Series · Documentary
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
★ 7.6 · 31 votes1 season · 6 episodesDocumentary2006
How greed, violence and betrayal helped create and destroy the ancient world's great superpower.
Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.
- Creator
- James Wood
- Writers
- James Wood, Andrew Grieve, Christopher Spencer
- Network
- BBC One
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- September 21, 2006
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Alisdair SimpsonNarrator (voice)
Michael SheenEmperor Nero- Andrew WestfieldBato
- Lyall B. WatsonPetronius
Geraldine JamesCornelia
Louise DelamereFausta
Lucy GaskellConstantia
Biliana PetrinskaCornelia
Sebastian ArmestoHonorius
Alex FernsMark Antony
John ShrapnelPompey
Peter FirthVespasian
Ed StoppardJosephus
James D'ArcyTiberius Gracchus
Catherine McCormackPoppaea Sabina
Sean PertweeJulius Caesar
David ThrelfallConstantine the Great
James WilbyOfonius Tigellinus- Ben PullenRufus
Hugh RossSenator Piso
Episodes
0/6 watched- Episode 1: Nero1 h · Sep 21, 2006
- Episode 2: Caesar1 h · Sep 26, 2006
- Episode 3: Revolution1 h · Oct 5, 2006
- Episode 4: Rebellion1 h · Oct 12, 2006
- Episode 5: Constantine1 h · Oct 18, 2006
- Episode 6: Fall of Rome1 h · Oct 26, 2006
