David Macaulay: Roman City

Larry Klein
1994-02-15


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56 min

The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, it is threatened by conflict between conquerors and conquered. Macaulay also visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome, to view actual Roman architecture and engineering greatness.

Cast

Name Character Team
David Macaulay Host Unowned
Ian McKellen Augustus Caesar (voice) Calvin and Nobbs
Derek Jacobi Marcus Fabricius (voice) Unowned
Brian Blessed Gaius Valerius (voice) Unowned
John Sessions Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice) Unowned
Geoffrey Matthews Licinus (voice) Unowned
Sandra Clark Turia / Druid Priestess (voice) Unowned
Jaramy Stockwell Servant / Citizen / Soldier (voice) Unowned
Sophie Thompson Aiden (voice) Unowned