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Rome episode 1 A History of the Eternal City

Rome episode 1: A History of the Eternal City

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Rome, the Eternal City, is not just a collection of impressive ruins and tales of grandeur; it is, at its core, a city steeped in the sacred. In the very heart of ancient Rome, every event, ritual, and act of daily life was bound together by an intricate web of religious belief. To understand ancient Rome, one must understand its reverence for the divine, for the gods were at the very center of its existence.

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 6

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 6

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 6: How did a weak emperor turn on his allies and bring about the collapse of the empire? In AD 410, the Goth hordes sacked the city. This event symbolised Rome’s collapse, but it should never have happened at all.       Dramatic reconstructions and computer graphics tell the story of ancient Rome. Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire’s greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series. This dramatized documentary series tells the story of the rise and fall of Ancient

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 5

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 5

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 5: Retelling the story of how Emperor Constantine brought Christianity to the western world. In AD 312, Rome was in crisis. The empire had been divided into four parts, each with its own emperor who fought one another. Constantine intervened and united Rome, using military might and a new religion – Christianity.       Dramatic reconstructions and computer graphics tell the story of ancient Rome. Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire’s greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series. This dramatized documentary

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 4

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 4

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 4: The Roman Republic survived for half a millennium, but when Tiberius Gracchus arrived on the scene, he unleashed the mob. Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (c. 163 BC–133 BC) was a Roman politician best known for his agrarian reform law entailing the transfer of land from the Roman state and wealthy landowners to poorer citizens. He had also served in the Roman army, fighting in the Third Punic War and in Spain.       Against substantial opposition in the senate, his land reform bill was carried through during his term

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Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 3

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 3

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 3: The Jewish Revolt, which swept through Judea in AD 66, was the biggest rebellion by a province in Roman history. For a while it threatened to destabilize the whole empire. Who was behind this rebellion and what happened?       Dramatic reconstructions and computer graphics tell the story of ancient Rome. Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire’s greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series. This dramatized documentary series tells the story of the rise and fall of Ancient Rome

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 2

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 2

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 2: This programme focuses on Nero, charting his obsession with becoming a god, how his plans to turn Rome into a glorious city bankrupted the Empire, how he married his slaveboy and killed his beloved wife in a frenzy, and how he was finally overthrown.       Dramatic reconstructions and computer graphics tell the story of ancient Rome. Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire’s greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series. This dramatized documentary series tells the story of the

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 1

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 1

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire episode 1 – This programme focuses on Julius Caesar, charming, savage, power-crazed, opportunistic and brilliant, he overthrew a 500-year-old Republic and began the age of the emperors. What Caesar achieved, overthrowing a 500-year-old Republic and seizing power, is perhaps the single greatest turning point in the history of Rome. Dramatic reconstructions and computer graphics tell the story of ancient Rome.       Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire’s greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series. This dramatized documentary series tells the

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Secrets of Pompeii's Greatest Treasures episode 2

Secrets of Pompeii’s Greatest Treasures episode 2

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Secrets of Pompeii’s Greatest Treasures episode 2: Bettany Hughes unearths some fascinating stories from the devastated city, from its famous villas to tragic human casts. The streets and houses of Pompeii offer a mesmerising window into the life and times of the ancient Romans.     Bettany Hughes heads to the Ancient Roman City of Pompeii. Once compounded by volcanic ash, now a treasure trove of history. Almost 2,000 years on, Bettany explores the city to find remnants of the Roman empire, revealing the secrets of those who lived there, and really how different ancient Rome is to our world

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Secrets of Pompeii's Greatest Treasures episode 1

Secrets of Pompeii’s Greatest Treasures episode 1

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Secrets of Pompeii’s Greatest Treasures episode 1: Bettany Hughes heads to the Ancient Roman City of Pompeii. Once compounded by volcanic ash, now a treasure trove of history. Almost 2,000 years on, Bettany explores the city to find remnants of the Roman empire, revealing the secrets of those who lived there, and really how different ancient Rome is to our world today. Exploring the villas usually off-limits to the public and the chilling remains of those that tried to escape the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, Bettany builds up a perhaps not so idyllic picture of life in Pompeii

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Storm Over Europe episode 4 - The Heirs of Rome

Storm Over Europe episode 4 – The Heirs of Rome

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Storm Over Europe episode 4 – The Heirs of Rome: Starting in the 5th century AD, the Franks migrated to France, the Anglo-Saxons to Britain, and the Goths to Spain and Italy. Europe and the Christian west grew out of their empires.     This documentary deals with the mass migration of Germanic tribes at the very beginning of European history, while Ancient Rome raced towards inevitable collapse and a new political centre developed in Northwest Europe. This period, from the invasion of the Huns in 375 to the conquest of Italy by the Lombards in 568, is one of

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Storm Over Europe episode 3 - The Fall of Rome

Storm Over Europe episode 3 – The Fall of Rome

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Storm Over Europe episode 3 – The Fall of Rome: For the people of the ancient world, the Huns were “the most feared of all warriors”. Never before had people experienced such brutal fighting. The power of the mounted nomads became a threat to Rome, but other tribes were also on the move and headed to the center of a weakened empire.     This documentary deals with the mass migration of Germanic tribes at the very beginning of European history, while Ancient Rome raced towards inevitable collapse and a new political centre developed in Northwest Europe. This period, from

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