Power and people in ancient Rome
An audio introduction to this album.
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Power and people in ancient Rome - for iPad/Mac/PC
The ancient Romans constructed some of the first ever purpose-built venues for mass-entertainment. How do these structures enhance the audienceâs 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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Episodes (16)
Transcript -- Power and people in ancient Rome
Transcript -- An audio introduction to this album.
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The Colosseum of Rome
The most impressive structure in ancient Rome
Transcript -- The Colosseum of Rome
Transcript -- The most impressive structure in ancient Rome
Roman amphitheatres
How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures.
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Transcript -- Roman amphitheatres
Transcript -- How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures.
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Glorifying Rome
How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the power and might of Romeâs ruling dynasties.
Transcript -- Glorifying Rome
Transcript -- How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the power and might of Romeâs ruling dynasties.
Audience
Entertaining and impressing large numbers of people in ancient Rome.
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Transcript -- Audience
Transcript -- Entertaining and impressing large numbers of people in ancient Rome.
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Spectacle
When only fragments remain how are we to get a sense of what the structure felt like to be inside?
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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?
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Baths 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.
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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.
Power and people in ancient Rome - for iPad/Mac/PC
enDecember 01, 2009
Baths 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.
Power and people in ancient Rome - for iPad/Mac/PC
enDecember 01, 2009
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.
Power and people in ancient Rome - for iPad/Mac/PC
enDecember 01, 2009