ereks mom Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Just wondering if anyone has any favorite documentary-type videos/DVD's (to record from the History Channel, etc. or to order from Netflix/Blockbuster) to go along with the following Ancient History topics: Mesopotamia Egypt Greece Rome China I'm interested in not only individual programs or "specials", but also series. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 I've recorded a lot of stuff about Ancient Egypt from the History Channel, A&E, National Geographic, and others over the years, and since we can't watch them ALL (well, I'd love to, but EK would definitely balk!), I need to pick a few that are really outstanding. I'm interested in knowing which special programs or series you think especially worthwhile. Here are a few of the ones I have recorded; please comment on these OR suggest others so I can look for them on Netflix or elsewhere: Egypt: Engineering an Empire Egypt: Beyond The Pyramids Egypt Uncovered Engineering Egypt Egypt Unwrapped The Greatest Pharaohs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merylvdm Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 One year we watched 2 that were National Geographic Society ones- not sure of the names now, but the last time we covered the ancients we got Ancient Egyptians - 2 disks -from Netflix. They are 4 doc-dramas ie true stories dramatized. They were very good and I got my husband and older kids to watch them before we visited Egypt a year later. The other series we watched thru the Ancient was Decisive Battles of the Ancient World. Netflix has them but we got them from our local library. Many famous battles are re-enacted using video game technology to show the strategies etc, and there are interviews with historians intermingled to explain what happened. Meryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyg Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Schlessinger Media has a wonderful series for children that covers all those topics. I found it at my library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca VA Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 The very best bang for your ancient world DVD buck would be Time Life's Lost Civilizations. This is a set of four DVDs which contain episodes on Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Early Aegean, Greece, Rome, China, Mayas, Incas, Africa, and Tibet. The shows are information-packed and easy to follow. I watched them over and over when we were studying the ancient world and got something new out of them each time. This set can be found on Amazon for $44.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisley Hedgehog Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarthaT Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 The very best bang for your ancient world DVD buck would be Time Life's Lost Civilizations. This is a set of four DVDs which contain episodes on Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Early Aegean, Greece, Rome, China, Mayas, Incas, Africa, and Tibet. The shows are information-packed and easy to follow. I watched them over and over when we were studying the ancient world and got something new out of them each time. This set can be found on Amazon for $44.99. That is a fantastic set, my kids loved them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Today my seven year old (sick with a fever) watched "Building the Roman Empire" on the History channel. It repeats this afternoon. We really enjoyed it and it was a great review of last year's studies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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