| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 205 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 viewer's guide (13 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm) |
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| Note |
Documentary films. |
| System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
Title and credits from container. |
| Performer |
Presented by John Romer. |
| Credits |
Music, Edward Wynne. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes in 1984. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
British Egyptologist John Romer explores the ruins of an ancient village near Thebes, where generations of craftsmen and artists built and decorated royal tombs. There, relics reveal the most intimate details of the people's daily lives: their meals, their loves, their quarrels, and even their dreams. Go inside the pharaohs' most magnificent tombs and see astonishing art and priceless treasures. Meet the scribes, stonemasons, and high priests who presided over this city of the dead. Learn the secrets of the tomb raiders and the tricks devised to thwart them. |
| Note |
Special features: Volume 1: "Who's who among Egyptian deities" featurette; "Real-life Indiana Joneses:" archaeologists of ancient Egypt featurette. Volume 2: "Pharaohs' Liquid Gold, the quest to recreate ancient Egyptian beer" featurette (a Tynes Tees production ; produced by Peter Mitchell ; directed by John Reay ; contributor, Jim Merrington ; 23 min. ; c1994); viewer's guide with maps, "The life of a scribe," a history of Egyptian script, "The making of Ancient lives" by John Romer, and more;. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. episodes 1-2 -- Disc 2. episodes 3-4. |
| Language |
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
Civilization, Ancient.
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History, Ancient.
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Egypt -- Social life and customs -- To 332 B.C.
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Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C.
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Egypt -- Antiquities.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Television programs.
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| Added Author |
Romer, John.
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Spry-Leverton, Peter.
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Mitchell, Peter.
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Reay, John.
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Merrington, Jim.
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Wynne, Edward.
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Athena (Firm)
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ITV Studios.
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Tyne Tees Television.
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Acorn Media (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781598283068 |
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1598283065 |
| Standard No. |
054961830695 |
| Music No. |
AMP-8306 Acorn Media |
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