Summary How did an insignificant cluster of Latin hill villages on the edge of the civilised world become the greatest empire the world has known? Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the phenomenon of the Roman Republic, from its fratricidal mythical beginnings, with the legend of Romulus and Remus, to the all too real violence of its end, dragged to destruction by war lords like Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Simon Russell Beale Valerio Massimo Manfredi Julie Berry Richard Miles
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Dec 7, 2010
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Summary How did an insignificant cluster of Latin hill villages on the edge of the civilised world become the greatest empire the world has known? Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the phenomenon of the Roman Republic, from its fratricidal mythical beginnings, with the legend of Romulus and Remus, to the all too real violence of its end, dragged to destruction by war lords like Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Dec 7, 2010
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
