Cities of the ancient world
(DVD)
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Published
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, [2014].
Status
Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
DVD 930 TUCK pt.1 of 2
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DVD 930 TUCK pt.1 of 2
1 available
Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
DVD 930 TUCK pt.2 of 2
1 available
DVD 930 TUCK pt.2 of 2
1 available
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| volume | Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| pt.1 of 2 | Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray | DVD 930 TUCK pt.1 of 2 | Available |
| pt.2 of 2 | Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray | DVD 930 TUCK pt.2 of 2 | Available |
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Published
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, [2014].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Twenty-four lectures (30 min. each) on 4 discs.
General Note
Title on accompanying guidebook: "Cities of the ancient world, course guidebook", by Professor Steven L. Tuck, ©2014.
General Note
"Course Number 3723"--Container.
General Note
Course guidebook includes professor biography, course scope, lecture outlines, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.
Participants/Performers
Lecturer: Professor Steven L. Tuck, professor of Classics at Miami University.
Description
Disc 1. The lure of the city -- Catalhoyuk, first experiment in urban living -- Jericho and its walls -- Uruk, city of Gilgamesh -- Mysterious Mohenjo-daro -- Kahun, company town in the desert .
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Disc 2. Work and life at Deir el-Medina -- Amarna, revolutionary capital -- Knossos, palace, city, or temple? -- Akrotiri, Bronze Age Pompeii -- Mycenae, Tiryns, and the mask of Agamemnon -- Athens, civic buildings and civic identity.
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Disc 3. Athenian domestic architecture -- Hippodamian planning, Miletus and Ephesus -- Olynthus, a classical Greek city preserved -- Wonder and diversity in Alexandria -- Pergamon, the new theatricality -- The good life in Rome.
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Disc 4. The lives of the poor in Rome -- Ostia, middle-class harbor town -- Timgad, more Roman than Rome -- Karanis, on the fringes of the empire -- Constantinople, the last ancient city -- Lessons and legacies of ancient urban life.
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DVD format.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tuck, S. L., & Tuck, S. L. (2014). Cities of the ancient world . Teaching Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tuck, Steven L. and Steven L. Tuck. 2014. Cities of the Ancient World. Teaching Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tuck, Steven L. and Steven L. Tuck. Cities of the Ancient World Teaching Company, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tuck, Steven L.,, and Steven L Tuck. Cities of the Ancient World Teaching Company, 2014.
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