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Title: A waste of money
Review: This must be the worst viedo documentry of Roman history ever produced. Sigournery Weaver was the worst possible choice for narrator. Just read the comments below. The emperors are all villified. I can't believe the producres included a comment by one historian who compared Augustus' conquest of Egypt to Hitler's conquest of France! There is no attempt to understand Roman culture other than a superficial glance. The Romans are continually compared to fascists, and that is completely anachronistic. The video may get some praise for including the wily Ovid, the writer of satirical sexual escapades. But then Sigourney Weaver accuses Augustus of suppressing free speech, as if Augustus was a bloodthirsty tyrant.Purchase the Greeks instead, a series also produced by PBS but far superior. The cinematography is magnificant, the music is superb, and history is explored with more objectivity. It is also voiced over by Liam Neeson of Schindler's list fame and Star Wars:1.
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