Chronicles from Antiquity (Doc Series 2015-2016 - ENG SUB)

Chronicles from Antiquity (Cronache Dall'Antichità) is a 2015-2016 RAI historical television programme series, hosted by Cristoforo Gorno. Audio in Italian with English subtitles. Cristoforo Gorno takes us to the places of ancient history. Like a correspondent he does a full-blown reportage, recounting the events, their development, the profile of the protagonists and the historical-cultural context. Episode 1: Ulysses, the most cunning, curious and adventurous of heroes. This is the story of the legendary journey of the king of Ithaca to Sicily and the Tyrrhenian Sea, a tale told by the Greeks who reached Italy in the 8th century BCE, suspended between myth and memory. Episode 2: https://rumble.com/v47sz2x-chronicles-from-antiquity-plato-and-atlantis-the-chronicle-of-an-idea-episo.html

Episode 2: Plato invented Atlantis, but could he have been inspired by his travels to Sicily and the time he spent there? Discovering the origins of a great idea, between Syracuse and Mozia. Episode 3: https://rumble.com/v47tgsu-chronicles-from-antiquity-the-eclipse-of-athens-episode-3.html

Episode 3: On September 13, 413 BCE, the fleet and troops of the Athenian alliance were routed by the Spartan-Syracusan alliance. The battle proved a watershed in the Peloponnesian War, which Athens eventually lost against Sparta. Episode 4: https://rumble.com/v47twfu-chronicles-from-antiquity-the-last-etruscans-episode-4.html

Episode 4: Volsinii (Orvieto) and Vulci were the last Etruscan cities to surrender to Rome. We are given an insight into the relations between the two civilizations, their ties and rivalries, and the Etruscan and Roman influences in the funerary artworks of the period. Episode 5: https://rumble.com/v47u5h6-chronicles-from-antiquity-i-am-spartacus-episode-5.html

Episode 5: Capua in 73 BCE: 70 enslaved gladiators, led by Spartacus, escaped from the city's gladiatorial school and rampaged across Italy, attracting several thousand other slaves and leading to a full scale revolt which, however, was harshly suppressed. Episode 6: https://rumble.com/v47ubwx-chronicles-from-antiquity-hannibal-in-italy-birth-of-a-superpower-episode-6.html

Episode 6: Episode 6: The Battle of Cannae (August 2, 216 BCE.) was a sounding defeat for Rome, yet it triggered a process that led to the building of a great multicultural civilization, a territorial, military, economic and legal giant. Episode 7: https://rumble.com/v47ywj3-chronicles-from-antiquity-julius-caesar-the-die-is-cast-episode-7.html

Episode 7: January 10, 49 BCE: a small river that was little more than a stream, the Rubicon, is brought to the forefront of history and becomes the matter of proverbs. By crossing it on that day Julius Caesar defied the Senate and transformed the institutional landscape of Rome. Episode 8: https://rumble.com/v47z1sq-chronicles-from-antiquity-the-idies-of-march-episode-8.html

Episode 8: Julius Caesar was assassinated by Brutus, Cassius and another 21 conspirators on March 15, 44 BCE. He had transformed the Republic into an autocratic regime, marginalizing the Senate and concentrating power in himself like never before. A survey, with psychological insights, of the events and background to that momentous day. Episode 9: https://rumble.com/v47z56c-chronicles-from-antiquity-augustus-the-god-episode-9.html

Episode 9: Directly from the key locations in the life of Octavian who, as Augustus, became the first emperor of Rome. Drawing on the literary and artistic evidence, we witness his rise to power, the opposition that built up against him and the institutional upheaval he created. Episode 10: https://rumble.com/v47zy8o-chronicles-from-antiquity-the-great-fire-episode-10.html

Episode 10: In July 64 CE, Rome was ravaged by a fire for nine days. The question is, who was to blame? Nero, fate or the Christians? A look at the period and how the early Christians fared in the city of Rome. Episode 11: https://rumble.com/v480eeo-chronicles-from-antiquity-hadrian-and-antinous-an-unsolved-mystery-episode-.html