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Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.
7.6
Score
30
James Wood
BBC One
“How greed, violence and betrayal helped create and destroy the ancient world's great superpower.”

BBC Ancient Rome The Rise and Fall of An Empire

Lucy Gaskell
Constantia

Biliana Petrinska
Cornelia

Sebastian Armesto
Honorius

Alex Ferns
Mark Antony

John Shrapnel
Pompey

Peter Firth
Vespasian

Ed Stoppard
Josephus

James D'Arcy
Tiberius Gracchus

Michael Sheen
Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

Catherine McCormack
Poppaea Sabina

Sean Pertwee
Julius Caesar

David Threlfall
Constantine the Great

James Wilby
Ofonius Tigellinus
Ben Pullen
Ben Pullen
Rufus

Hugh Ross
Senator Piso

Epic History TV
2015