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- DirectorChristopher CasselStarsMichael CarrollGeorge PiscopoMassimo VariDespite their personal short comings, many of the Roman Empires great engineering accomplishments were introduced during the reign of the Caesars. The tradition continued under Vespasian, builder of the Coliseum, Trajan, builder of the Forum, and Hadrian, builder and possibly the designer of the Pantheon. Finally, a decade later Caracalla built a bath complex/recreation center in an effort to secure his own reputation in history.
- StarsStoyan AleksievAlexander DemandtTeodora DuhovnikovaFollow Alexander's rise, from boyhood to his anointment as ruler of the Argead dynasty.
- DirectorJim LindsayStarsPeter WoodwardRafael FerrerMichael CardelleAlexander the Great conquered Greece, Turkey, most of Asia (present Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of others) and Egypt in Africa, before age 32. Even now, his innovations in battle continue to be studied.
- DirectorRebecca CameronMark CannonStarsPeter WellerMichael CarrollThe story of Byzantium and some of there accomplishments.
- DirectorHassan IldariMark CannonStarsPeter WellerMichael CarrollBeeta HadianThe rise and fall of the Persian Empire, 580 BC to 320 BC.
- DirectorSarah HuttMark CannonStarsPeter WellerMichael CarrollTom CikoskiThe story of Muscovy and Russia and some of its accomplishments.
- DirectorTed PooleMark CannonStarsPeter WellerMichael CarrollRobert EigenThe story about Greece and its accomplishments during the age of Alexander and the conquest of Persia.
- DirectorMark CannonStarsMichael CarrollPeter WellerThe story of the Aztecs and some of its accomplishments.
- DirectorIan CrossStarsAlison CooleyAbigail GrahamHannah PlattsThe Roman Empire was the most powerful economic, cultural, political and military force in the world of its time and became one of the largest empires in world history. At its height under Emperor Trajan, it covered 5 million square kilometers, holding sway over an estimated 70 million people, at that time 21% of the world's entire population, controlling large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
- The second part recounts the Greeks' heroic victory against the mighty Persian empire through the life of Themistocles, one of Athens' greatest generals.
- StarsDarius AryaNeil FaulknerMichael HarberThe ruler whose ego was as big as his empire declares himself dictator of Rome for life--turning his allies to enemies in the process.
- StarsDarius AryaCorey BrennanTimothy EricksonThe story and psychological analysis of Roman Emperor Caligula.
- 1982–7.7 (19)TV EpisodeDirectorCristina TrebbiCarsten GutschmidtStarsJosef TratnikKostas BouraselisFlorian KnaußThe Ancient' Greek's lasting legacy to our modern world remains vital in sciences, arts and democracy. From circa 750 BC, hey established many 'city states' roughly I the eastern Mediterranean. Although politically constantly in -often armed- conflict, those were bound by culture, notably language and a uniquely represented pantheon of gods, the twelve main one situated on mount Olympos, venerated despite imperfection due to all too human traits but also incorporating idealized human beauty, our lasting physical ideal, which mortal Greeks were the first to pursue as such, especially in the gymnasium ('naked site') where free young men trained mainly for sports and war, the best competing in religious events, most notably the Olympic games, complete with a divine truce for the duration. Priests yielded wealth and influence from reading the gods, especially Apollo's Delphi oracle. Their Philosophers ('lovers of wisdom') were the pioneers of science, systematically studying nature by logic and empirical methods, laying the foundations of mathematics, physics, astronomy, mechanics with applied inventions - True democracy originated in Athens, where all free men above 18 earned full citizen rights in the unrelenting wars against the Persians, reforms rendering most offices eligible or lotteries, while the rich and their wealth usually hold the main offices, an 'egalitarian' system dismissed from the Romans till the French revolution. *They also founded, in religious festivals paid for by rich politicians, the remaining muster of theater: tragedies revolving around hybris and comedies, and semi-professional sports, culminating in the Olympics until their 5th century AD abolition as 'paganism' by emperor Theodosius.
- StarsAlexander DemandtHans-Joachim GehrkeTanja ScheerTil the end of the world.
- DirectorGareth JohnsonStarsJames SuttonPaul BrennenNathan CooperBettany Hughes begins by examining 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.
- DirectorJim GreayerStarsAdam BasilLeart DokleMarcel DorianBettany 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, foreshadowing Rome's slide into dictatorship.
- 201743mTV-PG7.5 (60)TV EpisodeDirectorGareth JohnsonStarsNathan Dean WilliamsDiana DimitrovaMarcel DorianIn 49 BC, Julius Caesar leads an ambitious campaign to cross the Rubicon river; this would culminate in Rome evolving from Republic to Empire.
- DirectorNigel LevyStarsNathan Dean WilliamsMarcel DorianBettany HughesOctavian, considered by many to be the man who kickstarted the Roman Empire, begins his rise to power in 32 BC when he steals the secret will of his rival, the infamous Mark Antony.
- DirectorSebastian SmithStarsRoss O'HennessyNencho BalabanovMarcel DorianIn 60 AD, Boudicca, queen of the Iceni, a ferocious warrior tribe from Britannia, leads a rebellion against the Romans to free her people from the empire's control.
- DirectorJim GreayerStarsRichard BrakeMarcel DorianAdam Drew68 AD. Nero, the Roman emperor whose reign has now become a byword for tyranny and cruelty, ends his own life; subsequently Rome's first dynasty dies with him.
- 201743mTV-PG7.4 (50)TV EpisodeDirectorSebastian SmithStarsAnthony ArguirovSam BarriscaleMarcel DorianIn 80 AD, Rome's greatest amphitheater The Colosseum is opened by Emperor Titus. This new arena exhibits men and wild animals battling to the death. Why did the Romans enjoy these horrific spectacles?
- DirectorNigel LevyStarsIan BeattieMarcel DorianGary FinanIn 337 AD, Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity, which kickstarts the Romans renouncing their thousand years worship of the pagan gods.
- DirectorClive MaltbyStarsDan McSherryJohn ShrapnelAt the dawn of history, the ancient Egyptians first showed the world how to ... all » build the impossible. In an age before machines, when copper was the strongest metal yet discovered, great Pharaohs like Khufu and Ramses II demonstrated how boundless ambition and vast quantities of human labor could transform limestone and granite into some of the most incredible monuments ever created the spectacular tombs in the Valley of the Kings, the mysterious Sphinx of Giza, the iconic Great Pyramid and more. Uncover the secrets of Ancient Egypt's pharaohs, engineers and architects and watch as cutting-edge computer modeling recreates the stunning monuments these visionaries built. It's an impressive look at the greatest architecture of the greatest civilization in the history of Africa and perhaps the world.
- DirectorBen ReidStarsEllie GoffeGabriel Lo GiudiceTerry ScotchmerCleopatra: the last Egyptian queen and one of the most legendary women in history. A beautiful seductress who used her sex appeal in order to manipulate the most powerful men in the Roman Empire. This film reveals the truth behind the legend.