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David Macaulay: Roman City

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David Macaulay: Roman City

📅 1994🌐 ENMovie

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Overview

The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, it is threatened by conflict between conquerors and conquered. Macaulay also visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome, to view actual Roman architecture and engineering greatness.

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🎬 Type: Movie

📅 Year: 1994

Rating: 9.0/10

Cast

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David Macaulay

Host

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Ian McKellen

Augustus Caesar (voice)

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Derek Jacobi

Marcus Fabricius (voice)

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Brian Blessed

Gaius Valerius (voice)

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John Sessions

Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

Geoffrey Matthews

Licinus (voice)

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Sandra Clark

Turia / Druid Priestess (voice)

Jaramy Stockwell

Servant / Citizen / Soldier (voice)

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