Eight Days That Made Rome
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Bettany Hughes explores the day in 32BC when Octavian, Julius Caesar's adopted son, stole the secret will of Mark Antony, his most dangerous political rival. The document's release gave Octavian crucial support in the civil war that followed and allowed him to establish himself ...
1:00:00Bettany Hughes explores the day in 49BC when, defying the Senate, Julius Caesar and his army crossed the river Rubicon, plunging the Republic into civil war. She also examines Caesar's character and how his quest for absolute power effectively sounded the death knell for the Roman Republic and paved the way for dictatorial...
1:00:00In 73 BC, Spartacus broke out of gladiator school and started the most terrifying slave revolt in Rome's history. Bettany Hughes explores the importance and appalling reality of slavery in ancient Rome and how the revolt played a major role in shaping Rome's political future. She also reveals that not all of Spartacus's fo...
1:00:00Scipio's decisive victory over Hannibal's Carthaginian army at Zama in 202BC effectively ended the Punic Wars and established Rome as the leading power in the western Mediterranean. Bettany Hughes explores the Roman military psyche and the ruthless determination that characterised the empire's establishment.
45:00Series 1, Episode 8 - The Rebirth of Rome of the TV-show Eight Days That Made Rome was broadcast by Channel 5 on Friday 28 May 2021 at 4:00.
45:00On 9th June 68 AD, Nero, Emperor of Rome, took his own life, as troops came to arrest him for crimes against the state. With the aid of evidence from across the Roman world, including Nero's Golden House, Bettany Hughes examines his reign, his character and his relationships with his mother Agrippina, the Senate and the Ro...
45:00Bettany Hughes explores the day in 80AD when the Colosseum opened its gates for the first time. For new emperor Titus, the spectacular games and events were an opportunity to win over the people and secure his place on the imperial throne.
45:00Bettany Hughes reveals the stark realities of brutal Roman rule, beginning with the day, around 60 AD, when Roman troops invaded Boudica's settlement, flogged her and raped her daughters. The outrage provoked the Iceni queen to lead a revolt that came perilously close to ending the Roman occupation of Britannia.
55:00On 9th June 68 AD, Nero, Emperor of Rome, took his own life, as troops came to arrest him for crimes against the state. With the aid of evidence from across the Roman world, including Nero's Golden House, Bettany Hughes examines his reign, his character and his relationships with his mother Agrippina, the Senate and the Ro...
1:00:00On 9th June 68 AD, Nero, Emperor of Rome, took his own life, as troops came to arrest him for crimes against the state. With the aid of evidence from across the Roman world, including Nero's Golden House, Bettany Hughes examines his reign, his character and his relationships with his mother Agrippina, the Senate and the Ro...
1:00:00Bettany Hughes reveals the stark realities of brutal Roman rule, beginning with the day, around 60 AD, when Roman troops invaded Boudica's settlement, flogged her and raped her daughters. The outrage provoked the Iceni queen to lead a revolt that came perilously close to ending the Roman occupation of Britannia.
1:00:00Bettany Hughes explores the day in 32BC when Octavian, Julius Caesar's adopted son, stole the secret will of Mark Antony, his most dangerous political rival. The document's release gave Octavian crucial support in the civil war that followed and allowed him to establish himself as Rome's first emperor, Augustus.