This entertaining and useful book provides a comprehensive survey of films about the ancient world, from The Last Days of Pompeii to Gladiator. Jon Solomon catalogues, describes, and evaluates films set in ancient Greece and Rome, films about Greek and Roman history and mythology, films of the Old and New Testaments, films set in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Persia, films of ancient tragedies, comic films set in the ancient world, and more. The book has been updated to include feature films and made-for-television movies ...
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This entertaining and useful book provides a comprehensive survey of films about the ancient world, from The Last Days of Pompeii to Gladiator. Jon Solomon catalogues, describes, and evaluates films set in ancient Greece and Rome, films about Greek and Roman history and mythology, films of the Old and New Testaments, films set in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Persia, films of ancient tragedies, comic films set in the ancient world, and more. The book has been updated to include feature films and made-for-television movies produced in the past two decades. More than two hundred photographs illustrate both the films themselves and the ancient sources from which their imagery derives.
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Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.
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VG+ Larger Soft Cover. Olive green rear cover, black spine, black and photographic front cover are all clean and bright. Book has light rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the tips of the four outside corners. Very light rubbing in some places around the outside edges of the covers. The very tips of the two front outside corners curve slightly outward. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 364 pages. Illustrated throughout with film stills and production photos. Tight and clean.
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Very Good. 364p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Bottom corners lightly crinkled; otherwise clean and tight. A critical survey of movies made about the ancient world, illustrated with black and white photographs.
