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

To give the accurate feel of the locations for the six stories, the series was shot in three countries - Bulgaria, Morocco and Tunisia.

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Connections

Version of Imperium: Nero (2004)

User Reviews

As GREAT as The Empire Itself

My wife and I bought the DVD because we couldn't find anything for this price and we had to spend a voucher. But the series was over our expectations! Hollywood made a lot of historically unauthentic movies with a lot of monumental scenes,and unrealistic characters (e.g. Gladiator) so I was a bit suspicious, but the good old BBC quality can't make you disappointed. The sets and costumes are perfect however the storyline and the characters are in focus. Battle scenes were smartly made to keep the budget lower. I was glad to see Gracchus, the Jewish rebels and Constantine besides Nero and Caesar. The quality is very even throughout the episodes, I found only Rebellion a bit worse. The theme itself (based upon Flavius's book) was not too popular with screenwriters and the fact that they made an attempt at it is OK, though the plot of this episode doesn't really have a point as a drama. And nor Flavius, nor the zealots, neither Titus, nor Vespasianus were real heroes. The writers couldn't really grasp their personalities. After all, it's a must see for every lover of historical movies!