ANCIENT ROME: WORLD HISTORY VIDEO LINKS
General
Ancient Rome: The Rise And
Fall Of An Empire, BBC, 2008: A series that looks in at six key
moments in the history of Rome.
"Revolution: The Life Of Tiberius Gracchus": Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7; Part 8.
"Julius Caesar": Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6.
"Jewish Rebellion": Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6.
"Constantine And The Christianisation Of The Roman Empire": Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7; Part 8.
"The Fall Of Rome": Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6.
Rome Revealed, National
Geographic: An 8-part introduction to the Roman Empire.
"Doomsday Pompeii"
"Power Of The Legion"
I, Caesar: Roman history
as told through the biographies of key emperors.
Julius Caesar: I Am Not King But Caesar: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5.
Augustus: First Of The Emperors: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5.
Nero: The Power And The Madness: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5.
What The Romans Did For Us, BBC,
2000: A series that examines the impact of Rome on modern British
society.
Episode 1, Life Of Luxury:
Episode 2, Invasion:
Episode 3, Building Britain:
Episode 4, Arteries Of The Empire:
Rome: Rise And Fall Of An
Empire, History Channel: An extensive series that heavily emphasizes
military actions.
Episode 3, Julius Caesar: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5.
Episode, 4, Forest Of Death: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5.
The Era Of The Republic
Ancient Worlds, The Republic Of Virtue, BBC,
2010: British professor Richard Miles frames the rise and fall of Rome
within a comparative civilizational context.
The Imperial Era
Roman Empire In The First
Century, PBS, 2006:
City Of Man, City Of God;
Ancient Worlds, BBC,
2010: British professor Richard Miles frames the rise and fall of Rome
within a comparative civilizational context.
Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4.
Hadrian's Wall, Timewatch, BBC:
Augustus -- The First Emperor: A 3-hour Italian-produced movie starring Peter O'Toole.
Social History
Surprising History Of Rome: Terry Jones introduces the Rome behind the headlines.
Gladiators: The Brutal Truth, BBC History:
Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6
Colosseum: Rome's Arena Of
Death, BBC:
Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4.
Gladiator Graveyard, BBC:
Roman Bath,
Secrets Of Lost Empires, NOVA, PBS:
Pompeii And Herculaneum
Life And Death In A Roman Town,
BBC: Mary Beard highlights everyday life in the first-century CE.
Pompeii
-- The Last Day,
BBC:
Herculaneum Uncovered,
Secrets Of The Dead, PBS, 2008:
Military History
Legions
Of Rome,
Ancient Warriors: A 25-minute documentary that introduces the
Roman soldier.
BC 31: Battle Of Actium,
History's Turning Points, History Channel: A 25-minute feature.
Miscellaneous