Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
How greed, violence and betrayal helped create and destroy the ancient world's great superpower.
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9/21/2006Runtime
6 eps, 360 minsGenres
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Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.
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A dramatized chronicle of Rome's pivotal moments that blends documentary authenticity with cinematic storytelling, making ancient history feel immediate and visceral. The series traces how empire-building ambition and moral compromise shaped and ultimately fractured the ancient world's greatest power.
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Alisdair Simpson
Narrator (voice)
Michael Sheen
Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Michael Sheen
Emperor Nero
Geraldine James
Cornelia
Louise Delamere
Fausta
Lucy Gaskell
Constantia
Biliana Petrinska
Cornelia
Sebastian Armesto
Honorius
Alex Ferns
Mark Antony
John Shrapnel
Pompey
Peter Firth
Vespasian
Ed Stoppard
Josephus
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