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Nero built the infamous Domus Aurea (Golden House), a 124-acre Xanadu that enraged the rich whose land he occupied. It featured a lavish watered garden with incredible rotating sculptures that could spray perfume. Walking distance from the Colosseum, this palace was literally covered in gold.
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Great Courses volume 6
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English
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During the Abbasid Empire, Baghdad's House of Wisdom was the world's preeminent center for translation and original research. Find out why translation flourished in this era, and meet two of the Golden Age's most important translators: Hunayan Ibn Ishaq and al-Kindi. Then consider the intellectual legacy of the Arabic translation movement.
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Colosseum volume 2
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English
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When master builder Haterius constructs the Colosseum from the ashes of Nero's Golden House, his work is far from over. New Emperor Domitian tasks him with adding in a complex network of underground tunnels: the hypogeum.
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Great Courses volume 8
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English
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Focus on two structures-Nero's Golden House and Trajan's Market-which are emblematic of Rome's bold new imperial architecture during the 1st and early 2nd centuries. These buildings feature complex vaulted and domed structures, asymmetrical floor plans, and striking interior spaces.
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Seventh Art Productions
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Marking the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death, the greatest exhibition ever held of his works took place in Rome, Exhibition on Screen was granted exclusive access to this once-in-a-lifetime show. With over two hundred masterpieces, including paintings and drawings – over a hundred of which have been brought together for the first time – this major exhibition celebrates the life and work of Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino. With unprecedented loans...
7) Candyman
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Universal
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English
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Oscar' winner Jordan Peele and filmmaker Nia DaCosta unleash a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend: Candyman. For decades, the housing projects of Chicago's Cabrini-Green were terrorized by a ghost story about a supernatural, hook handed killer. In present day, an artist (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) begins to explore the macabre history of Candyman, not knowing it would unravel his sanity and unleash a terrifying wave of violence that puts him...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
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Russian
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Kolya lives in a small fishing town near the stunning Barents Sea in Northern Russia. He owns an auto-repair shop that stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya and his son Roma. The town's corrupt mayor is determined to take away his business, his house, and his land.
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CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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Join the friends as they struggle with the weighty issues of life, men, love, money, and more men. While they search for happiness in all its elusive forms, the friends rely upon each other for support, reality checks, advice, and laughter. Includes interviews and 21 smart and sexy episodes, plus behind-the-scenes special features.
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CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Four of the sexiest and most sophisticated girlfriends L.A.'s ever seen are back. Watch ambitious lawyer Joan, her sharp-tongued assistant Maya, free-spirited roommate Lynn, best friend Toni and their friend William as they get naked before the big 3-0, hear wedding bells, and try office romance as life, love and comedy collide once again.
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Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
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Swedish
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Ove, a grumpy, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, decides to give up on life until an unlikely friendship develops with a boisterous young family that moves in next door.
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English
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Aside from a secret affair with a housewife (Mary Steenburgen), Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother (Leonardo DiCaprio), and holding together a large family headed by Mama, a former beauty queen whose weight tops 500 pounds. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing will ever change, a beautiful stranger (Juliette Lewis) arrives on the scene, capturing his heart. Nominated...
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MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Sherlock Holmes is known as the greatest detective who never lived. All the classic tales are here, as the great detective and his faithful companion, Dr. Watson, tangle with the terrifying hound of the Baskervilles, the beautiful adventuress Irene Adler, and the dastardly villains Colonel Sebastian Moran, Charles Augustus Milverton, and the Napoleon of crime himself, Professor James Moriarty.
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Touchstone Television
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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Four not-so-old seniors have moved in together in a Florida home. They share the house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Dorothy's main goal is to find a companion she can relate to, while her mother, Sophia loves to tell "Picture this" type of stories. Rose is a little corny, but lovable never-the-less, and Blanche spends her time courting every man she can lay her hands on. All these fiesty seniors have either been divorced or widowed...
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Warner Home Video
Language
English
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Charlie Chan tries to stop the execution of a prisoner by proving he is innocent; Chan attempts to solve a murder aboard an ocean cruise; Chan tries to find the person who is killing showgirls; Chan investigates after a Chinese princess is killed in his house.
Publisher
Gaiam
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
When a recently-widowed mother decides to move back to her childhood home with her son, she's dismayed to learn that her family's house has been sold, but with some advice and the fortunate help of a special dog she begins to embrace her interest in the handsome new owner.