Roman city
(Reserve, DVD)

Produced by Unicorn Projects, Inc., Washington, D.C. Animation by Kurtz and Friends, Burbank, Calif.

Based on the book: City, a story of Roman planning and construction / David Macaulay.

Originally produced in 1994 and issued in VHS.

Executive producer, Ray Hubbard ; producer/director of animation, Bob Kurtz ; cinematographer, Mike Fox ; editor, Milton Spencer ; music, Richard Einhorn.

Host, David Macaulay ; voices, Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, Brian Blessed, John Sessions, Sophie Thompson, Geoffrey Matthews, Sandra Clark, Jaramy Stockwell.

Examines how the Roman Empire linked Western Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa into a commercial and political unit based on their cities. Macaulay visits historical sites throughout the once great Roman Empire, and tells how the structures were built and used. In animated segments, he tells the story of the construction and conflicts of a fictional Roman City in the newly conquered territory of Gaul. Includes visits to Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome to view actual Roman architecture and engineering greatness.

DVD format. NTSC.

Closed-captioned.