A Roman plague / New Dominion Pictures, Inc. ; Quai 32; produced in association with the Archaeological Institute of America ; for the Learning Channel ; producers, Tom Naughton, Nicholas Valcour ; director, Joseph Wiecka ; writer, Eleanor Grant.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Naughton, Tom, producer.

Valcour, Nicolas, producer.

Wiecka, Joseph, director.

Grant, Eleanor, screenwriter.

Rhys-Davies, John, host.

Archaeological Institute of America, producer.

New Dominion Pictures, producer.

Quai 32 (Firm), producer.

Discovery Communications, Inc., distributor.

Learning Channel (Firm), distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Italy--Lugnano in Teverina.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Infants--Mortality--Rome.

Infants.

Malaria--Rome.

Malaria.

Poggio Gramignano Site (Italy).

Italy--Antiquities.

Italy.

Antiquities.

Witchcraft--Rome.

Witchcraft.

Italy--Lugnano in Teverina.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (approximately 26 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[United States] : Discovery Communications, Inc., The Learning Channel, 1995.

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

Excavators of a ruined Roman villa near Lugnano discover many infant burials dating from the 5th century C.E. Some theorize that the infants may have died of malaria and that their burials may have involved witchcraft.

Participant:

Host, John Rhys-Davies.

Credits:

Director of photography, Eric Moynier; editor, Richard Bujold.

Notes:

Originally telecast as a segment of the television program Archaeology

OCLC:

63599227