Legends of Greece and Rome
- Date
1982
- Summary
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Introduces the principal Greek and Roman legends, examining the differences between Greek legends, which combine victory with difficulty and loss, with those of Rome, which place nationalism, heroism, and virtue above any personal human ties. Covers: the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, the judgment of Paris, the sacrifice of Iphigenia, the Trojan War, Achilles' choice, Odysseus and the Trojan Horse, the rape of the Sabine women, the seven kings of Rome, the Horatii, Horatius at the bridge, Mucius Scaevola and Lars Porsenna, Cincinnatus and Marcus Atilius Regulus, and the legends of Theseus, Jason and the golden fleece, Aeneas, and Romulus and Remus.
- Contributor
Moulton, Carroll
- Publisher
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
- Subjects
Religion; Literature, Print Culture; Religion, Philosophy; Literature, Print Culture; Ancient Cultures; Mythology, Greek; Mythology, Roman; Legends Greece; Legends Rome; Folklore Greece; Folklore Rome
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
29 minutes; color
- Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Camera, Richard Dallet ; narrator, Protase Woodford ; editors, Paul Greene, Michael Maloy.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089935; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1329; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/802; OCLC: ocm19059491; Catalog Key: alephsys001685557
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: collection staff, users in specific IP Ranges.