Narbo Martius, Rome's daughter (52')
NARBO MARTIUS, ROME'S DAUGHTER (52')
INFORMATION
FR / 2020 / 52’ / HD / French, English
France THM Productions / Passé Simple / France 3 / Directed by Marc Azéma
Worldwide rights available
TAGS
Archaeology
SYNOPSIS
For the first time, a documentary unveils one of the most important cities of the Roman Empire, the ancient city of Narbonne in France, which was also the second port of Antiquity, after that of Rome. For 25 years, archaeologists have made a series of remarkable and never-seen-before discoveries which reveal so much wealth: piers, monumental canal, ship wreck, Roman houses and period frescoes, Capitol, imperial villa... Thanks to 3D reproductions and through the eyes of a young Roman woman, the director introduces us to this Latin capital of the 2nd century AD.
AWARDS
International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa (FICAB, Spain, 2021)
Orona Fundazioa Award to the Educational Section
"Thanks to its quality and its ability to pass on knowledge, this film manages to show and bring closer the historical reality using different cinematographic techniques. It also manages to highlight how the Roman port of Narbonne operated, with scientific precision and at the same time, through a fascinating and moving story." The FICAB Jury