David Macaulay: Roman City
First aired on Feb 15, 1994
Runtime: 56mins
90%
Genres: Documentary, History
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
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)
Featured Crew
Richard Einhorn | Original Music Composer
Bob Kurtz | Animation Director
Dave Bossert | Special Effects
David Macaulay | Book
Mark Olshaker | Writer
Larry Klein | Director
