Abstract:

Get an authoritative and entertaining look at the legacies of ancient cultures in this comprehensive video series. Using sophisticated computer graphics and animation, Lost Treasures of the Ancient World, reveals how historical sites looked in their heydays, while new footage shows the contrast of how they appear today. What were these sites used for? How were they built? Who were the people that used them? The world's leading experts provide detailed analysis and historical context for each site to give you full appreciation for these remnants of the past. Choose from the following three sets. Boxed Set #3 contains India: Jewel of the East, China: A Journey Back in Time, The Dark Ages, Empires in the Americas, Samauri Japan and The Celtic World. 300 minutes on six videocassettes. Boxed Set #1 includes Stonehenge and the Ancient Britons, Ancient Rome, Mayans and Aztecs, Hadrian's Wall: Edge of the Empire, Pompeii: The Doomed City and The Pyramids. 300 minutes on six videocassettes. Boxed Set #2 includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Carthage, Ancient Jerusalem, The Romans in North Africa and The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 300 minutes on six videocassettes.