L'impero di marmo. La straordinaria pietra che rese splendida Roma

Synopsis of L'impero di marmo. La straordinaria pietra che rese splendida Roma

«L'impero di marmo. La straordinaria pietra che rese splendida Roma» is the documentary by Folco Quilici (2005), on DVD.

The documentary follows the journey of granite and marble from the mountains of Egypt to Rome: extracted in remote places, transported along the Nile and the Mediterranean, and raised in buildings such as the Pantheon and the Basilica Ulpia. It also shows how that stone, described as «the stone that shines», served to exalt the emperors and sculpt portraits of women, warriors, slaves and divinities with precious inlays.

The DVD belongs to the «Archeologia viva» collection by Giunti Editore, presented by Istituto Luce; the edition is in Italian.

For those interested in the history of Rome, classical archaeology and historical documentary movies.