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This is a list of videos in Latin, Greek or English. It contains videos about classical civilization, mythology, literature, philosophy and more. For further information on a title please use our online catalog or feel free to contact Cindy Badilla-Melendez, the Media Resources Librarian or call (651) 962-5464.
Amazon Warrior Women: HQ1139 .A43 2004 DVD
The legend of the Amazons, beautiful and bloodthirsty warrior women has been the focus of speculation for over a thousand years. They are mentioned in the Greek myths and in the historical writings of Herodotus who gives their last known location as the steppes of Southern Russia. For centuries no archaeological evidence could be found to prove they existed. Recently archaeologists unearthed the 2,500-year-old remains of nomadic women buried with weapons and other articles of war in burial mounds located near the Russian town of Pokrovka. This program documents the work of archaeologist Jeannine Davis-Kimball who has led a 10-year investigation into whether any of these long-dead nomads could be the Amazons of legend.
Ancient Greece: The Traditions of Greek Culture: DF78 .A53 2005 DVD
The program, filmed on location across Greece, present the religion, architecture, art and customs of Greek culture which have survived throughout its 4,000 year history. The programs give the modern viewer a fresh perspective into the many facets of ancient Greek culture.
Athens and Ancient Greece: DF275 .A84 1995
Archeologists, historians, and video artists, using computer graphics, archival film and classic art, reconstruct Athens and ancient Greece.
Black Athena: DF78 .B53 1991
Explores the debate around Prof. Martin Bernal's book on the African origins of Greek culture, Black Athena. Leading classicists and Egyptologists discuss Bernal's indictment that 19th century scholars systematically denied the connections between Greece and the non-European cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Byzantine Empire: The Fall of Byzantium: CB245 .W47 1989 pt.15-16
Following the fall of Rome, the Byzantine Empire based in Constantinople became the repository of culture from Egypt, Greece and Rome.
Classical Comedy: Aristophanes: Women in Power: PA3628 .C53 1988
The two plays demonstrate the different concepts of "funny" and the different functions of comedy in democratic Greece and autocratic Rome.
Crete + Mycenae: An Incrediblle Film Odyssey Through the Lands and Legacies of Two Magnificent Ancient Cultures: DF221.C8 C7 1991
Shows the archaeological findings at Knossos and elsewhere on Crete, as well as Mycenae on the Greek mainland, in order to compare the cultural history of the Minoan civilization with that of Mycenae.
Dante and the Divine Comedy: PQ4302 .D36 1999 DVD
An introduction to The Divine Comedy, with interpretation and analysis by scholars, dramatized sequences, contemporary images and works by artists inspired by Dante's work.
Discovering Greece: DF728 .D57 2001 DVD
Walk along paths at the Acropolis that were once trod by Socrates and other great philosophers. Explore the isle of Santorini with its famed Aegean architecture, and visit the picturesque windmills of Myconos. In Crete, examine the ruins of Knossos, where the legendary King Minos lived. And in Delphi, learn of the oracles who foretold the future.
Eastern and Western Philosophy: B111 .E27 2002 DVD
Eastern & Western Philosophy is a groundbreaking series that explores the roots of ancient philosophy, religious thought and spiritual enlightenment. Eastern philosophy explores the genesis of spiritual thought and investigates the central doctrines of Confucianism, Shinto, Hinduism, Judaism, and Islam. Western philosophy traces the evolution of philosphy from classical Greece, its development in Europe and through the medieval period and the enlightenment into modern existentialist thought.
The Europeans: CB203 .E97 2003 v.1-7 DVD
A seven-part series providing a study of the major epochs in European history from the Greeks and Romans to the fall of communism.
The Foundations of Western Civilization: CB245 .F68 2002 pt.1-8 DVD
This course of 48 lectures explores the essential contours of the human experience in what has come to be called "Western civilization." From its humble beginnings in the ancient Near East to the dawn of the modern world, these presentations cover developments from about 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600.
Greek Fire: CB245 .G74 1990 v.1-5
Explores the influence of ancient Greece on modern philosophy.
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization: DF78 .G74 2000 v.1-3
The story of ancient Greece's Golden Age is told through the lives of its prominent figures, including Cleisthenes, Themistocles, Pericles, and Socrates.
Hermitage Masterpieces: N3350 .H47 2004 v.1-3 DVD
After a brief history of the founding of St. Petersburg and a biographical sketch of Peter the Great, the viewer is taken on a tour of the galleries of the Hermitage Museum housing masterpieces from ancient China, Egypt, Greece, and Rome through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the 20th Century.
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great: DS10 .I58 2004 DVD
Historian Michael Wood hosts this journey across 2,000 years and 16 countries. At the heart of this epic story is the enigmatic character of Alexander the Great who set out at age 21 and conquered most of the known world before he was 30. Using texts of Greek and Roman historians as his guide, Wood searches for the truth behind legends that depict Alexander as both a brilliant visionary and ruthless conqueror.
Medieval Drama: From Sanctuary to Stage: PN1751 .M43 2003 DVD
This definitive program traces the development of medieval drama, from Hildegard von Bingen's musical morality play Ordo Virtutum (The ritual of the virtues) to the seminal Everyman. Featuring extended excerpts from these influential works, as well as from The second shepherd's play and the 1998 staging of the Mystery Cycle in York, England, the video also establishes the genre's socioreligious context.
Secrets of the Parthenon: DF287.P3 S4 2008 DVD
For 25 centuries, the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by misguided restorations. Now, a team of architects and engineers is investigating the many mysteries of this icon of Western Civilization: How did the ancient Greeks design and build their masterpiece so quickly? How did they achieve such precision and perfection without modern tools and architectural aids that we take for granted today, such as comprehensive plans or drawings? With unprecedented access to the Greek government's Acropolis Restoration Project, which has been restoring the Parthenon for over three decades, Nova takes viewers inside the minds of the ancient Greeks as they created their most enduring architectural miracle.
The Spartans: DF261.S8 S6 2003 DVD
Chronicles the rise and fall of the civilization of ancient Sparta, a civilization that was found on discipline, sacrifice and frugality. Classical historian Bettany Hughes reveals the secrets and complexities of Spartans life: homosexuality, weak boys were put to death, women enjoyed a level of social and sexual freedom and equality was enforced.
Text and Textile: An Introduction to Wool-Working for Readers of Greek and Latin: PA3015.W48 T4 2004 DVD
Three classics professors outline metaphoric links between spinning and weaving and ideas of poetic composition and writing in relation to textile production and design in Greece and Rome. Techniques and methods of textile production used in Greek and Roman antiquity are demonstrated -- including spinning a thread with a spindle and weaving cloth on a warp-weighted loom.
Time Life's Lost Civilizations: CB311 .T56 2002 v.1-4 DVD
Vol. 2: Greece: 500 years before the birth of Christ, the small city-states of Greece began a period of cultural excellence, and none was more advanced than Athens. Discover the architectural, intellectual and artistic achievements of the period, and the elements that led to the end of the glorious "moment of excellence." China: Study the "dynasties of power" from the 2nd century B.C. through the rise of the first emperor to discover the achievements of ancient China. While uniting a vast land the Chinese built the 2,600-mile Great Wall, invented paper, printing, the compass and the world's first system of justice. Rome: Rome developed from a town on the Tiber River to a formidable power that dominated the world as it was known. See what researchers have discovered about life in ancient Rome, from the harsh life of a legionnaire on guard at Hadrian's Wall to the gladiators in the Colosseum.
Antigone: PA4413 .A7 2004 DVD
The Greek tragedy of Sophocles in which King Creon orders Antigone's death for burying her slain brother against the King's desire.
Antigone: PA4414.A2 T38 1988
A unique adaptation of the play by Sophocles.
Clash of the Titans: PN1997 .C537 2002 DVD
Perseus, a mortal who, due to the interference of the mighty God Zeus finds himself in the city of Joppa, far away from his island home. There, he falls in love with Andromeda, an imprisoned princess. To free her, win her hand, and thus half of the kingdom, Perseus solves a riddle, but Joppa's enraged ruler orders Andromeda fed to the Kraken, a towering sea monster that's the last of the powerful Titans. In his quest to save Andromeda, Perseus must endure a series of trials with the help of the winged horse Pegasus and a friendly playwright, Ammon. His ultimate goal is to secure the head of the grotesque Gorgon named Medusa and use it to turn the Kraken into stone, but dangers await, including the hideously deformed Calibos.
Fra Iacobus: A Beginning Latin Language Film: PA2061 .F73 2007 DVD
Recreates in Latin for beginning Latin classes the story of the French folksong about Frere Jacques, the monk who had trouble getting up in the morning in time to ring the monastery bells.
Furies: PA3827.A7 H3 1985
Having avenged his father's murder by killing his mother, Orestes--now pursued by the Furies because he has committed matricide--takes refuge at the shrine of Apollo, who promises protection and sends him to seek justice from Athena. The ghost of Clytemnestra rouses the Chorus of Furies to bring her murderer to justice. Athena, goddess of wisdom, judges between Orestes, who murdered his mother to avenge his father, and the Furies, who demand revenge for the murder of Clytemnestra. Her decision reflects the historical turning in Athens from personal retribution to community law.
A Midsummer Night's Dream: PR2827 .A23 2001 DVD
Shakespeare's play about devilish fairies, bedeviled lovers and tradesmen-actors. Plots intertwine as entangled love affairs, the comical performance of a "play within a play" by the tradesmen of Athens, and the antics in fairyland among King Oberon and his queen Titania produce a bizarre series of entanglements, but all ends happily.
Oedipus Rex: PA4414.O7 Y4 1988
The story of Oedipus, the king, who discovers that he has killed his father and married his mother. In this production, the actors perform with masks in the tradition of ancient Greek drama.
Oedipus the King: PA4414.O7 O3 1988
This play recounts the story of Oedipus, King of Thebes, a man, who out of stubborn pride, must know the truth at all costs.
Phedre: PN1998 .P54 1999
Motion picture based on Racine's classic French drama, which was based on the Greek legend of Theseus, who returned from war with the Minoans to become king of Athens, and took Phedre, daughter of the vanquished King Minos, to be his wife. Phedre falls in love with Theseus' son Hippolyte, who does not return her love. In anger she prays to Neptune to destroy him, but when Hippolyte is in fact killed after fighting a sea monster, Phedre kills herself in remorse.
The Rise of Greek Tragedy: PA4414.O7 R57 1988
A presentation of Sophocles' Oedipus the King, performed in the authentic setting of a fifth-century Greek theater, with the use of masks made after ancient models. Shows how this drama developed from primeval sacrificial ceremonies to Dionysius.
Timone of Athens: PR2834 .A23 2001 DVD
Details the transformation of a noble Athenian from a reckless spendthrift to a mad misanthrope.
The Trojan Women: PA3975 .T8 2004 DVD
One of the most powerful works of classic Greek theater brought to the screen by a star studded cast of actresses.
Compiled by
Cindy Badilla-Melendez
Media Resources Librarian
