Geece and Rome [DVD]

The marvelous structures built by the three great civilizations of ancient times, Egypt, Greece and Rome, have fascinated humanity for over a hundred generations. This series unites them for the first time in documentaries that capture the greatness, majesty and magnitude of the ancient world, traveling from the Acropolis to the great Pyramids of Egypt and from the Colosseum to the Sphinx in search of the Seven Wonders of Egypt, Greece and Rome . Dr. Gaballa Ali Gaballa of Cairo University and Charles Van Sicien III of the Franco-Egyptian Center in Egypt, among other Egyptologists, will discuss the highly advanced construction techniques used to create the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the Kamak Temple Complex, the Temple of Ramses at Abu Simel, the Sphinx, the Great Pyramid and the 4,000 steps of repentance on Mount Sinai. Dr. Crairy Palyvou of the University of Thessaloniki and Dr. Anton Powell of the University of Wales, among other scholars, analyze the designs of the Palace of Cronus, the Oracle of Delphi, the Theater of Epidaurus, the Colossus of Rhodes , the Original Olympic Sports Complex, the alleged lost city of Atlantis and the Parthenon. Professor Richard Beacham of the University of Warwick (UK), Professor Brian Rose of the University of Cincinnati and Professor Keith Hopkins of the University of Cambridge discuss the architectural significance and physical scale of the Circus Maximus, Trajan's Forum, Rome's Fresh Water Aqueducts and Causeway System, the Baths of Caracalla, the Pantheon and the Colosseum in detail.