Julius Caesar's Greatest Battle

Julius Caesar's Greatest Battle (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
50 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Melanie Archer
William Lyons

Actors:
Mark Corby ..... Himself - retracing the footsteps of Julius Caesar
Neil Faulkner ..... Himself - retracing the footsteps of Vercingetorix
Michael Praed ..... Narrator
Peter France ..... Presenter
Denis Lawson ..... Narrator (voice)
John Tusa ..... Presenter

Synopsis:

n 52BC, the future of Rome and Gaul - and that of their peoples - hangs in the balance. It will be determined in three great encounters. The battles are the culmination of a momentous personal duel between two great leaders. A duel, which this documentary recreates. The name of one leader, Julius Caesar, will resound through history. His rival a young chieftain called Vercingetorix is virtually unknown. Vercingetorix's people, the Gauls, are history's victims. In a bitter eight year campaign, through what is known as France, Caesar killed a million people, took a million more hostage and destroyed 800 cities. Julius Caesar's Greatest Battle is told through the eyes of Mark Corby a Roman historian with a professional admiration for Caesar and Neil Faulkner an archaeologist for whom Rome's great achievement was no more than robbery with violence. Mark takes on the role of Caesar and Neil that of Vercingetorix in this gripping 50 minute documentary.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 31 March, 2009.