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Rome: The World's First Superpower

2014 1 Seasons ⭐ 6.5

Documentary

The history of Rome is a 1,000-year-long epic, filled with murder, ambition, betrayal and greed and encompassing such legendary characters as Rome’s Iron Age founders Romulus and Remus and its greatest general Julius Caesar. Larry is accompanied by some of Europe and America’s foremost classical experts who reveal the atmosphere of intrigue, conflict and violence at the places where the saga unfolded.

1. Part 1: City of Blood

2014-10-24 • ⭐ 5.0

Actor Larry Lamb explores the 3,000-year-old story of the rise of the Roman Empire and how it shaped the way we live today, uncovering the intrigue, conflict, greed and violence t…

2. Part 2: Total War

2014-10-31 • ⭐ 5.0

Larry Lamb reveals how the Roman Empire became the dominant power in the Mediterranean. Beginning his quest at the Roma Termini train station in central Rome, he learns how the ci…

3. Part 3: Death of a Hero

2014-11-07 • ⭐ 5.0

During the mid-second century BC, Rome was enjoying the spoils after defeating Carthage in the Third Punic War, with slaves, treasure and art pouring into the republic. Larry Lamb…

4. Part 4: Caesar

2014-11-14 • ⭐ 5.0

Larry Lamb concludes his exploration of the Roman Empire by looking at the life and career of Julius Caesar. The actor traces the story of the great man's extraordinary transforma…