Power and people in ancient Rome - for iPad/Mac/PC
By The Open University
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Description
The ancient Romans constructed some of the first ever purpose-built venues for mass-entertainment. How do these structures enhance the audience’s experience of the spectacle? This album looks at famous Roman buildings like the Colosseum, a venue designed to impress, where vast numbers of people congregated for gladiatorial combat, chariot-racing and theatrical shows. Structures such as the Circus Maximus and even the Baths were designed as striking symbols of civic pride, glorifying the power of the Emperors who built them. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world.
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Power and people in ancient Rome | An audio introduction to this album. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Power and people in ancient Rome | Transcript -- An audio introduction to this album. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | VideoThe Colosseum of Rome | The most impressive structure in ancient Rome | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- The Colosseum of Rome | Transcript -- The most impressive structure in ancient Rome | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | VideoRoman amphitheatres | How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Roman amphitheatres | Transcript -- How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | VideoGlorifying Rome | How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the power and might of Rome’s ruling dynasties. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Glorifying Rome | Transcript -- How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the power and might of Rome’s ruling dynasties. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 9 | VideoAudience | Entertaining and impressing large numbers of people in ancient Rome. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Audience | Transcript -- Entertaining and impressing large numbers of people in ancient Rome. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 11 | VideoSpectacle | When only fragments remain how are we to get a sense of what the structure felt like to be inside? | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Spectacle | Transcript -- When only fragments remain how are we to get a sense of what the structure felt like to be inside? | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 13 | VideoBaths of Caracalla | In Rome, water was not only a necessity but used as a cultural symbol. The Baths were an important source of civic pride. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Baths of Caracalla | Transcript -- In Rome, water was not only a necessity but used as a cultural symbol. The Baths were an important source of civic pride. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 15 | VideoBaths of Ostia | The chief port of Rome provides another insight into town life, and the number of Baths suggests the importance of bathing as a social activity. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Baths of Ostia | Transcript -- The chief port of Rome provides another insight into town life, and the number of Baths suggests the importance of bathing as a social activity. | 11/30/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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