Backroads Europe/Europas legendäre
Strassen-Via Publicae in Portugal
Cultural Heritage
Director
Jeremy JP Fekete
Producer
Denis Poncet
Country
Germany
Location
Portugal
Genre
Documentaries
Synopsis:
“Their network is woven like
a spider’s web over an immense empire: the Roman
roads. Nearly 85 000 kilometers of paved roads once
traversed the Roman Empire, linking Europe to Asia
Minor and the Near East.
For several centuries, they
served
as
commercial
roads, military routes and
communication networks
– for the circulation of the
traders, soldiers, civil servants and messengers of
the Empire. After the fall
of the Empire, the paths
outlived their builders, but
their usage changed. For
centuries, cities and villages, civilisations and cultures thus continued to develop along these routes.
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Baobabs between Land and Sea
Environment & Ecology
Director
Cyrille Cornu
Producer
Cyrille Cornu
Country
France
Location
Madagascar
Genre
Documentaries
Synopsis:
Baobabs between Land
and Sea is relating a unique
expedition to study the
baobabs of Madagascar
and encountering the Vezo,
one of last nomadic tribe
of the sea. The narrative is
based on strong ecological
and scientif