Balancing fact and fiction : the ancient world of HBO's "Rome" [videorecording] / [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Balancing fact and fiction : the ancient world of HBO's "Rome" [videorecording] / [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/420558435

Go behind the scenes of "Rome", the celebrated HBO series that chronicled the fall of a republic and the creation of an empire. Classical historian and documentary film maker Jonathan Stamp joins award-winning journalist, author, and commentator Patt Morrison to share his experiences as the series' historical consultant. Stamp reveals how he and the creators of "Rome" collaborated to create a program that realistically and honestly portrayed the Roman world with riveting storylines, impeccable production quality, and sizzling action that would engage and entertain modern television audiences.

1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (ca. 75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Getty Research Institute

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7443393

Getty Research Institute

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

J. Paul Getty Museum. Villa Program Coordination

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6553bvk (corporateBody)

The Getty Villa, located just off the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades, California, operates as a museum and educational center dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The Getty Villa was designed to house J. Paul Getty's art collection when it outgrew his Ranch House, which had served as a private museum since 1954. After considering various options for expanding the Ranch House, Getty decided in the fall of 1968 to build a ne...

Stamp, Jonathan

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rz2182 (person)

Morrison, Patt, 1957-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q277fd (person)