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I, Claudius – Poison is Queen & Some Justice – Volume 3

  Episode 5 Poison Is Queen – As the emperor Augustus grows more senile, the brooding Tiberius bides his time until he can ascend the throne. But when revelations from Read More

I, Claudius – Waiting in the Wings & What shall we do about Claudius? – Volume 2

  Episode 3 Waiting in the Wings – After eight years in exile, Livia’s son Tiberius has not escaped his mother’s iron will.  She remains determined to see Tiberius inherit Read More

I, Claudius – A Touch of Murder & Family Affairs – Volume 1

  Episode 1 A Touch of Murder – The emperor Augustus rules the Roman Empire but is ruled himself by his scheming second wife Livia.  As treacherous as she is Read More

The Seven Wonders of Ancient World

  Documentary discussing the seven man-made wonders listed by Philo of Byzantium 2000 years ago: the Colussus of Rhodes, the statue of Zeus at Olympus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Read More

Phaedra

  Phaedra (Melina Mercouri) is sent by her wealthy older husband, Thanos (Raf Vallone), to London in order to bring his son from a previous marriage, Alexis (Anthony Perkins), home Read More

Monuments of Ancient Rome – Glory-Stagnation-Decline Part 3

  Though their vast empire eventually collapsed, the Romans left a legacy in stone. These memorials to a time long past remind us that their cultural heritage lives on. By Read More

Monuments of Ancient Rome – The Republic’s Rise & Fall Part 1

  Though their vast empire eventually collapsed, the Romans left a legacy in stone. These memorials to a time long past remind us that their cultural heritage lives on. By Read More

9 to 5

  Office satire about three female secretaries who decide to get revenge on their tyrannical, sexist boss by abducting him and running the business themselves. The trio, one of whom Read More

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

  This screen adaptation of the stage musical of the same name finds the Roman slave Pseudolus scheming his way to freedom by playing matchmaker for his master’s son, Hero, Read More

Go Tell The Spartans

  Go Tell the Spartans is a 1978 American war film directed by Ted Post and starring Burt Lancaster. The film is based on Daniel Ford’s 1967 novel Incident at Read More