8 Days That Made Rome (2017)
Bettany Hughes relives eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and made it the world's first superpower.
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Episodes
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1. Hannibal's Last Stand2017-10-27 · 44mExamining the day in 202BC when Rome defeated the might of Carthage at the Battle of Zama. This decisive moment set Rome on the path to greatness.
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2. The Spartacus Revolt2017-11-03 · 44mBettany Hughes relates the events of 73BC when a Thracian gladiator started a slave revolt that so panicked the Roman elite that they offered power to a single man.
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3. Crossing the Rubicon2017-11-10 · 44mRome had defeated her great rival Carthage and overcame a slave revolt led by Spartacus, but these victories came at a price. Army generals who could deliver foreign conquests accu
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4. Rome's First Emperor2017-11-17 · 44mUpon Julius Caesar's death, his 18-year-old great nephew stepped into the delicate balance of power and became Rome's first emperor and a ruthless political operator. The 44-year r
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5. Boudica's Revenge2017-11-24 · 44mIt's 60 A.D. Seventeen years after the invasion of Britannia, Roman forces march into the settlement of the Iceni tribe, flog its queen, and abused her daughters. The attack sparke
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6. The Downfall of Nero2017-12-01 · 44mIt's 54 A.D. and Nero just succeeded his stepfather Claudius to become the fifth emperor of Rome. What followed was 14 years of cruel behavior that would unite the empire against N
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7. The Colosseum's Grand Opening2017-12-08 · 44mOut of the carnage of Emperor Nero's death and the civil war that followed, a new imperial dynasty was born, one that looked to win over the hearts of the people by building the la
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8. The Rebirth of Rome2017-12-15 · 44mAfter more than a century of steady Roman decline, one man restores order to the disintegrating empire, setting it on a new course with Christianity at its heart. Host Bettany Hugh
Cast
Marek LichtenbergLegionaire in Intro credits
James SuttonScipio
Bettany Hughes
Nathan Dean WilliamsMark AntonyMarcel DorianLegionaire
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