

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006 · BBC One · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Fall of Rome
Fri, 27 Oct, 6:00 am
In AD 410, the Goth hordes sacked the city. This event symbolised Rome's collapse, but it should never have happened at all.
About
This dramatised documentary series tells 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. It describes how Rome destroyed Carthage, was conquered by Caesar, how it suppressed the Jewish revolt, and converted to Christianity. CGI is mixed with compelling drama and spectacular live-action battles to tell the definitive television story of how the Empire was formed, how it achieved maximum power, and why it eventually failed.
Episodes
- E01
Nero
Fri, 22 Sept· 60 minThis programme focuses on Nero, charting his murderous reign and how he was finally overthrown.
- E02
Caesar
Fri, 29 Sept· 60 minThis programme focuses on Julius Caesar, who succeeded in overthrowing a 500-year-old Republic.
- E03
Revolution
Fri, 6 Oct· 60 minHow Tiberius Gracchus unleashed the power of the mob upon the streets, with devastating consequences.
- E04
Rebellion
Fri, 13 Oct· 60 minHow the Jewish Revolt, which swept through Judea in AD66, was stopped by General Vespasian and his son Titus.
- E05
Constantine
Fri, 20 Oct· 60 minThis edition shows how the Emperor Constantine brought Christianity to the western world.
- E06
Fall of Rome
Fri, 27 Oct· 60 minIn AD 410, the Goth hordes sacked the city. This event symbolised Rome's collapse, but it should never have happened at all.





