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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Season 1 • Episode 4 • Rebellion
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Season 1, Episode 4: Rebellion
Recounts how the Jewish Revolt, which swept through Judea in AD66, was stopped by General Vespasian and his son Titus. Watch Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Season 1, Episode 4 Rebellion in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Season 1, Episode 4 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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6 episodes
Nero
Recounts how Nero charted his murderous reign and how he was finally overthrown.
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Caesar
Recounts how Julius Caesar succeeded in overthrowing a 500-year-old Republic.
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Revolution
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.
60 min
Rebellion
Recounts how the Jewish Revolt, which swept through Judea in AD66, was stopped by General Vespasian and his son Titus.
60 min
Constantine
Recounts how the Emperor Constantine brought Christianity to the western world.
60 min
Fall of Rome
In AD 410, the Goth hordes sacked the city. This event symbolised Rome's collapse, but it should never have happened at all.
60 min