The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
2026 · History · 120 min · 1 season
S01E02 · The Fall
Fri, 29 May, 10:00 am
Under Emperor Trajan and then Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire grows to the largest, and most powerful it has ever been. But in the 160s CE, disaster strikes: Germanic invasions, the plague and a new leader; Emperor Commodus, plunges Rome into chaos.
About
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire is a two-part special that re-tells the staggering expansion, domination, and ultimate collapse of one of history's greatest and most cautionary civilizations.
Episodes
- E01
The Rise
Thu, 28 May· 123 minIn 44 BCE, a brutal assassination ushers in Rome's first emperor, Augustus. Rome is on its way to becoming the greatest civilization in human history, but the Emperor now wields godlike authority, and soon cracks in the Empire begin to form.
- E02
The Fall
Fri, 29 May· 123 minUnder Emperor Trajan and then Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire grows to the largest, and most powerful it has ever been. But in the 160s CE, disaster strikes: Germanic invasions, the plague and a new leader; Emperor Commodus, plunges Rome into chaos.
Cast
Campbell Scott
Narrator