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

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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.

2006·1h 0m·1 season

Genres: DocumentaryAge rating: TV-14

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

Created by James Wood

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6 episodes

Sep 21, 2006

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Alisdair Simpson

Alisdair Simpson

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Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

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Geraldine James

Geraldine James

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Louise Delamere

Louise Delamere

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Alisdair Simpson

Alisdair Simpson

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Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

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Geraldine James

Geraldine James

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Louise Delamere

Louise Delamere

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Lucy Gaskell

Lucy Gaskell

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Biliana Petrinska

Biliana Petrinska

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Sebastian Armesto

Sebastian Armesto

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Alex Ferns

Alex Ferns

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John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

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Peter Firth

Peter Firth

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Ed Stoppard

Ed Stoppard

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James D'Arcy

James D'Arcy

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Creators: James Wood
Writing: James Wood Nick Murphy
Producing: Mark Hedgecoe
Directors: Nick Murphy Christopher Spencer
Music: Ty Unwin Samuel Sim
Cinematography: Neville Kidd

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United Kingdom

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Sindbad Production

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