Civilisations – Egypt
The dramatic conclusion of Civilisations – Egypt begins not with a whimper, but with the desperate flight of a teenager through the streets of Alexandria in 30 BC.
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Civilisations – Rome
Imagine a city built of marble, gold, and absolute confidence. For centuries, it stood as the unshakeable center of the known world. Its legions were undefeated, and its walls seemed impenetrable. However, history teaches us that even the mightiest foundations eventually crack.
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Rome episode 3: A History of the Eternal City
Simon Sebag Montefiore’s Rome: A History of the Eternal City reaches a breathtaking conclusion in its third episode, “The Rebirth of God’s City.” This captivating installment takes viewers on an enthralling journey through Rome’s transformation from a forgotten medieval relic to the dazzling epicenter of power and faith it is today. With a masterful blend of historical insight and vivid storytelling, Montefiore guides us through pivotal chapters that shaped the Eternal City into a symbol of resilience, grandeur, and spiritual authority.
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Rome episode 2: A History of the Eternal City
Simon Sebag Montefiore takes us on an extraordinary journey, tracing Rome’s tumultuous path as it ascended to become the heart of Western Christendom. This wasn’t a simple rise; it was a story marked by transformation, divine gambles, and the powerful pull of new ideas on the lives of citizens, elites, and priests alike.
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 – 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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Rome’s Invisible City
Rome’s Invisible City: With the help of a team of experts and the latest in 3D scanning technology, Alexander Armstrong, along with Dr Michael Scott, explores the hidden underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world. In his favourite city, he uncovers a lost subterranean world that helped build and run the world’s first metropolis and its empire. From the secret underground world of the Colosseum to the aqueducts and sewers that supplied and cleansed it, and from the mysterious cults that sustained it spiritually to the final resting places of Rome’s dead, Xander discovers
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Meet the Romans with Mary Beard episode 3
Meet the Romans with Mary Beard episode 3 – Behind Closed Doors: We still live in the shadow of ancient Rome – a city at the heart of a vast empire that stretched from Scotland to Afghanistan, dominating the West for over 700 years. Professor Mary Beard puts aside the stories of emperors and armies, guts and gore, to meet the real Romans living at the heart of it all. In this final episode, Mary delves even deeper into ordinary Roman life by going behind the closed doors of their homes. She meets an extraordinary cast of characters – drunken
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