Product Details

• Directors: Phil Grabsky, Peter Nicholson
• Format: 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: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: KULTUR VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008
• Run Time: 294 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001FZQOPO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,572 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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I CAESAR:RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN E - DVD Movie

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant well produced series and value for money., February 5, 2009

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Daniel Blue - See all my reviews

This review is from: I, Caesar - The Rise & Fall of the Roman Empire (DVD)

I have to disagree with R.A Vlasic. I was really pleased when I started to view this series [I still have two episodes yet to watch]. My kids have been getting a lot out of it too - they're studying Roman history at college. I think the series is a way to get a good overview of the Roman Empire through the lives of the 6 most famous Emperors. The cinematography is stunning; the narration is easy to follow and the opinions of the experts add a human touch making the history really easy to absorb. Buy it and learn something you didn't know before.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Penetrating and Humanizing Look at Key Leaders of Rome, June 20, 2010

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Roman History Reader (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I, Caesar - The Rise & Fall of the Roman Empire (DVD)

I'm surprised how few reviews there are of this excellent series. It's a fascinating look at six of Rome's critical politicians and emperors, from Gaius Julius to Justinian, with quotes from contemporary observers and excellent commentary from leading British historians. I checked it out of my local public library. It's a treat for serious students of Rome, young and old, with penetrating insights into human ambition, the drive for power, and the legacy of the ancient world. More cerebral than the usual video fare and probably not for those solely interested in video-game battle simulations or dramatic reenactments of the HistoryChannel variety. These episodes succeed in conveying a sense that, over a period of more than 2,000 years, both how little and how much has changed in the realm of politics and society. This one stands out among a limited number of available, intelligent,documentaries about noted Roman emperors.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative, September 27, 2010

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Tracy Cramer "art and history lover" (Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I, Caesar - The Rise & Fall of the Roman Empire (DVD)

Each of the six documentaries in this set is 47 minutes long. The series has to really simplify these Caesar's histories, but it does tell their their stories well. I found the scholarly contributions (comments from academics) informative. It is also well directed by Phil Grabsky. My only complaint is the lack of informative imagery to accompany the narration. The slow motion close-ups of classical buildings, paintings, sculpture, as well as sand, roads and sky are beautiful to look at, but they don't add anything to what we are being told. And I almost never knew what I was looking at. For example, was that really an ancient portrait bust of the person being discussed, or was that just a generic bust?