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Ancient Rome—The Rise of the Apartment: Where Did It Come From?
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Artist
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Michael Guillen, host.
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Studio
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The History Channel
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Format
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DVD
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DVD Encoding
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MPAA Rating
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Not Rated
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UPC
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733961206814
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Runtime/Release Date
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47 mins/2009
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Daedalus Item Code
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15951
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This item is not available.
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Description
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Across major cities around the globe, high-rise apartment buildings are a mainstay of the modern urban skyline. But convenient high-rise, high-density living isn't something new. As this eye-opening DVD points out, Romans inhabited multistory apartments more than 2,000 years ago. Like their modern descendants, these apartments also provided baths, cleaners, and restaurants, all housed in complexes that were several stories high. The program journeys to the Roman seaport of Ostia, where a number of these ancient apartments still stand, and to Bath, England, to explore the brilliantly designed Roman baths.
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