What the Romans Did for Us

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  • Premiered: Nov 2000
  • Episodes: 6
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC Two
  • Unknown
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
Life of Luxury
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 06, 2000
Adam Hart-Davis investigates the lavish lifestyles of the Romans, visiting the sumptuous villa at Fishbourne, the famous bath complex in Bath and enjoying Roman cuisine.
1x2
Invasion
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 2000
Adam Hart-Davis analyses the military strength and effectiveness of the Roman army and visits the Lunt, a reconstruction of an early wooden fort near Coventry.
1x3
Building Britain
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 20, 2000
Adam Hart-Davis analyses the Romans' ingenious farming methods and looks at the creation of early towns. He visits York and discovers the remains of the Roman city.
1x4
Arteries of the Empire
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 27, 2000
Adam Hart-Davis analyses the Romans' ingenious surveying methods that enabled them to build their arrow-straight roads.
1x5
Edge of Empire
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Air date
Dec 04, 2000
Adam Hart-Davis visits Hadrian's Wall and demonstrates how communications were the key to the success of the Roman military machine.
1x6 Show finale
Ahead of Their Time
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 11, 2000
Adam Hart-Davis looks at how the Romans kept the citizens of the empire entertained, plays the first ever keyboard musical instrument, and surveys another Roman import - concrete.

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