The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

Season 1

TV-14
Chronicles Rome's dramatic rise, dominance, and fall from an ambitious republic battling for survival in the Ancient Mediterranean to a vast empire that ruled the Western world for a millennium before collapsing under power and invasions.

Where to Watch The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire • Season 1

2 Episodes

  • The Rise
    E1
    The RiseIn the 3rd century BCE Rome is a young, aggressive republic run by a powerful group of ambitious families intent on growing an empire. This aristocracy has conquered the rest of Italy, but real power lays in waging war against Carthage; the richest state in the western Mediterranean. Decades of battle against Carthaginian general Hannibal shape the fledgling Roman Empire and by 146 BCE, Rome is the undisputed master of southern Europe.
  • The Fall
    E2
    The FallUnder Emperor Trajan and then Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire grows to the largest, and most powerful it has ever been. But in the 160s CE, disaster strikes: Germanic invasions, the plague and a new leader; Emperor Commodus, plunges Rome into chaos.

 

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