 2004) and "Spartacus: Film and History" (Blackwell, 2007) and completes a triad of scholarly studies on HollywoodOCOs greatest films about Roman history. A critical re-evaluation of the 1964 epic film "The Fall of the Roman Empire, " directed by Anthony Mann," " from historical, film-historical, and contemporary points of viewPresents a collection of scholarly essays and classical sources on the period of Roman history that ancient and modern historians have considered to be the turning point toward the eventual fall of RomeContains a short essay by director Anthony MannIncludes a map of the Roman Empire and film stills, as well as translations of the principal ancient sources, an extensive bibliography, and a chronology of events"
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781118589816
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781405182232, 9781444311075, 9781118589823
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Date of Addition:
- 11/18/15
- Copyrighted By:
- John Wiley & Sons
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.