
For more than 500 years, Rome was the most powerful and advanced civilization the world had ever known, ruled by visionaries and tyrants whose accomplishments ranged from awe-inspiring to deplorable. Despite their seemingly civilized attitude toward life, there was a decidedly uncivilized end to the Roman Empire. In this feature-length special, recent archeological evidence provides an unprecedented look into this tumultuous period in Romes historyfrom Roman funeral practices... (Full plot summary below)
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For more than 500 years, Rome was the most powerful and advanced civilization the world had ever known, ruled by visionaries and tyrants whose accomplishments ranged from awe-inspiring to deplorable. Despite their seemingly civilized attitude toward life, there was a decidedly uncivilized end to the Roman Empire. In this feature-length special, recent archeological evidence provides an unprecedented look into this tumultuous period in Romes historyfrom Roman funeral practices based on sacrifice and superstition to secret societies and mysterious cults to the grand palaces of Nero and Tiberius, the center of Romes excess wealth and decadence.
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| User ReviewSonia CInformative, interesting, and riveting - for archaeology nerds like me. I find it very interesting how culture has changed over the last 2000+ years, especially with regard to violence, sexuality, and civil (dis)obedience. The film uses archaeological excavations, imperial biographies, Roman poetry and literature, and documented social response to acceptable and unacceptable Roman vice. Very well done. |