Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Name: Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-09-21
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Alisdair Simpson, Michael Sheen

How greed, violence and betrayal helped create and destroy the ancient world's great superpower.

2006 · 1 season · 6 ep · 7.6 on TMDB

TV-14

Documentary

Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.

Cast

Alisdair Simpson
Narrator (voice)
Michael Sheen
Emperor Nero

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Production

BBC Sindbad Production

Created by

James Wood

Where to watch

BritBox

Details›

First aired: September 21, 2006
Last aired: October 26, 2006
Seasons: 1 season
Episodes: 6 episodes

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