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In the footsteps of Alexander the Great / Michael Wood; David Wallace, (Producer); Rebecca Dobbs; PBS Home Video.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm). Videorecording.

Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2004]Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1415702616
Other title:
  • Son of God
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS10
Contents:
Son of God (56 min.) -- Lord of Asia (56 min.) -- Across the Hindu Kush (56 min.) -- To the ends of the earth (57 min.).
Production credits:
  • Camera, Peter Harvey, Peter Jouvenal ; editors, Stephen Singleton, Robin Parsons ; music John Eacott.
Host, Michael Wood.Summary: Historian Michael Wood hosts this journey across 2,000 years and 16 countries. At the heart of this epic story is the enigmatic character of Alexander the Great who set out at age 21 and conquered most of the known world before he was 30. Using texts of Greek and Roman historians as his guide, Wood searches for the truth behind legends that depict Alexander as both a brilliant visionary and ruthless conqueror.
Item type: Audiovisual Item
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library Audio-Visuals Audio-Visual HB52 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AV167 Available

Originally broadcast on television in 1998.

"Full screen version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container.

Son of God (56 min.) --
Lord of Asia (56 min.) --
Across the Hindu Kush (56 min.) --
To the ends of the earth (57 min.).

Camera, Peter Harvey, Peter Jouvenal ; editors, Stephen Singleton, Robin Parsons ; music John Eacott.

Host, Michael Wood.

Historian Michael Wood hosts this journey across 2,000 years and 16 countries. At the heart of this epic story is the enigmatic character of Alexander the Great who set out at age 21 and conquered most of the known world before he was 30. Using texts of Greek and Roman historians as his guide, Wood searches for the truth behind legends that depict Alexander as both a brilliant visionary and ruthless conqueror.