Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
How greed, violence and betrayal helped create and destroy the ancient world's great superpower.
Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.
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Alisdair Simpson
Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Michael Sheen
Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus / Emperor Nero · 6 eps
Andrew Westfield
Bato / Berig · 2 eps
Lyall B. Watson
Senator / Petronius · 2 eps
Geraldine James
Cornelia · 1 ep
Louise Delamere
Fausta · 1 ep
Lucy Gaskell
Constantia · 1 ep
Biliana Petrinska
Cornelia · 1 ep
Sebastian Armesto
Honorius · 1 ep
Alex Ferns
Mark Antony · 1 ep
John Shrapnel
Pompey · 1 ep
Peter Firth
Vespasian · 1 ep
Ed Stoppard
Josephus · 1 ep
James D'Arcy
Tiberius Gracchus · 1 ep
Catherine McCormack
Poppaea Sabina · 1 ep
Sean Pertwee
Julius Caesar · 1 ep
David Threlfall
Constantine the Great · 1 ep
James Wilby
Ofonius Tigellinus · 1 ep
Ben Pullen
Rufus · 1 ep
Hugh Ross
Senator Piso · 1 ep
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