Eight Days That Made Rome

  • : 2017
  • : 8
  • : 9
  • Channel 5 (UK)
  • Documentary

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Hannibal's Last Stand
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27, 2017
Scipio's decisive victory over Hannibal's Carthaginian army at Zama in 202BC effectively ended the Punic Wars and established Rome as the leading power in the western Mediterranean. .. show full overview
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The Spartacus Revolt
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03, 2017
In 73 BC, Spartacus broke out of gladiator school and started the most terrifying slave revolt in Rome's history. Bettany Hughes explores the importance and appalling reality of slavery .. show full overview
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Crossing The Rubicon
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10, 2017
Bettany Hughes explores the day in 49BC when, defying the Senate, Julius Caesar and his army crossed the river Rubicon, plunging the Republic into civil war. She also examines Caesar's .. show full overview
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Rome's First Emperor
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17, 2017
Bettany Hughes explores the day in 32BC when Octavian, Julius Caesar's adopted son, stole the secret will of Mark Antony, his most dangerous political rival. The document's release gave .. show full overview
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Boudica's Revenge
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24, 2017
Bettany Hughes reveals the stark realities of brutal Roman rule, beginning with the day, around 60 AD, when Roman troops invaded Boudica's settlement, flogged her and raped her .. show full overview
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The Downfall Of Nero
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01, 2017
On 9th June 68 AD, Nero, Emperor of Rome, took his own life with the help of a servant, as troops came to arrest him for crimes against the state. His death ended the empire's first .. show full overview
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The Colosseum's Grand Opening
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08, 2017
Bettany Hughes explores the day in 80AD when the Colosseum opened its gates for the first time. For new emperor Titus, the spectacular games and events were an opportunity to win over .. show full overview
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The Rebirth Of Rome
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08, 2017
Bettany Hughes looks at the day which marked Rome's symbolic break with its thousand-year pagan past - the day in 337AD that Emperor Constantine the Great was baptised a Christian. It .. show full overview