Film

David Macaulay: Roman City

1994 · 56m · Documentary · History

IMDb

7.8

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.

David Macaulay

Host

Ian McKellen

Augustus Caesar (voice)

Derek Jacobi

Marcus Fabricius (voice)

Brian Blessed

Gaius Valerius (voice)

John Sessions

Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

Geoffrey Matthews

Licinus (voice)

Sandra Clark

Turia / Druid Priestess (voice)

Jaramy Stockwell

Servant / Citizen / Soldier (voice)

Sophie Thompson

Aiden (voice)

• Larry KleinDirector
• Mark OlshakerWriter
• Richard EinhornOriginal Music Composer

Release date

February 15, 1994

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

56m

Genres

Documentary, History

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