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All Roads Lead To Rome
"All Roads Lead to Rome" is a proverb of medieval origin that may refer to: * A proverb in a number of languages referring to Roman roads, especially the Milliarium Aureum * ''All Roads Lead to Rome'' (1949 film), a French film * ''All Roads Lead to Rome'' (2015 film), an American romantic comedy film * "All Roads Lead to Rome", an episode of the 2012 documentary ''Meet the Romans with Mary Beard ''Meet the Romans with Mary Beard'' is a 2012 BBC documentary series written and presented by Mary Beard about the ordinary citizens of Ancient Rome, the world's first metropolis. It was repeated in 2020. Episode one: All Roads Lead to Rome Bea ...'' * "All Roads Lead to Rome", an episode of the 1965 ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Romans'' * "All Roads Lead to Rome", a song by The Stranglers on the 1983 album ''Feline'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milliarium Aureum
The ''Milliarium Aureum'' (; it, Miliario Aureo), also known by the translation Golden Milestone, was a monument, probably of marble or gilded bronze, erected by the Emperor Augustus near the Temple of Saturn in the central Forum of Ancient Rome. All roads were considered to begin at this monument and all distances in the Roman Empire were measured relative to it. On it perhaps were listed all the major cities in the empire and distances to them, though the monument's precise location and inscription remain matters of debate among historians. According to Philip Schaff, the phrase " all roads lead to Rome" is a reference to the ''Milliarium Aureum''—the specific point to which all roads were said to lead. A marble structure speculated to be the base of the milestone is present in the Roman Forum. History Augustus, as ''curator viarum'', erected the monument in 20 BCE. It probably received the name ''Milliarium Aureum'' soon after its inauguration. It symbolized the startin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Roads Lead To Rome (1949 Film)
''All Roads Lead to Rome'' (French: ''Tous les chemins mènent à Rome'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Micheline Presle, Gerard Philippe and Albert Rémy.Siehlohr p.65 It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Clavel. The film had admissions of 1,434,128 in France. Cast * Micheline Presle as Laura Lee * Gérard Philipe as Gabriel Pégase * Marcelle Arnold as Hermine * Albert Rémy as Edgar * Marion Delbo as Mady * Fernand Rauzéna as Le cambrioleurï * Jacques Louvigny as L'ambassadeur References Bibliography * Hubert-Lacombe, Patricia. ''Le cinéma français dans la guerre froide: 1946-1956''. L'Harmattan, 1996. * Siehlohr, Ulrike . ''Heroines Without Heroes: Reconstructing Female and National Identities in European Cinema, 1945-1951''. A&C Black, 2000. External links ''All Roads Lead to Rome''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Roads Lead To Rome (2015 Film)
"All Roads Lead to Rome" is a proverb of medieval origin that may refer to: * A proverb in a number of languages referring to Roman roads, especially the Milliarium Aureum * ''All Roads Lead to Rome'' (1949 film), a French film * ''All Roads Lead to Rome'' (2015 film), an American romantic comedy film * "All Roads Lead to Rome", an episode of the 2012 documentary ''Meet the Romans with Mary Beard ''Meet the Romans with Mary Beard'' is a 2012 BBC documentary series written and presented by Mary Beard about the ordinary citizens of Ancient Rome, the world's first metropolis. It was repeated in 2020. Episode one: All Roads Lead to Rome Bea ...'' * "All Roads Lead to Rome", an episode of the 1965 ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Romans'' * "All Roads Lead to Rome", a song by The Stranglers on the 1983 album ''Feline'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet The Romans With Mary Beard
''Meet the Romans with Mary Beard'' is a 2012 BBC documentary series written and presented by Mary Beard about the ordinary citizens of Ancient Rome, the world's first metropolis. It was repeated in 2020. Episode one: All Roads Lead to Rome Beard takes the Via Appia to Rome to show the lives of ordinary citizens in imperial times, those citizens who would be in the top seats of the Colosseum. She takes a boat to Rome's port Ostia, where imported goods come from all over the Mediterranean, and she takes us into the bowels of Monte Testaccio. She features extraordinary Romans such as Eurysaces, a baker who made a fortune in the grain trade and built his tomb in the shape of a giant bread oven; Pupius Amicus, the purple dye seller making imperial dye from shellfish imported from Tunisia; and Baricha, Zabda and Achiba, three prisoners of war who became Roman citizens. UK viewing figures: 1.97 million Episode two: Street life She goes into the streets to discover the dirt, crime, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Romans (Doctor Who)
''The Romans'' is the fourth serial of the second season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by Dennis Spooner and directed by Christopher Barry, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in four weekly parts from 16 January to 6 February 1965. In the serial, the First Doctor (William Hartnell) and his new companion Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) investigate intrigue surrounding the death of a lyre player en route to perform at the palace of Nero (Derek Francis) in Rome, while companion Ian Chesterton ( William Russell) travels to Nero's palace to save his fellow schoolteacher Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill), who had been sold to Nero's wife Poppaea (Kay Patrick) as a slave. ''The Romans'' was envisioned as the first ''Doctor Who'' serial with a humorous tone, originally intended to parody the 1951 film ''Quo Vadis''. The story presents real historical characters in a fictitious manner. The serial was produced in a six-episode block with the preceding s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
