Ancient Rome – History TX Date: Autumn 2006 The Rise and Fall of an Empire Channel: BBC ONE The definitive history of the world’s first superpower Duration: 6 x 50 minutes

Combining CGI with spectacular live action battles, Facts & Figures this dramatised documentary series tells the true story Everything you see in this of ancient Rome through the six crucial moments that series is based on fact. Produced by the BBC History helped shape the destiny of the Empire. Unit, Ancient Rome uses doc- umented evidence to tell the story of how the Empire was formed and why it eventually This is the story of some of the most powerful rulers in Starring crumbled. history – a story of greed, lust, decadence and bloody Sean Pertwee Julius Caesar, Cold Feet, Formula 51 ambition. John Shrapnel Troy, Gladiator Starting in 146 BC, the series begins with Rome finally Peter Firth Spooks, Pearl Harbor destroying its ancient enemy Carthage; leading to the James D’Arcy Master & Commander celebrated victory of Julius Caesar and the overthrow Geraldine James State of Play, Little Britain of the Republic; the dramatic story of how Emperor Nero descended into madness; the story of the biggest David Warner Titanic, Planet of the Apes rebellion in Imperial history – the Jewish Revolt; how Michael Sheen Kenneth Williams, The Deal Constantine brought Christianity to the Empire; and Catherine McCormack Dangerous Beauty, Braveheart, finally the downfall of Rome, told through the tale of Alaric the Goth. Tailor of Panama, Dancing at Lughnasa James Wilby Gosford Park, Howards End, A Handful of Dust Factually accurate and based on extensive historical David Threlfall Shameless, Master and Commander research, this revealing series portrays Roman life as it Danny Webb Our Friends In the North, Aliens III really was: gritty, sordid and magnificent. Never before has the true story of Rome been presented with such Production dramatic reality. CGI is mixed with compelling drama, Series Producer a stunning cast and spectacular live-action battles to create the definitive television history of how the Empire Mark Hedgecoe How Art Made the World, Warriors was formed, how it achieved maximum power, and why Executive Producer it eventually failed. Matthew Barrett Hiroshima, Horizon

These six engrossing tales come together to tell one A BBC/Discovery Channel/ZDF co-production epic story – the real story of the Roman Empire.

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