Product Details

• Actors: Leonard Nimoy
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• DVD Release Date: September 26, 2006
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000H0M3YY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,273 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 09/26/2006

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good History!, May 29, 2008

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R. J. Martinez "1611AV" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ancient Mysteries: Incredible Monuments of Rome (DVD)

This was a well balanced DVD. Mixed with history of every monument, and some modern day video. I am pleased with my purchase.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars INFORMATIVE!, April 20, 2010

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M. Hogan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ancient Mysteries: Incredible Monuments of Rome (DVD)

BOUGHT THIS AS PART OF MY RESEARCH BEFORE GOING TO ROME LAST YEAR. IT WAS A GOOD OVERVIEW.

10 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Important Areas of Ancient Rome, September 21, 2007

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Jeffery Mingo (Homewood, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ancient Mysteries: Incredible Monuments of Rome (DVD)

I was worried that this would only focus on the coliseum. That was the first "act," but they did cover other places in Ancient Rome. This work speaks of Roman culture and history, not just architecture. Architectural purists may dislike it, but fans of "I, Claudius" or "Gladiator" should learn something.

I still don't like the "Ancient Mysteries" narration style where they ask a question and then answer it. Just say what you have to say and don't just speak to fill up space, Mr. Spock! They interview a scholar who has a Condi Rice- or Elton John-style teeth gap. She never states why she doesn't try to close it. At one point, Nimoy gives a timeline of the world at approximately 350 BC, but most of the monuments mentioned here were made in 200 or 300AD, with some discussion of events after Rome's fall.

At one point, Mr. Spock tells the story of Remus and Romulus, but it had nothing to do with these buildings. Again, it's space filler. But still, some of these buildings are just parking lots now, so you and the documentary makers have to use your imagination.

This did make me want to visit Rome. It is easy to forget that Rome was a major center of empire; it became a religious place in more recent times.