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Ancient theatres of Greece and Rome
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Beginning with the most rudimentary of theaters-an open plot of ground which the Greeks called a theatron or "seeing space"-this program illustrates in stunning detail how that idea evolved over th...
Beginning with the most rudimentary of theaters-an open plot of ground which the Greeks called a theatron or "seeing space"-this program illustrates in stunning detail how that idea evolved over the centuries. Professor Richard Beacham of King's College London guides viewers through the Theatre of Epidaurus and the Lycurgian, Hellenistic, and Roman manifestations of the Theatre of Dionysus. The odea of Pericles and Agrippa and Rome's magnificent Theatre of Pompey are also featured as living and breathing performance sites, clearly demonstrating through virtual-reality archaeology the sophistication of ancient theatrical productions.
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- Creator
- King's College London. Centre for Computing in the Humanities
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2006], c2005
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (23 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781421325293
- OCLC
- ocn709670270
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Apr. 29, 2006.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- First Ancient Greek Theaters (3:29) -- Italian Vases: Depiction of Ancient Theater (2:10) -- Theater at the Acropolis (6:00) -- Theater of Dionysus: Changes Over a 1000-Year Period (3:00) -- Odeon of Agrippa and the Theater of Epidarus (2:42) -- Theater of Pompey (3:25)