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David Macaulay: Roman City

David Macaulay: Roman City (1994)

0h 56m | PG-13

⭐ 9 / 10

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.

Director: Larry Klein

Studio: Unicorn Projects

Genre: Documentary, History

Video: 720p

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Cast

David Macaulay

David Macaulay

as Host

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

as Augustus Caesar (voice)

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

as Marcus Fabricius (voice)

Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

as Gaius Valerius (voice)

John Sessions

John Sessions

as Laurens / Acco Bouvaix (voice)

Geoffrey Matthews

Geoffrey Matthews

as Licinus (voice)