Eight Days That Made Rome

1. Hannibal's Last Stand

Bettany Hughes begins by examining the day in 202BC when Rome defeated the mi...

2. The Spartacus Revolt

Bettany Hughes relates the events of 73BC when a Thracian gladiator started a...

3. Caesar Crosses the Rubicon

In 49 BC, Julius Caesar leads an ambitious campaign to cross the Rubicon rive...

4. Rome's First Emperor

Octavian, considered by many to be the man who kickstarted the Roman Empire, ...

5. Boudica's Revenge

In 60 AD, Boudicca, queen of the Iceni, a ferocious warrior tribe from Britan...

6. The Downfall of Nero

68 AD. Nero, the Roman emperor whose reign has now become a byword for tyrann...

7. The Colosseum's Grand Opening

In 80 AD, Rome's greatest amphitheater The Colosseum is opened by Emperor Tit...

8. The Rebirth of Rome

In 337 AD, Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity, which kickstarts the...