Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire(2006)

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

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  • Documentary

Overview

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

    Alisdair Simpson

    Narrator (voice)

  • Andrew Westfield

    Andrew Westfield

    Bato

  • Geraldine James

    Geraldine James

    Cornelia

  • Louise Delamere

    Louise Delamere

    Fausta

  • Lucy Gaskell

    Lucy Gaskell

    Constantia

  • Biliana Petrinska

    Biliana Petrinska

    Cornelia

  • Sebastian Armesto

    Sebastian Armesto

    Honorius

  • Alex Ferns

    Alex Ferns

    Mark Antony

  • John Shrapnel

    John Shrapnel

    Pompey

  • Peter Firth

    Peter Firth

    Vespasian

  • Ed Stoppard

    Ed Stoppard

    Josephus

  • James D'Arcy

    James D'Arcy

    Tiberius Gracchus

  • Michael Sheen

    Michael Sheen

    Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

  • Catherine McCormack

    Catherine McCormack

    Poppaea Sabina

  • Sean Pertwee

    Sean Pertwee

    Julius Caesar

  • David Threlfall

    David Threlfall

    Constantine the Great

  • James Wilby

    James Wilby

    Ofonius Tigellinus

  • Ben Pullen

    Ben Pullen

    Rufus

  • Hugh Ross

    Hugh Ross

    Senator Piso

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Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Last Air Date

Oct 26, 2006

Network

BBC One

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