Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

History 2006

Available on BritBox, Prime Video

Dramatised documentary series telling the story of the rise and fall of Ancient Rome through the six key turning points. Factually accurate and based on extensive historical research, it reveals how the greed, lust and ambition of men like Caesar, Nero and Constantine shaped the Roman Empire.

History 2006

TV-14

Starring David de Keyser, Karl Johnson, Philip Jackson

EPISODE 1

Nero

The story of how Emperor Nero went insane and took Rome to the brink of ruin.

51 min · Sep 20, 2006 TV-14
EPISODE 2

Caesar

How did the maverick Julius Caesar overthrow a 500-year-old republic to become Emporer?

52 min · Sep 27, 2006 TV-14
EPISODE 3

Revolution

Tiberius Gracchus was a brave soldier, man of honour and the most unlikely revolutionary.

51 min · Oct 4, 2006 TV-14
EPISODE 4

Rebellion

The story of how General Vespasian and his son unleashed the might of Rome upon the Jews.

47 min · Oct 11, 2006 TV-14
EPISODE 5

Constantine

Retelling the story of how Emperor Constantine brought Christianity to the western world.

50 min · Oct 18, 2006 TV-14
EPISODE 6

The Fall of Rome

[Final Episode] How did a weak emperor turn on his allies and bring about the collapse of the empire?

51 min · Oct 25, 2006 TV-14

David de Keyser

Actor
Karl Johnson

Actor
Philip Jackson

Actor
Alastair Mackenzie

Actor
John Shrapnel

Actor

About

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

HISTORY

Dramatised documentary series telling the story of the rise and fall of Ancient Rome through the six key turning points. Factually accurate and based on extensive historical research, it reveals how the greed, lust and ambition of men like Caesar, Nero and Constantine shaped the Roman Empire.

Information

Studio: BritBox
Released: 2006
Rated: TV-14
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.