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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

How greed, violence and betrayal helped create and destroy the ancient world's great superpower.

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Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.

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About Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.

Network / Platform
BBC One
Status
Ended
First Aired
21/Sep/2006
Language
English
Schedule
Thursday · 21:00

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Format
Miniseries
Created by
James Wood
Country
United Kingdom
Original language
English
Network / Platform
BBC One · United Kingdom
First aired
21/Sep/2006
Last aired
26/Oct/2006
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Runtime
60 min
Official schedule
Thursday · 21:00
Official timezone
Europe/London
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Cast

24 credits
Alisdair Simpson Alisdair Simpson Narrator (voice) Michael Sheen Michael Sheen Emperor Nero Geraldine James Geraldine James Cornelia Louise Delamere Louise Delamere Fausta Lucy Gaskell Lucy Gaskell Constantia Biliana Petrinska Biliana Petrinska Cornelia Sebastian Armesto Sebastian Armesto Honorius Alex Ferns Alex Ferns Mark Antony John Shrapnel John Shrapnel Pompey Peter Firth Peter Firth Vespasian Ed Stoppard Ed Stoppard Josephus James D'Arcy James D'Arcy Tiberius Gracchus Catherine McCormack Catherine McCormack Poppaea Sabina Sean Pertwee Sean Pertwee Julius Caesar David Threlfall David Threlfall Constantine the Great James Wilby James Wilby Ofonius Tigellinus Ben Pullen Rufus Hugh Ross Hugh Ross Senator Piso Michael Maloney Michael Maloney Senator Natalis David de Keyser David de Keyser Senator Cluvius Trevor Cooper Trevor Cooper Senator Scaevinus Hugh Dickinson Seneca Alex Lowe Alex Lowe Milichus Stewart Permutt Street Singer

Crew

18 credits
Neville Kidd Neville Kidd Director of Photography Ros Little Costume Design Rob Goldie Cinematography Andrew Grieve Andrew Grieve Director, Writer Arif Nurmohamed Director Christopher Spencer Director, Writer Nick Green Director Nick Murphy Nick Murphy Director, Writer Tim Dunn Director Carl Proctor Casting Director Mark Hedgecoe Producer Moez Kamoun Production Manager Rebecca Snow Researcher Samuel Sim Samuel Sim Original Music Composer Ty Unwin Original Music Composer Colin Heber-Percy Writer James Wood Writer Jeremy Hylton Davies Writer
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