Engineering an empire the complete series
Title:
Engineering an empire the complete series
Author:
Weller, Peter, 1947-
Uniform Title:
Engineering an empire (Television program)
Edition:
Widescreen format.
Publication Information:
[New York, N.Y.] : History Channel : Distributed by New Video, c2009.
Physical Description:
6 videodiscs (830 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Collective title from disc labels.
Originally produced as 12 episodes of the television program Engineering an empire in 2006 & 2007 (discs 1-4), and 2 television documentary specials in 2005 ("Rome", disc 5) & 2006 ("Egypt", disc 6).
Special feature (disc 4): season 1 behind-the-scenes featurette (19 min.).
Special features (disc 5): behind-the-scenes featurette on "Rome" (writer/producer, Michael Scalere ; producer, Tim Nolan ; 21 min.).
Special features (disc 6, min.): 3 "Egypt"-related featurettes ("An inside look at 'Egypt'" with Peter Weller, 11 min.; "From the director's chair" with Christopher Cassell, 13 min.; "Everything you wanted to know about 'Egypt'" with Salima Ikram, 11 min.).
Contents:
Disc 1. Greece ; Greece : age of Alexander / produced, written & directed by Ted Poole ; The Aztecs / produced, written & directed by Jim Gaffey -- Disc 2. Carthage / produced, written & directed by Jessica Conway ; China / produced, written & directed by Joanna Chejade-Bloom, Doug Ross ; Russia / produced, written & directed by Sarah Hutt -- Disc 3. Britain : blood and steel / produced, written & directed by Kristin Gray ; The Persians / produced, written & directed by Hassan Ildari ; The Maya : death empire / produced, written & directed by Dana K. Ross -- Disc 4. Napoleon : steel monster / produced, written & directed by Penny Fearon ; The Byzantines / produced, written & directed by Rebecca J. Ratliff ; Da Vinci's world / produced, written & directed by Anna K. Ross, Gabrielle Mahler -- Discs 5. Rome : engineering an empire ; / produced, written & directed by Christopher Cassel -- Disc 6. Egypt : engineering an empire / produced, written & directed by Christopher Cassel.
Abstract:
"Circles the globe to re-examine history's most magnificent civilizations by surveying the architectural and engineering triumphs they left behind" -- Container.
Added Title:
Rome : engineering an empire.
Egypt : engineering an empire.
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