The Greek beginning

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Date
1980
Summary
An introduction to Greece and the Greeks, covering the period from the Mycenaean Age in 1300 B.C. to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. It sets out the principal historical landmarks and presents some of the work of the most important Greek writers, philosophers, historians and politicians of the period. Burstall's conversations with Greek scholar Kenneth Dover are interspersed with photographs of ancient Greek sculpture, artifacts and ruins of ancient buildings.
Contributors
Burstall, Christopher; Dover, Kenneth James
Publishers
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service; R.M. Productions; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Subjects
Fine Arts; Literature, Print Culture; Government, Law, Politics; Ancient Cultures; Greece History To 146 B.C; Greece Civilization
Locations
Europe; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
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
52 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089887; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1239; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/761; Catalog Key: alephsys001286227; OCLC: ocm11600775

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