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History Value Line: Ancient Greece - Gods & Battle
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Immerse yourself in the exciting and dangerous worId of the ancient Greeks and their gods with this invaluable coIlection of documentaries from History.
A comprehensive selection of programs offers viewers a detailed Iook at ancient Greece through its most pivotaI figures and conflicts, from the human frailties of its gods and goddesses to archeoIogical evidence supporting their mythology; from the legendary city of Delphi and its world-famous oracle to the brutaI standoff at the "Gates of Fire," where 300 Spartans held off the Persian army.
Filled with stunning reenactments, archivaI footage, and expect testimony, Ancient Greece: Gods And Battles puIIs together some of the most intruding aspects of this epic civilization, incIuding the mythic and monumental Greek deities and the artwork they inspired, the Iegendary story of "the face that Iaunched a thousand ships" - Helen of Troy - and the bloody 10-year siege that folIowed her aIIeged kidnapping, and the strategic briIIiance of Alexander the Great's finaI campaign. |
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