Ancient Rome

A 2014 History Documentary hosted by Larry Lamb. For optional English subtitles click on CC. On a once-in-a-lifetime journey visiting key locations, Larry sets out to discover what made the Romans so successful. He has spent years learning the Italian language while studying the history and culture of Rome, and now brings this ancient world alive with his passion, a wealth of fascinating detail and colourful CGI. The history of Rome is a 1,000-year-long epic, filled with murder, ambition, betrayal and greed and encompassing such legendary characters as Rome’s Iron Age founders Romulus and Remus and its greatest general Julius Caesar. Larry is accompanied by some of Europe and America’s foremost classical experts who reveal the atmosphere of intrigue, conflict and violence at the places where the saga unfolded, including Rome, Pompeii, Sicily, France and Tunisia. Episode 1: Actor Larry Lamb explores the 3,000-year-old story of the rise of the Roman Empire and how it shaped the way we live today, uncovering the intrigue, conflict, greed and violence that surrounded not only Rome, but Pompeii, Sicily, France and Tunisia as the Romans set out to conquer the world. With the help of historians and CGI representations, Larry begins his journey by focusing on the Italian capital of Rome. He takes a look at the role of legendary characters including the city's mythical Iron Age founders Romulus and Remus, and learns how thousands of labourers turned mud huts into a city of stone. Episode 2: https://rumble.com/v6ybyow-rome-the-worlds-first-superpower-total-war-episode-2.html

Episode 2: Larry Lamb reveals how the Roman Empire became the dominant power in the Mediterranean. Beginning his quest at the Roma Termini train station in central Rome, he learns how the city was attacked by the Gauls in the Battle of the Allia, fought roughly 400 years BC. The city of Rome was sacked and razed to the ground by the Gauls who also killed many of its citizens, which led to the construction of a great wall to protect the city from future raids. This three-year conflict inflicted great losses and damage. The city survived, but only just and the leaders vowed to never come so close to destruction again. The Republic soon began a century of expansion Note: The main focus of this episode are the Punic Wars and Carthage. Episode 3: https://rumble.com/v6ybzge-rome-the-worlds-first-superpower-death-of-a-hero-episode-3.html

Episode 3: During the mid-second century BC, Rome was enjoying the spoils after defeating Carthage in the Third Punic War, with slaves, treasure and art pouring into the republic. Larry Lamb examines how not everyone was reaping the benefit and reveals that resentment was mounting as the gap widened between the poor and the privileged. The actor traces the journey of Tiberius Gracchus, a man from the elite ruling classes who eventually came to champion the cause of the common citizen farmer, and learns about the development of the hypocaust, Rome's famous central-heating system. Episode 4: https://rumble.com/v6yc0km-rome-the-worlds-first-superpower-caesar-episode-4.html

Episode 4: Larry Lamb concludes his exploration of the Roman Empire by looking at the life and career of Julius Caesar. The actor traces the story of the great man's extraordinary transformation from a bankrupt junior public official to the seemingly invincible general who conquered Gaul, through to his infamous assassination in a debating chamber. Along the way, Larry discovers that money was often at the heart of the decisions Caesar made.

A 2010 National Geographic History Documentary Series narrated by Kieran Bew. Rome Revealed As the basis of Western civilisation, Rome is the most enduring superpower the world has ever seen. But, despite its fame, experts are still unveiling new insights into this mighty and bloodthirsty civilisation. Using interviews and dramatic reconstructions to recreate the empire's epic history, this series takes a new look at the culture that created the modern world. Featuring the latest discoveries, we delve into every aspect of Roman life - including the bloody sporting spectacle of the gladiators in the Colosseum and the technological advances that allowed the legions to crush all opposition and conquer most of the known world. Investigating the infamous assassination of Julius Cesar and exploring whether Caligula was really the insane tyrant history suggests, we also meet the legendary figures that shaped the course of the Eternal City. From the destruction of Pompeii to the fundamental changes brought about by the rise of Christianity, this is the real story of the world's greatest empire. Episode 1: Find out how Julius Caesar created one of the most powerful positions in the Roman Empire using business backing, the armed forces and religion to sway elections and politicians. Eventually, the man was so powerful that the only way to stop him was through assassination. On the eve of the 2055th anniversary of Caesar’s death, 15th March, this documentary explores how the Roman Empire had balanced the aims of great men with the shared power of a Republic for four centuries before Julius Caesar used all the instruments of state against the state itself in a bid for the biggest job in the Roman world. Episode 2: https://rumble.com/v6w2q3a-rome-revealed-ancient-superpower-episode-2.html

Episode 2: For over 500 years, Rome could lay claim to being the centre of the world. How did one city acquire such an extraordinary wealth of power? Episode 3: https://rumble.com/v6w2t40-rome-revealed-doomsday-pompeii-episode-3.html

Episode 3: New findings reveal stories of the everyday people caught up in one of the best-known natural disasters in history: the eruption of Vesuvius. Episode 4: https://rumble.com/v6w2xbc-rome-revealed.-heart-of-the-empire-episode-4.html

Episode 4: It was the most advanced civilisation on earth, but how was Rome itself changed from swampy marsh to imperial capital? Episode 5: https://rumble.com/v6w33di-rome-revealed-blood-in-the-sand-episode-5.html

Episode 5: Archaeological evidence and eyewitness accounts recreate the Colosseum's opening night, featuring beast fights, executions and a legendary duel. Episode 6: https://rumble.com/v6w34xs-rome-revealed-power-of-the-legion-episode-7.html