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- Nero / by Iggulden, Conn,author.;
- "The story begins with a hand curled around another man's throat. This is Roman justice: Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor -- a friend he once trusted with the city -- then the man's whole family and all of his friends. It is as if he never existed. Into this fevered forum, a child is born. His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is neither balm nor protection. Rather, it is a liability. Blood is easily spilled or poisoned. So swiftly corrupted. As the aging, paranoid Tiberius becomes blind to the ignoble end awaiting him, Agrippina sees the future. Her once-exiled brother Caligula is next in succession, which brings her another step closer to the heart of the empire -- to power, ambition, and danger. Every day she will face soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, perhaps the loss of her infant son. Because Agrippina knows that, even in your darkest moments, opportunity rises. Her son is everything. She can make this boy, shape him into Rome itself -- the man before whom all must kneel. But first, Agrippina and Nero must survive ... "--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Agrippina, Major, approximately 14 B.C.-33 A.D.; Agrippina, Minor, 15-59; Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68;
- Risen [videorecording] / by Aiello, Patrick,film producer,screenwriter.; Curtis, Cliff,1968-actor.; Felton, Tom,1987-actor.; Fiennes, Joseph,1970-actor.; Firth, Peter,1953-actor.; Liddell, Mickey,film producer.; Reynolds, Kevin,1952-film director,screenwriter.; Shilaimon, Pete,film producer.; Columbia Pictures,presenter.; LD Entertainment,presenter.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
- Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis.Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for Biblical violence including some disturbing images.DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Bible films.; Christian films.; Religious films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ; Romans;
- For private home use only.
- Gladiator. [videorecording] / by Calamawy, May,1986-actor.; Craig, Peter,screenwriter.; Hechinger, Fred,actor.; Jacobi, Derek,actor.; Lucas, Matt,1974-actor.; Mensah, Peter,actor.; Mescal, Paul,1996-actor.; Nielsen, Connie,1965-actor.; Pascal, Pedro,actor.; Quinn, Joseph(Actor),actor.; Raz, Lior,actor.; Scarpa, David,screenwriter.; Scott, Ridley,film director.; Washington, Denzel,1954-actor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,film distributor.;
- Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, Peter Mensah, Matt Lucas, May Calamawy.Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Action and adventure films.; Historical films.; Feature films.; Caracalla, Emperor of Rome, 188-217; Geta Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome, 189-212; Lucilla, Annia Aurelia Galeria, Empress, consort of Lucius Verus, Emperor of Rome, 150-182; Colosseum (Rome, Italy); Emperors; Generals; Gladiators; Male friendship; Hand-to-hand fighting; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and sons;
- For private home use only.
- England. by Paxton, Jennifer,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Jennifer PaxtonOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2022.Survey the forging of a great nation from a series of warring kingdoms and migrating peoples. From Germanic tribes to Viking invasions, this series brings to life an underexamined time and place.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Educational films.; History, Ancient.; Social sciences.; Instructional films.; History.; Ireland.; Rome (Italy).; Europe--History.; Italy.; Germany.;
- Thea Stilton and the Roman holiday / by Stilton, Thea.; Brambilla, Valeria.; Pellizzari, Barbara.; Cairoli, Valeria.; Dami, Elisabetta.; Heim, Julia.;
- Appeals to 2nd-4th graders.Reading level grade 4.LSC
- Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Thea Sisters (Fictitious characters); Mice; Sisters;
- If only / by Eberlen, Kate,author.; Eberlen, Kate.Only you.;
- Kate Eberlen, the bestselling author of Miss You, returns with a serendipitous and modern romance. For fans of David Nicholls and Jojo Moyes, If Only is the story of two people who fall in love and the secrets that tear them apart. How can you know someone until you learn to talk about the past? Letty and Alf are the only English speakers in an Italian class in Rome, where they discover that the language that really connects them is dance. Alf is nineteen, a former ballroom champion who seems reassuringly confident and at ease with himself. Letty, twenty-two, is unusually reserved and studious, having been forced to give up her childhood dream of becoming a ballet dancer. They come from different worlds, but when they waltz around the Piazza Navona together, a passionate relationship begins. Can their decision to live in the moment in the Eternal City keep their histories from encroaching? Why is Alf living in a shared apartment, estranged from his family? And what has wrenched Letty away from the apparent security of her Oxford University degree? They each find themselves haunted by the fear that the secrets not yet shared will tear them apart.
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; English; Ballroom dancers;
- A pilgrimage to eternity : from Canterbury to Rome in search of a faith / by Egan, Timothy,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.Tracing an ancient pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome, the bestselling and "virtuosic" (The Wall Street Journal) writer explores the past and future of Christianity. Moved by his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church, Timothy Egan decided to follow in the footsteps of centuries of seekers to force a reckoning with his own beliefs. He embarked on a thousand-mile pilgrimage through the theological cradle of Christianity, exploring one of the biggest stories of our time: the collapse of religion in the world that it created. Egan sets out along the Via Francigena, once the major medieval trail leading the devout to Rome, and makes his way overland via the alpine peaks and small mountain towns of France, Switzerland and Italy. The goal: walking to St. Peter's Square, in hopes of meeting the galvanizing pope who is struggling to hold together the church through the worst crisis in half a millennium. Making his way through a landscape laced with some of the most important shrines to the faith, Egan finds a modern Canterbury Tale in the chapel where Queen Bertha introduced Christianity to pagan Britain; parses the supernatural in a French town built on miracles; and journeys to the oldest abbey in the Western world, founded in 515 and home to continuous prayer over the 1,500 years that have followed. He is accompanied by a quirky cast of fellow pilgrims and by some of the towering figures of the faith--Joan of Arc, Henry VIII, Martin Luther. A thrilling journey, a family story, and a revealing history, A Pilgrimage to Eternity looks for our future in its search for God.
- Subjects: Egan, Timothy; Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages;
- The story spinner / by Erskine, Barbara,author.;
- Silures, 384 AD. Elen is a princess promised to the emperor of Rome. He had come to Wales to find a bride, or that's what legend tells. Camp Meadow, 2024. Cadi is a writer who has discovered Elen's lost story. As she puts pen to paper, Cadi uncovers her cottage neighbours an ancient meadow. She is convinced she can hear soldiers marching. Opening the gate to the ancient meadow behind her cottage, could the secret behind Elen's fate lie closer than she thinks? But someone is desperate to keep the past buried, plotting to destroy the meadow. Can Cadi uncover Elen's story before it's lost to time? This is a spellbinding tale of love, ambition, and secrets that have lain silent for over a thousand years.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Authors; Generals; Man-woman relationships; Meadows; Power (Social sciences); Princesses; Secrecy; Women authors;
- The Lipstick Bureau : a novel / by Gable, Michelle,author.;
- "1944, Rome. Newlywed Niki Novotná is recruited by a new American spy agency to establish a secret branch in Italy's capital. One of the OSS's few female operatives abroad and multilingual, she's tasked with crafting fake stories and distributing propaganda to lower the morale of enemy soldiers. Despite limited resources, Niki and a scrappy team of artists, forgers, and others--now nicknamed The Lipstick Bureau--find success, forming a bond amid the cobblestoned streets and storied villas of the newly liberated city. But her work is also a way to escape devastating truths about the family she left behind in Czechoslovakia and a future with her controlling American husband. As the war drags on and the pressure intensifies, Niki begins to question the rules she's been instructed to follow, and a colleague unexpectedly captures her heart. But one step out of line, one mistake, could mean life or death ... "--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; United States. Office of Strategic Services; Americans; Anti-Nazi propaganda; World War, 1939-1945;
- Ben-Hur [videorecording] / by Bekmambetov, Timur,1961-film director.; Daniel, Sean,film producer.; Levin, John,film producer.; Henderson, Duncan,film producer.; Clarke, Keith R,screenwriter.; Ridley, John,1965-screenwriter.; Freeman, Morgan,actor.; Huston, Jack,1982-actor.; Kebbell, Toby,actor.; Santoro, Rodrigo,1975-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Wallace, Lew,1827-1905.Ben-Hur.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
- Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Morgan Freeman, Nazanin Boniadi.The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format ; DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Christian films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Jesus Christ; Tiberius, Emperor of Rome, 42 B.C.-37 A.D.; Bible.; Brothers; Redemption; Revenge; Slaves;
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