Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Series 1

History Documentary hosted by Alisdair Simpson, published by BBC in 2006 - English narration



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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Series 1
This dramatized documentary series tells the story of the rise and fall of Ancient Rome concentrating on six key turning points.


1)  Nero
Part love story, part cautionary tale, this episode shows how the ruler of a quarter of the people in the known world went insane and took Rome to the edge of ruin.

2)  Caesar
Julius Caesar is probably the most famous Roman of them all - a maverick, a soldier of genius, charming, power-crazed, opportunistic and brilliant. What Caesar achieved, overthrowing a 500-year-old Republic and seizing power, is perhaps the single greatest turning point in the history of Rome.

3)  Revolution
This episode in the series takes a step back from previous episodes and explores the politics and personalities behind the demise of the Roman Republic.

4)  Rebellion
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?

5)  Constantine
The story of how Emperor Constantine brought Christianity to the western world is a dramatic tale of war, love, treachery and murder.

6)  The Fall of Rome
This is the story of how a weak emperor turned on his allies and brought about the final collapse of the once powerful Roman Empire.

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* Video Codec: x264 CABAC [email protected]
* Video: Bitrate: CRF- 21 (~3596 kb/s)
* Video Aspect Ratio: 1920 x 1080
* Video Resolution: 1.778 (16:9
* Audio Codec: MPEG-4 AAC LC
* Audio: English
* Audio Bitrate: 160 kb/s VBR 48000Hz
* Audio Channels: Stereo 2
* Run-Time: 55 mins
* Framerate: 23.976. Fps
* Number of Parts: 6
* Container Mp4
* Part Size: 1.42 GB
* Source: HDTV
* Encoded by: Harry65

Release Notes

Merged English Subtitles

Links
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1)  Related Documentaries
* Ancient Rome - The Rise and Fall of an Empire
* Rome's Lost Empire
* Ancient Rome (DC)
* When Rome Ruled
* The Battle Against Rome