The Medici: Peter Guinness, Ben de Sausmarez, Federico Stefanelli
The Greeks: director of photography, Lee Pulbrook ; editors, Mel Quigley, Maggie Choyce, Scott McEwing ; narrator, Liam Neeson ; composers, Simon Fisher Turner, Michael Gibbs
The Medici: producer/director, Justin Hardy ; director of photography, Malcolm McClean ; editor, Richard Cox ; narrator, Massimo Marinoni ; composer, Christian Vassie
Japan: produced/directed, Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann DeSnoo ; producer, Toshihiro Saito ; director of photography, Michael Chin ; editor, William Haugse ; narrator, Richard Chamberlain ; composer, Dave Iwataki
Egypt's golden empire: producer, Ciara Byrne ; directors, James Hawes, Ciara Byrne ; director of photography, Brian McDairmant ; film editors, Richard Cox, Keith Wilkinson, James Gold ; narrator, Keith David ; music, Debbie Wiseman
The Roman empire: produced/written, Margaret Kovel and Lyn Goldfarb ; director of photography, Michael Chin ; editors William Haugse, Douglas Cheek ; narrator, Sigourney Weaver ; composer, Dana Kaproff
DVD, widescreen format, Dolby Digital
Originally broadcast on television as episodes of the "Empires" series
Compilation of five stories on some of history's greatest dynasties
The Greeks : crucible of civilization (ca. 140 min.) (c1999) ([Vol. 1]) / produced by Atlantic productions in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises -- The Medici : godfathers of the Renaissance (ca. 220 min.) (c2003) ([Vol. 2]) / produced by Lion Television in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises -- Japan : memoirs of a secret empire (ca. 160 min.) (c2003) ([Vol. 3]) / produced by Lyn Goldfarb Productions, Inc. and Plug-In, Inc. in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises ; written by Joan Owens Meyerson, Lyn Goldfarb, Deborah Ann DeSnoo -- Egypt's golden empire (ca. 160 min.) (c2001) ([Vol. 4]) / a Lion Television Production in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises ; writer, Justin Pollard -- The Roman empire : in the first century (ca. 219 min.) (c2001) ([Vol. 5])/ produced by Goldfarb and Koval Productions in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises ; written by Margaret Koval
