GREECE AND ROME
RESOURCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Empires: The Roman Empire in the First Century
Two thousand years ago, at the dawn of the first century, the ancient world was ruled
by Rome. Through the experiences, memories, and writings of the people who lived it,
this series tells the story of that time—the emperors and slaves, poets and plebeians,
who wrested order from chaos, built the most cosmopolitan society the world had ever
seen and shaped the Roman empire in the first century A.D. PBS DVD.
Empires: The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Dramatic storytelling and state-of-the-art computer animation re-create Classical
Greece of the fourth and fifth centuries, B.C., founder of modern science, politics,
warfare, philosophy, and source of breathtaking art and architecture. This dazzling
production charts the rise, triumph, and eventual decline of the world's first democracy.
Witness it all through the eyes of Pericles, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. PBS DVD.
Engineering the Impossible
These three full-length National Geographic specials reveal the engineering genius
and human drama behind the Colosseum, Chartres Cathedral, and the Great Pyramid. Includes
computer-generated recreations, historic details, and fresh new perspectives on these
man-made wonders. Witness how these remarkable buildings were constructed without
modern tools or technology, how they fostered ground-breaking architectural innovations
still in use today, and how each continues to stand as an enduring monument to the
strength and daring of the human imagination. National Geographic, two DVD discs,
2007, 150 minutes.
In The Footsteps of Paul
Host Tony Moore. Filmed in Turkey, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Greece, and Italy, this
set of three DVDs includes 20 30-minutes episodes. https://www.biblicalworld.org/paul
Pompeii
An interactive website. http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/pompeii/