Julius Caesars Greatest Battle (BBC)

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War Documentary hosted by Michael Praed, published by BBC broadcasted as part of BBC Timewatch series in 2004 - English narration

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A journey through modern France in the footsteps of Julius Ceasar. Timewatch - Julius Caesar's Greatest Battle is exploring the crucial battle of Caesar's bloody campaign to conquer Gaul in 52BC, where he fought the Gaul leader Vercingetorix in one of the greatest sieges in history. Reconstructions provide an insight into the climax of Caesar's bloody eight-year conflict in Gaul. The great siege at Alesia in 52 BC would seal Gaul's fate and shape the future of the Western world. In 52 BC, the future of Rome and Gaul hung in the balance. It will be determined in three great encounters. The battles are the culmination of a momentous personal duel between two great leaders. A duel, which this documentary recreates. The fate of a great empire and a proud nation rested on the shoulders of two men: Julius Caesar and Gaul leader Vercingetorix. The name of Julius Caesar will resound through history. His rival, a young chieftain called Vercingetorix is virtually unknown. Vercingetorix's people, the Gauls, are history's victims. This fascinating history documentary explores the Battle of Alesia, one of the greatest battles in history and the long siege that led to the final conquest of Gaul, which is now France. From 58-50 BC Julius Caesar fought a bloody campaign to absorb the whole of Gaul - modern-day France - into the Roman Empire. In De Bello Gallico, Caesar's own account of that period, he portrays his actions as heroic, but during that time he killed one million people, took another million hostage and destroyed 800 cities. In light of this, Julius Caesar's Greatest Battle examines whether De Bello's account was merely a masterpiece of propaganda that disguised the grim and brutal reality of the campaign. Julius Caesar's Greatest Battle is told through the eyes of Mark Corby, a Roman historian with a professional admiration for Caesar and Neil Faulkner, an archaeologist for whom Rome's great achievement was no more than robbery with violence. Mark takes on the role of Caesar and Neil that of Vercingetorix in this gripping 50 minute documentary. Produced and directed by Melanie Archer and Bill Lyons ; A BBC / History Channel Co-Production

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4
Video Bitrate: 2 495 Kbps
Video Resolution: 1000x576
Display Aspect Ratio: 1.736
Frames Per Second: 25.000 fps
Audio Codec AC3
Audio Bitrate: 224 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 49 min 35 s
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 966 MB
Source: DVD (thanks to blowan@a.b.dvd)
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