TY  - BOOK
TI  - Rome : : power & glory 
AV  - DG209 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Chicago, Ill. : 
PB  - Distributed by Questar
KW  - Rome
KW  - History.
KW  -  Rome
KW  - Civilization.
KW  -  Rome (Italy)
N1  -  	"Over 5 hours on six discs."
Originally produced for television broadcast in 1998.
Previously released as QD3588.
Special features: Timeline, virtual reconstructions, twelve Caesars biographies, "Colosseum, house of terror", "Pompeii", "Flamma: gladiator superstar", "Training killers", "Fighting men of the arena", "Fearful facts.";  	v. 1. The rise. The rise ; Reflections of glory ; Etruscans ; Savage beginnings ; Birth of a republic ; Setting the stage --
v. 2. Legions of conquest. Conquest ; War machine ; The Second Punic War ; A soldier's loyalty ; Allegiance to the Empire ; End of conquest --
v. 3. Seduction of power. Seduction of power ; Fatal precedent ; Gracchus' proposal Julius Caesar ; The first emperors ; Nero --
v. 4. Grasp of empire. Grasp of empire ; To be a Roman ; Erecting an empire ; Prosperity ; Slave revolt ; The tides turn --
v. 5. The cult of order. The cult of order ; Century of doubt ; Moral decay ; Fragmented world ; Underground cult ; Diocletian's wrath --
v. 6. The fall. The fall ; Powder keg ; Panic and reform ; Constantine's vision ; Barbarians ; Rome's twilight; Executive producers, Ed Fields, Joel Westbrook; original score, Charlie Barnett; Narrator: Peter Coyote
N2  -  	
Presents the complete history of Rome, from its primitive beginnings to the height of its glory and its eventual decline. Combines location footage of ancient monuments, detailed re-enactments, period art and writing, and insights from scholars and public figures
ER  -