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S1 E1 City and Blood

Documentary

TV-PG

44m

Dec 31, 2013

We explore the legend of Romulus and Remus and search for hard evidence of a prehistoric settlement on the Tiber. In Rome’s ancient sewers, we uncover how the first leader turned their city into stone.

Season 1, 4 Episodes

Season 1 (4 Episodes)

Rome: World's First Superpower - Rome: World's First Superpower

Rome: World's First Superpower,

We explore the legend of Romulus and Remus and search for hard evidence of a prehistoric settlement on the Tiber. In Rome’s ancient sewers, we uncover how the first leader turned their city into stone.

Rome: World's First Superpower - Rome: World's First Superpower

Rome: World's First Superpower,

Rome’s aggressive expansion takes it toe-to-toe with another great power – Carthage. An ancient town in Tunisia brings this civilization to life. Archaeology on the sea bed off Sicily reveals the brutal naval war between the two powers.

Rome: World's First Superpower - Rome: World's First Superpower

Rome: World's First Superpower,

Rome deals with conflict at home. At Pompeii and Fidenae we discover the clues to the huge wealth that flooded the Republic – but divided society. We meet the unlikely champion of the people who brought an end to this rampant inequality.

Rome: World's First Superpower - Rome: World's First Superpower

Rome: World's First Superpower,

The story of the greatest Roman of them all - Julius Caesar. His own memoirs guide us through his journey from bankrupt civil servant to invincible general.

Details

Rome: World's First Superpower

Documentary

TV-PG

1 Season

44m

Most series about Rome begin with the well-known story of its Emperors. Rome: The World’s First Superpower starts nearly a millennium earlier, in prehistory.

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