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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire : Season 1, Episode 4
Rebellion

Documentary

Recounts how the Jewish Revolt, which swept through Judea in AD66, was stopped by General Vespasian and his son Titus.

Writing:

James Wood

Stars:

Release Date: Thu, Sep 21, 2006

Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 60

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David Threlfall

Constantine the Great

Sean Pertwee

Julius Caesar

Catherine McCormack

Poppaea Sabina

Michael Sheen

Emperor "Nero" Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

James D'Arcy

Tiberius Gracchus

Ed Stoppard

Josephus

Peter Firth

Vespasian

John Shrapnel

Pompey

Alex Ferns

Mark Antony

Sebastian Armesto

Honorius

Biliana Petrinska

Cornelia

Lucy Gaskell

Constantia

Louise Delamere

Fausta

Geraldine James

Cornelia

Season 1:

Episode 1: Nero (Sep 21, 2006)
Recounts how Nero charted his murderous reign and how he was finally overthrown.

Episode 2: Caesar (Sep 26, 2006)
Recounts how Julius Caesar succeeded in overthrowing a 500-year-old Republic.

Episode 3: Revolution (Oct 05, 2006)
132 BC. Tiberius Gracchus, with the final victory in Rome's 120 year long Punic Wars against Carthage, its greatest ever Mediterranean rival, brings him immense glory and the rich unseen wealth, but almost nothing trickles down to the destitute. The rich patricians yest removing the military threat of Carthage also removes the best control on them. He learns many veteran families lose everything, even their land, which is taken by the rich. Now he joins the army against a Hispanic tribe, the Numantines, which manages to encircle the 20,000 legionnaires and refuses to negotiate with consul Mancinus, but takes the word of Gracchus, for the sake of his father who concluded an honorable peace with them; the troops return, their families rejoice but the senate blames the commanders for a disgraceful surrender. Tiberius uses his popularity to stand for the office of popular tribune, hoping to counter Nasicas extremist line in the senate.

Episode 4: Rebellion (Oct 12, 2006)
Recounts how the Jewish Revolt, which swept through Judea in AD66, was stopped by General Vespasian and his son Titus.

Episode 5: Constantine (Oct 18, 2006)
Recounts how the Emperor Constantine brought Christianity to the western world.

Episode 6: Fall of Rome (Oct 26, 2006)
In AD 410, the Goth hordes sacked the city. This event symbolised Rome's collapse, but it should never have happened at all.