Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
“How greed, violence and betrayal helped create and destroy the ancient world's great superpower.”
Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.
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BBC Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of An Empire
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1.Nero
5.021-09-200660mRecounts how Nero charted his murderous reign and how he was finally overthrown.
2.Caesar
5.026-09-200660mRecounts how Julius Caesar succeeded in overthrowing a 500-year-old Republic.
3.Revolution
5.005-10-200660m132 BC. Tiberius Gracchus, with the final victory in Rome's 120 year long Punic Wars against Carthage, its greatest ever Mediterranean rival, brings him immense glory and the rich...
4.Rebellion
6.512-10-200660mRecounts how the Jewish Revolt, which swept through Judea in AD66, was stopped by General Vespasian and his son Titus.
5.Constantine
5.018-10-200660mRecounts how the Emperor Constantine brought Christianity to the western world.
6.Fall of Rome
5.026-10-200660mIn AD 410, the Goth hordes sacked the city. This event symbolised Rome's collapse, but it should never have happened at all.
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