06: City of Man, City of God | Ancient Worlds

01: Boudicca's Rebellion | Battlefield Britain

Peter and Dan Snow on the battles that shaped our nation, starting almost 2,000 years ago with the revolt of the Iceni, led by...

01: The Bodies | Pompeii: The New Dig

At Pompeii, Italian archaeologists begin the biggest dig in a generation, where they find a bakery, a wealthy house and a fresco of a s...

Gladiator (2000)

Maximus Decimus Meridius, heir and favoured general of the Roman emperor, is betrayed by the emperor's son Commodus and enslaved to a gladiator trainer.

01: Nero | Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Dramatic reconstructions and computer graphics tell the story of ancient Rome. This programme focuses on Nero, charti...

05: Constantine | Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

This edition shows how the Emperor Constantine brought Christianity to the western world.

Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time

Margaret Mountford examines new evidence to reveal the sequence of events that destroyed the city of Pompeii and attempts t...

The Supersizers Eat...6: Ancient Rome | The Supersizers

Restaurant critic Giles Coren and performer and broadcaster Sue Perkins travel back to the Roman Empire. Living in a ...

S01E01: Dark Ages | The Worst Jobs In History

Some of the worst jobs of the Dark Ages in Britain were mining gold for the Romans, ploughing fields with a wooden plough and o...

The Man Who Saved Rome

An examination of the sinews of Roman power, from the army through to engineering, told through the biography of Vespasian, who saved the Empire from ...

05: Spartacus | Heroes and Villains

Dramatised documentary revealing Spartacus as he really was - a brilliant leader of a guerrilla band, but a flawed and indecisive human b...

Episode 2 | Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

Catharine Edwards explores the lives of Messalina, whose scandalous reputation lives on, and the ski...

01: Age of Conquest | Seven Ages of Britain

David Dimbleby charts the last 2,000 years of Britain through its art and treasure. The first part begins with the Roman invasion...

03: Attila the Hun | Heroes and Villains

Exploring the myth of the crude savage Attila. Part genius, part psychopath, Attila is unlike the other Huns. A calculating, ruthles...

06: The Fall of Rome | Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

In AD 410, the Goth hordes sacked the city. This event symbolised Rome's collapse, but it should never ha...

Episode 1 | Britain BC

Britain BC, seeks to change our view of the way British civilization had developed prior to their arrival and to restore some of the knowledge we have...

Episode 1 | Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

In the first episode, Mary reaches back to the myths and legends of the origins of Rome.

Episode 1 | Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

Professor Catharine Edwards explores the story of Livia, wife of the emperor Augustus and mother of ...

Episode 3 | Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

In this episode, she takes an in-depth look at the question of identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire.

The Real Spartacus

Documentary tracing the progress of Spartacus, a slave and gladiator, who led an uprising against the Roman Empire between 73 and 71 BC.

01: Hitting the Road | On Hannibal's Trail

Three brothers cycle on the trail of ancient warrior Hannibal. On the east coast of Spain, they pass through Elche's palms, Benido...