• 2017
  • TV-PG
  • 45m
Eight Days That Made Rome

Summary Historian Bettany Hughes selects eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and its establishment as the world's first superpower. View more details

  • 2017
  • TV-PG
  • 45m

Eight Days That Made Rome

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Marek Lichtenberg Marcel Dorian Nathan Dean Williams Bettany Hughes

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7.6

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Oct 26, 2017

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Filming locations : Bulgaria

Production companies : October Films

Summary Historian Bettany Hughes selects eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and its establishment as the world's first superpower. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Oct 26, 2017

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English

Filming locations : Bulgaria

Production companies : October Films

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 26, 2017
Hannibal's Last Stand
Bettany Hughes begins by examining the day in 202BC when Rome defeated the might of Carthage at the Battle of Zama. This decisive moment set Rome on the path to greatness.
Episode 2 • Nov 02, 2017
The Spartacus Revolt
Bettany Hughes relates the events of 73BC when a Thracian gladiator started a slave revolt that so panicked the Roman elite that they offered power to a single man, foreshadowing Rome's slide into dictatorship.
Episode 3 • Nov 09, 2017
Caesar Crosses the Rubicon
In 49 BC, Julius Caesar leads an ambitious campaign to cross the Rubicon river; this would culminate in Rome evolving from Republic to Empire.
Episode 4 • Nov 16, 2017
Rome's First Emperor
Octavian, considered by many to be the man who kickstarted the Roman Empire, begins his rise to power in 32 BC when he steals the secret will of his rival, the infamous Mark Antony.
Episode 5 • Nov 23, 2017
Boudica's Revenge
In 60 AD, Boudicca, queen of the Iceni, a ferocious warrior tribe from Britannia, leads a rebellion against the Romans to free her people from the empire's control.
Episode 6 • Nov 30, 2017
The Downfall of Nero
68 AD. Nero, the Roman emperor whose reign has now become a byword for tyranny and cruelty, ends his own life. Rome's first dynasty dies with him.
Episode 7 • Dec 07, 2017
The Colosseum's Grand Opening
In 80 AD, Rome's greatest amphitheater The Colosseum is opened by Emperor Titus. This new arena exhibits men and wild animals battling to the death. Why did the Romans enjoy these horrific spectacles?
Episode 8 • Dec 14, 2017
The Rebirth of Rome
In 337 AD, Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity, which kickstarts the Romans renouncing their thousand years worship of the pagan gods.

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