Terry Jones' barbarians

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Title:

Author:

Jones, Terry, 1942-

Publication Information:

Port Washington, NY : Koch Vision : Distributed by Koch Entertainment, [2007]

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (205 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Series:

British DVD collection

Summary:

"Monty Python's Terry Jones invites you on an entertaining expedition through Roman history from an entirely different perspective - that of the Barbarians. Far from the uncivilized savages they have been believed to be, many of these 'non-Romans' were... highly organized and intelligent societies that had no intentions of overthrowing Rome or its Empire" -- Container.

General Note:

Originally produced for British public television in 2006.

Language:

English

Contents:

Disc 1 (ca. 101 min.). The primitive Celts ; The savage Goths -- Disc 2 (ca. 104 min.). The brainy Barbarians ; The end of the world.

Subject Term:

Migrations of nations.

Germanic peoples -- Influence.

Culture diffusion -- Europe -- History.

Geographic Term:

Rome (Italy) -- History -- Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries.