The Lost Legions of Varus (Original title)
Date: 23 August 2001 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Tony Bulley
Synopsis: Documentary looking at the massacre of three Roman legions (numbering about twenty thousand men) in the forests of Northern Germany in 9 AD. Considers events leading up to the massacre and the deception and ambush that occurred and the impact it had on the Romans and Roman society. Also considers the legacy of this event on both Roman expansionism and German nationalism.
Subject: Roman Army
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TV Transmissions
Date: 23 August 2001Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:00Runtime: 49 mins 30 secs - Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Date: 23 August 2001 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Tony Bulley
Synopsis: Documentary looking at the massacre of three Roman legions (numbering about twenty thousand men) in the forests of Northern Germany in 9 AD. Considers events leading up to the massacre and the deception and ambush that occurred and the impact it had on the Romans and Roman society. Also considers the legacy of this event on both Roman expansionism and German nationalism.
Subject: Roman Army
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 23 August 2001Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:00Runtime: 49 mins 30 secs - Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo