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Title: Bloody pseudo-history
Review: This was nothing but a disappointment. I watched it with my kid because I thought it would be educational. The title and description give the impression that this is about the engineering feats of the Romans. Instead, it was mostly a sensationalized pseudo-history of the Roman Empire emphasizing as much blood and gore as possible. This DVD is prime evidence of how low the History Channel is willing to go. The actual engineering feats are quickly brushed over, giving almost no details at all. Instead, the emphasis is on bloody violence, such as the stabbing of Caesar, gladiatorial gore, and Nero's murder of his mother. When they showed Nero slitting his own throat and then did a retake of it, I turned it off. If I could have given this a negative rating, I would have. Whatever you do, don't watch it with little kids.
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