Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Name: Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alisdair Simpson, Michael Sheen

2006 · 1 season · 1h per episode · Documentary

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.

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Seasons

Season 1 — 6 episodes (September 21, 2006)

Cast

Alisdair Simpson as Narrator (voice)
Michael Sheen as Emperor Nero

Details

Created by: James Wood
First aired: September 21, 2006
Episodes: 6
Genres: Documentary
Network: BBC One
Status: Ended
TMDB score: 7.6 / 10 from 29 votes

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