Ancient Rome : the rise of apartments /

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Corporate Author:	Popular Arts Entertainment Inc (Producer)
Other Authors:	Guillen, Michael (Narrator), Shafir, Melody (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	New York, NY : A & E Television Networks, 2005.
Series:	VAST: academic video online Where Did it Come From?
Subjects:	High-rise apartment buildings > Italy. New York (N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc. Rome (Italy) > Buildings, structures, etc. High-rise apartment buildings Italy Documentaries and Factual Films Alexander Street Video. documentary film. Documentary films Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	The state of the art in high-rise living, New York City's Time Warner Center features all the amenities: a health club, restaurants, dry cleaners, top notch security, and citywide views. But high-rise, high-density living isn't new. Romans were living in high-rise apartments 2,000 years ago. Host Michael Guillen travels to Rome and its ancient seaport of Ostia where a number of them still exist.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 27, 2013).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (45 min.).
Playing Time:	00:45:00