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The Grandeur That Was Rome: 1: The Skeleton of An Empire

on BBC Television

A second showing of a series of three programmes in which Sir Mortimer Wheeler
considers some of the outstanding features of the Roman Empire.

Stretching from the Atlantic to the Tigris, the Roman Empire was a vast political unit which dominated three continents.
This is the record of a journey from Britain to Africa which traces the legacy of that civilisation.

10.20-10.50 View
The magazine of the South and West of England.
(Rowridge)

Contributors

Presenter/narrator:
Sir Mortimer Wheeler
Film script and production by:
Stephen Hearst
Photography:
Tony Leggo
Photography:
Charles Parnell
Film editing:
Ian Callaway

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