Time Life's Lost Civilizations ★ Rome - The Ultimate Empire

Emmy Award-Winning 1995 Series - Presented by @Theinformant_x

Step into the blood-soaked sands of the Colosseum, where thunderous cheers echo as gladiators clash with beasts and rivals in spectacles of raw fury and unyielding valor. Witness the Roman Empire at its dazzling peak—a colossal machine of legions, aqueducts, and iron-fisted rule that steamrolled across the Western world, from the misty hills of Britain to the sun-scorched shores of North Africa. But beneath the laurels of triumph lurk the fatal flaws: overreach, corruption, and barbarian hordes that unraveled the eternal city into a whirlwind of betrayal and ruin. This gripping tale resurrects Rome's thunderous rise and shattering fall, revealing the timeless lessons of power's double-edged sword.