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I, Caesar – The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
I, Caesar – The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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I, Caesar – The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

5.0 / 10
1997
1 season
6 episodes
Documentary

Detailing the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, I, Caesar takes a fascinating look at the public and private lives of six key men who ruled ancient Rome: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, Hadrian, Constantine and Justinian. Their careers were made up of bloody battles and tactical bribery, stunning innovation and profound corruption, dazzling rhetoric and vicious back-stabbing – and together they form a picture of the most sophisticated highs and most brutal lows of the Roman Empire’s inception, heyday and decline. Stretching at its peak, from the north of England to southern Egypt and from the west coast of Spain to Syria in the east, the Roman Empire included within its boundaries myriad people, cultures and climates.

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Cast

Brian Cox

A

Averil Cameron

P

Peter Connolly

M

Miriam Griffin

K

Keith Hopkins

C

Christopher Kelly

D

David Shotter

A

Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

M

Michael Whitby

Seasons

This classic series explores the public and private lives of six rulers of ancient Rome: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, Hadrian, Constantine and Justinian. Their careers were defined by bloody battles, far-reaching innovations and profound corruption. Together, they paint a picture of the sophisticated highs and brutal lows of the Roman Empire, it's sensational birth, heyday and final decline.

  • Ep 1

    1.Julius Ceasar: I Am Not King but Caesar

    5.0
    03-03-199749m

    Julius Caesar turned military victories into political power. His ambition created a colossal empire, and he gave his name to the rulers who succeeded him. He has been a symbol of...

  • Ep 2

    2.Augustus: First of the Emperors

    5.0
    10-03-199749m

    Julius Caesar’s military brilliance forged a new Rome, but it was Augustus’ political genius that made it an empire for the ages. Despite being Caesar’s nephew and adopted heir, Au...

  • Ep 3

    3.Nero: The Power and the Madness

    5.0
    17-03-199749m

    He was seventeen when he took the throne, and during his capricious, fourteen-year rule, Nero almost brought the Empire to ruin. He was unable to quell rebellions in Britain and Ju...

  • Ep 4

    4.Hadrian: Within These Walls

    5.0
    24-03-199749m

    He overturned centuries-old policies, declaring an end to expansions and abandoning far-flung territories. Hadrian was an enthusiastic patron of the arts, a champion of the common...

  • Ep 5

    5.Constantine: Bearing the Cross

    5.0
    31-03-199749m

    Constantine revitalized a fading empire and built a glittering new capital that would stand for over 1,000 years. But his strongest legacy is religious; his conversion to Christian...

  • Ep 6

    6.Justinian: Last of the Romans

    5.0
    07-04-199749m

    Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus or Justinian I was one of the main rulers of the Byzantine Empire, stands out especially for his reform and compilation of laws and for the mil...

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