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Poster for Claudius: Boy of Ancient Rome (Latin Dialogue) (1964)

Claudius: Boy of Ancient Rome (Latin Dialogue) (1964)

1964 · Short film · 16 min

Synopsis

A Roman boy's friendship with a slave in his father's household shows the customs of ancient Rome, with some dialogue in Latin; one of three Encyclopaedia Britannica films by Bill Deneen, 1964.

Synopsis, reviewed

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Running time
16 minutes

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · Some good info on life in Ancient Rome, but brief · kerriganm · 2017-03-15

This is a story of a young slave and his equally young "master." His father actually owns the slave. The film starts to look at the relationship between two such Romans, which is a topic confusing to those of us more familiar with America's version of slavery. But then it ends too soon. I'm no less confused now. I wanted to know more. I wanted a fuller picture of the experiences and outlooks of these young Romans. Still, some interesting factoids. I liked the Latin dialog. Too bad the actors were just dubbed, and didn't speak the Latin lines.

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