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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.

  • Sep 21, 2006
  • 1 season · 6 episodes
  • TV-14

7.6/10

TMDB user score
31 votes on TMDB

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About This Series

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire is a documentary series created by James Wood. Its leading cast includes Alisdair Simpson, Michael Sheen and Andrew Westfield. It premiered on September 21, 2006 on BBC One. TMDB lists 1 season and 6 episodes so far and has ended.

Synopsis

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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Time to finish
About 6 hours, based on 6 episodes at 60 minutes each
Ending
Finished: all episodes are out
Age rating (US)
TV-14
Language
English
Audience signal
7.6/10 from 31 TMDB votes

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Cast

  • Alisdair Simpson Narrator (voice) 6 episodes
  • Michael Sheen Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 6 episodes
  • Andrew Westfield Bato 2 episodes
  • Lyall B. Watson Senator 2 episodes
  • Geraldine James Cornelia 1 episode
  • Louise Delamere Fausta 1 episode
  • Lucy Gaskell Constantia 1 episode
  • Biliana Petrinska Cornelia 1 episode
  • Sebastian Armesto Honorius 1 episode
  • Alex Ferns Mark Antony 1 episode
  • John Shrapnel Pompey 1 episode
  • Peter Firth Vespasian 1 episode
  • Ed Stoppard Josephus 1 episode
  • James D'Arcy Tiberius Gracchus 1 episode
  • Catherine McCormack Poppaea Sabina 1 episode
  • Sean Pertwee Julius Caesar 1 episode
  • David Threlfall Constantine the Great 1 episode
  • James Wilby Ofonius Tigellinus 1 episode

Seasons

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