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The Tomb of the Roman General who inspired Gladiator discovered!
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 5:07 pm
by spot
Here chonsi, it's a UK BBC Timewatch documentary... "Murder in Rome, a re-enactment of the one of the most significant murder trials in history."
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... cero&hl=en
The Tomb of the Roman General who inspired Gladiator discovered!
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:39 pm
by chonsigirl
Oh spot, thank you so much. It was a wonderful rendition of the trial! I really enjoyed it!
The Tomb of the Roman General who inspired Gladiator discovered!
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:48 pm
by spot
I'm glad you enjoyed that. I ended up understanding the original essay far more once I'd seen it. It's all in there but having it dramatised that way does wonders focusing the key moments.
The Tomb of the Roman General who inspired Gladiator discovered!
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:54 pm
by chonsigirl
Yes, the addition of the pressure from the wife, the smirks from the cousin, oh that was grand. I used to read Cicero so much, I remembered alot of his speeches for this case (I knew one was going to be on an exam, just didn't know which one) And having the setting the way it was-out there for public view, cat calls and clapping, what a court system!