Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006– )

A doc-drama covering the rise and the fall of the Roman world including the founding by Julius Caesar and the building of Rome by Nero.

Stars:

Lyall B. Watson, Hugh Dixon

1 win.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lyall B. Watson	...	Petronius (2 episodes, 2006)

Storyline

A doc-drama covering the rise and the fall of the Roman world including the founding by Julius Caesar and the building of Rome by Nero.

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Plot Keywords:

roman empire | emperor | decadence of the roman empire

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Taglines:

Rise and Fall of an Empire

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

I anodos kai i ptosi tis Romaikis Aftokratorias

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

59 min 59 min (6 Episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series got through 25 bottles of sun-tan lotion just in Tunisia alone.

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Connections

Version of Imperium: Nero (2004)

User Reviews

The Roman Empire rewritten as soap opera

This series is of interest only for the few brief and historically accurate voice overs in each episode. The rest is terribly written and acted drivel, highly romanticized with very little relation to known events. Take for instance the episode about Constantine. An undue prominence is given to Constantine's sister Constantia and her arranged marriage to Licinius. This is written in an extremely melodramatic way and Constantia has very modern attitudes to marriage. After a lot more melodrama and inaccurate events, Constantine is seen to arranged the murder of Licinius to take place at the exact moment he is reciting the Nicean creed, an effect lifted from the Godfather.