Documentary Engineering an Empire The Byzantines - Documentaries Russian
Greek-Orthodox Archimandrite Tikhon (born 1958 in Moscow Georgi
Alexandrovich Shevkunov) studied film production before entering the
clergy, and when his first work as a director and narrator was released
earlier this year in “The fall of an Empire - The Lesson of Byzantium” Documentary
,it created an uproar! The film deals with the Empire’s degradation and
how it lost its “ability to respond to the calls of history.”
A Greek
version has already been released and an English version is underway. Documentaries
Due to a reference to the Emperor Constantine as The Drunkard, not a
few critics saw in the film a portrayal of the late President’s
Yeltsin’s crumbling Russia and considered the documentary an attempt to
help President Putin’s hand-picked successor and current President
Dmitri Medvedev win the election.
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Century after century, China's regal emperors mobilized peasant armies
to accomplish engineering feats unparalleled in human history.Documentary
Documentary The Real Robin Hood - History Channel Before
“Robin Hood,” there is “The Real Robin Hood.” Ridley Scott, director of
the current “Robin Hood” movie starring Russell Crowe, produced a
two-hour special for the History Channel about the origins of the English folk hero.The
marauding mercenary of English folklore is one of history's best-known
tales, and the legend of Robin Hood is the inspiration for more movies,
radio and TV programs than any other folk hero.
But the image of a hero
in tights and a feathered cap is a somewhat recent addition to the myth.
In reality, Robin Hood is a composite of several historical figures
whose exploits date back to the age of the Crusades. Documentary
In the film Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, director Ridley Scott's
production is based on the most solid and recent historical research
into the character and promises a startlingly fresh interpretation of
Robin Hood for a new generation. This special will distinguish between
historical evidence and Hollywood fiction, and seek to create a
realistic portrait of the mythical hero. Includes clips from the film as
well as interviews with director Scott, principal Robin Hood cast
members and renowned historians.
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One of the most celebrated leaders in the history of the West, he
revolutionized military organization and training, sponsored Napoleonic
Code, reorganized education and established the long-lived Concordat
with the papacy. Documentary He died on May 5, 1821, on the island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Documentary Engineering an Empire Greece - Documentaries 438
BC. The Parthenon is complete. This masterpiece is the crowning
achievement for the Greek people. Without Alexander the Great, it is
possible Greece's Golden Era would have been just a footnote in history.
Documentaries
Tens of thousands would die during Alexander's relentless attacks on
Persia and Egypt, yet, his armies carried Greek life, culture and values
far abroad and this empire became known as the "Hellenistic" world. Documentary Greece's amazing engineering achievements and ideas are still with us today.
Documentary Engineering an Empire The Maya - Documentaries Engineering
an Empire is a program on The History Channel that explores the
engineering and/or architectural feats that were characteristic of some
of the greatest societies on this planet. It is hosted by Peter Weller,
famous for his acting role as RoboCop but also a lecturer at Syracuse
University, where he completed his Master's in Roman and Renaissance
Art. The executive producer is Delores Gavin. The show started as a Documentary
about the engineering feats of Ancient Rome and later evolved into a
series. It originally ran for one full season of weekly episodes.
Peter
Weller travels to Central America to explore the achievements of this
mighty culture and to get to the bottom of its puzzling decline. In
this fascinating episode of ENGINEERING AN EMPIRE, travel to the heart
of Central America to analyze evidence of the magnificent feats of
classical Mayan society. Documentaries
From hydraulics to astrology, architecture to mathematics,
road-building to portraiture, the Maya achieved more than any other
culture of the New World, and even rivaled the accomplishments of Old
World civilizations. Flourishing for two thousand years and
dominating, at its heights, 125,000 square miles spanning five
modern-day countries, the Maya were the pre-Columbian superpower. History Channel By the time Columbus landed, they were a disparate collection of subsistence farmers. Where
did they come from and what catastrophes caused the collapse of this
innovative civilization? From the Temple-Pyramids at Tikal, to the royal
tomb at Palenque, to the star observatory at Chichen Itza, this episode
will examine the architecture and infrastructure that enabled the rise
and fall of the ancient Maya civilization.
History Channel
In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for physics for his explanation of the
photoelectric effect. Einstein is generally considered the most
influential physicist of the 20th century. Documentary He died on April 18, 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey.
