The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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A two-part special that re-tells the staggering expansion, domination, and ultimate collapse of one of history's greatest and most cautionary civilizations.
20261 season
DocumentaryDarkExciting
DocumentaryDarkExciting
20261 season
Cast: Simone Collins
TV-14
Season 1
2 episodes

  • 1. The Rise

    1. The Rise

    In 44 BCE, a brutal assassination ushers in Rome's first emperor, Augustus. Rome is on its way to becoming the greatest civilization in human history, but the Emperor now wields godlike authority, and soon cracks in the Empire begin to form.
    In 44 BCE, a brutal assassination ushers in Rome's first emperor, Augustus. Rome is on its way to becoming the greatest civilization in human history, but the Emperor now wields godlike authority, and soon cracks in the Empire begin to form.
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    1 h 25 min
    May 26, 2026
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  • 2. The Fall

    2. The Fall

    Under Emperor Trajan and then Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire grows to the largest, and most powerful it has ever been. But in the 160s CE, disaster strikes: Germanic invasions, the plague and a new leader; Emperor Commodus, plunges Rome into chaos.
    Under Emperor Trajan and then Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire grows to the largest, and most powerful it has ever been. But in the 160s CE, disaster strikes: Germanic invasions, the plague and a new leader; Emperor Commodus, plunges Rome into chaos.
    TV-14
    1 h 25 min
    May 26, 2026
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    The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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    20261 season
    A two-part special that re-tells the staggering expansion, domination, and ultimate collapse of one of history's greatest and most cautionary civilizations.
    Creators and Cast
    Producers
    Jos Cushing,Johanna Woolford Gibbon
    Cast
    Simone Collins
    Studio
    October Films, Ltd.
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    Audio languages
    English
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