authoritative history of rome on DVD?

I know there are plenty of big fat dusty books on Rome out there.. but how about DVDs? Does anyone know of a very detailed DVD set/series on Roman history? What's the best out there?

 

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Wait, are you saying you don't want a big fat dusty text? ....

We can't be friends anymore.

 

I don't know about a dvd set but it sounds interesting. I'll snoop around a little. Just finished reading The Flames of Rome by Paul L. Maier. The book was given to me by a member here. Enjoyed it thoroughly.

 

In all seriousness, I'd recommend just perusing Wikipedia for a bit. Granted, its not in video format, but it should be easier to digest than a tome.

 

Thanks, I look forward to your finds

 

I hear you, and reading a book is likely even better. But on rainy days, my wife gets to pull out these long DVD series like "Pride & Prejudice" and I don't have squat! Where's my guilty pleasure??!!!

 

history channel has a few nice ones

Rome Power and Glory
Enginering an Empire: Rome

and though alot of it is fiction, Rome (hbo series) . watch it with the popups.

edit: saw them at amazon too

 

Randy, How about this one? I can't find any thing to read about it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00063QDAW

 

Never heard of it. I think its a college DVD (why its so pricey), look at the production company.
and its 38 minutes for $130, you might be able to find that at a university library maybe?

 

Thanks. I missed the 38 minute thing.

 

Actually it was that Engineering an Empire program that got me thinking of this whole idea. I have it on my DVR, I like the way they animate the construction techniques, and they throw in a bit of imperial biography as well. The only thing is that I didn't find it detailed enough to be interesting when watching it over again. So I figure if I can find something more academic, I'll keep discovering or better understanding details each time I watch the DVD... The HBO Rome was quite entertaining too

 

Rome Power and Glory, has quite a bit of info, its 312 min

and in the end of september
Rome - Rise and Fall of an Empire is 611 min.

 

oh almost forgot, In the HBO series Rome, like i sad large parts of the story are fiction, but alot of the little things were accurate. (at least the historical advisor said so)
some ofthe mosaics and even grafiti were copied from Pompei. what they ate, how they prayed, how the payed i.e. alot of little tings, they tried to be accurate with. The pop ups go into greater detail of what the tried to do.

 

Power & Glory got pummeled in the netflix reviews, but they do have a placeholder for Rome - Rise and Fall of an Empire. I put that DVD group on my queue, thanks for the heads-up.

I also added David MacAuley's Roman City for the meantime, though the reviews say it has annoying animations interspersed throughout...

 

Also have PBS's The Roman Empire in the First Century on the netflix queue, it may be good.

 

This history channel also did a nice show about the last stand of the 300, it was really good.

 

DVR'd it, it was pretty good. Makes you want to swoop in on the morning of day 3 with a B-52 painted like Ares (or some of his symbols at least) and drop hell on the Persian camp. Imagine the stories the Greeks would have handed down after seeing that blast from the future.

 

I think there is a story like that actually lol from Alexander the Great

 

what do you mean? there's a movie besides "final countdown" where modern military equipment is transported into the past?

 

Have u tried the History Channel's specials on roman empire and all the other roman features they be having.