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Gods and Men
First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler examines the religious cosmologies which emerged, and died out, under the Roman Empire.
First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler examines the religious cosmologies which emerged, and died out, under the Roman Empire.
Paganism was the predominant religious belief system of the Romans. However, when followers became disillusioned by their Pagan deities, Christianity replaced the old religious doctrine and emerged as the new belief system to take hold across the Roman Empire.
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Fri 20 May 1960
22:15
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Sir Mortimer on the Romans
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Archaeology at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Collection
This programme is part of Archaeology at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ - a
collection of archaeology programmes from the 1950s to the 1970s. Available
online to watch in full.
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- Fri 20 May 1960 22:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Television Service
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Archaeology at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
A collection of programmes charting the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's first ventures into archaeology programming.
