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East of Rome: 3: The Lion of Judah

BBC One
on BBC One London

A series of films about Christianity in the Eastern World.

Ethiopia was a Christian country 250 years before St. Augustine landed in England. This is the story of the Ethiopian church which survived a thousand years of Moslem siege; which built the fabulous churches of Lalibela, carved out of solid rock. At its head. the only Christian Emperor in the world: the descendant of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
English version written and produced by Mischa Scorer.
(First shown on BBC-2)

Contributors

Filmed by:
Studio-Film G.M.B.H. Vienna
Writer/Producer:
Mischa Scorer
Source: Radio Times

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