The Power of Gold
This first episode is an overview of what gold is and where it comes from, followed by gold's importance in the ancient world including Egypt, Incan Empire and the ancient Greeks and Romans. It covers the first minting of coins in Rome and the rise of various other currencies. Also covers interesting characters such as Crassus (where the term crass comes from).
Primary Title
- The Power of Gold
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 5 February 2011
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 26
Duration
- 56:00
Episode
- 1
Channel
- History
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- This first episode is an overview of what gold is and where it comes from, followed by gold's importance in the ancient world including Egypt, Incan Empire and the ancient Greeks and Romans. It covers the first minting of coins in Rome and the rise of various other currencies. Also covers interesting characters such as Crassus (where the term crass comes from).
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Coins, Roman
- Gold--History
Genres
- Documentary
- History
Contributors
- Paul Darrow (Narrator)
- S4C (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Coins, Roman
- Gold--History