Traveling the Roman Empire
Traveling the Roman Empire is a matchless grand tour covering an astonishing range of landscapes, cultures, and history. Even if you have explored many of these places before, Darius will give you fresh insights and a new appreciation for the remarkable achievements of a single-minded city on the Tiber that had the vision, discipline, and institutions to conquer the known world and make it prosper.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Rome: Heart of an Empire
15-02-2023Begin the series on the outskirts of Rome, taking the Via Appia into the city. View the impressive tombs and aqueducts that line the road, testifying to the importance of the ancie...
- Ep 2
2.Spain: Augustus’s Golden Province
15-02-2023Riding an Iberian horse, Darius opens his tour of Spain, one of Rome’s richest provinces. Rome benefitted from the region’s mineral and agricultural wealth. The grand Roman structu...
- Ep 3
3.Spain: From Imperial Apex to Arab Kingdom
15-02-2023Focus on Spain as the birthplace of powerful Roman emperors, including Trajan and Hadrian. Survey the imperial grandeur that still survives from their reigns, notably in the ruined...
- Ep 4
4.Morocco: Traces of Rome in North Africa
15-02-2023Rome once ruled North Africa, cementing its control over the entire Mediterranean basin. Investigate Morocco, where Roman influences mixed with the indigenous Berbers to produce a...
- Ep 5
5.Jordan: Rome’s Eastern Frontier
15-02-2023Explore the original Philadelphia, the ancient name for present-day Amman, Jordan, which came under Roman rule in the 1st century BC. Then, visit nearby Jerash, lauded as the “Pomp...
- Ep 6
6.Petra: Rome and the Rose City
15-02-2023Visit the star of Rome’s Middle Eastern domain, Petra in modern Jordan, known as the Rose City for its construction in rose-red local stone. Settled by Nabataean Bedouins, the city...
- Ep 7
7.Croatia: A Kingdom of Salt and Sea
15-02-2023The Dalmatian Coast was strategically vital to Rome, which conquered it starting in the 2nd century BC. Investigate the Roman legacy, including ancient Salona and Ragusa. Near Salo...
- Ep 8
8.Serbia: Crucible of Warriors
22-02-2023Continue your exploration of the Roman Balkans, heading inland to modern Serbia, which was repeatedly threatened by hostile kingdoms in antiquity. The Danube River plays a prominen...
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