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Eight Days That Made Rome

Season 1 Episode 3: Caesar Crosses the Rubicon

In 49 BC, Julius Caesar leads an ambitious campaign to cross the Rubicon river; this would culminate in Rome evolving from Republic to Empire.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Hannibal's Last Stand

1. Hannibal's Last Stand

Aired: Oct 27, 2017

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

Episode 2 The Spartacus Revolt

2. The Spartacus Revolt

Aired: Nov 3, 2017

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

Episode 4 Rome's First Emperor

4. Rome's First Emperor

Aired: Nov 17, 2017

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

Episode 5 Boudica's Revenge

5. Boudica's Revenge

Aired: Nov 24, 2017

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

Episode 6 The Downfall of Nero

6. The Downfall of Nero

Aired: Dec 1, 2017

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

Episode 8 The Rebirth of Rome

8. The Rebirth of Rome

Aired: Dec 15, 2017

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

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Info about Eight Days That Made Rome

Current Status: Ended

Network: Channel 4

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary, History