Roman Empire

Chronicles some of the most famous leaders of the Roman Civilization.

Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama

Cast:Aaron Irvin , Corey Brennan , Jerry Toner , Steve West , Clifford Ando , Barry Strauss , Kathryn Tempest , Anthony Everitt , Sean Bean , Amanda Ruggeri , Mike Duncan , Caitlin Gillespie , Aaron Jakubenko , Edwin Wright , Genevieve Aitken , David Levene , Tom Holland , Jared Turner

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Born in the Purple

Fri, Nov 11, 2016

Fighting an implacable enemy in Germania, Marcus Aurelius trains his decadent son Commodus to succeed him, while rumor and intrigues brew back in Rome.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Making of an Emperor

Fri, Nov 11, 2016

The Germanic tribes strike as Marcus Aurelius succumbs to disease, leaving a skeptical Emperor Commodus to prosecute a war that doesn't interest him.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Enemy of the Senate

Fri, Nov 11, 2016

Commodus rises to power as Rome's new emperor, but not everyone supports his ascent. Among those conspiring against him: his older sister Lucilla.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Rome Is Burning

Fri, Nov 11, 2016

Commodus defeats his sister's coup but withdraws from governing, allowing others to amass power while he engages in an affair and banishes his wife.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Fight for Glory

Fri, Nov 11, 2016

A disastrous grain shortage reveals Cleander's treachery and leaves Commodus isolated, inspiring him to train as a gladiator in a bid to unite Rome.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ 14 Days of Blood

Fri, Nov 11, 2016

Lavish imperial games at the Colosseum are highlighted by the emperor's bloody victories, but his paranoid abuses of power lead to a final betrayal.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Rightful Heir

Fri, Apr 5, 2019

The young Caligula has a difficult childhood when his family members are either murdered or exiled at the hands of the emperor Tiberius.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ A New Hope

Fri, Apr 5, 2019

Roman Empire examines the life of Caligula from his days as co-heir of the Empire. He smothers Emperor TIberius to death with a pillow and nullifies his will instructing co-emperors. Caligula is made Emperor and works to win over the Senate by offering amnesty to those we sentences under Tiberius. He then wins over the people by putting on elaborate gladiatorial games. He searches out his exiled sisters and enjoys a life of debauchery. Later, he survives brain fever but the illness drives him mad and he kills his heir Gemellus.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ In Search of an Heir

Fri, Apr 5, 2019

Rome Empire looks at the increasingly deranged and paranoid reign of Emperor Caligula. He a kills his heir and forces his praetorian prefect to commit suicide. In search of a new heir to solidify his place as Emperor, Caligula begins affairs with his three sisters in order to have a child of royal blood. When his sister Drusilla dies, Caligula becomes deranged and the plot of three daggers surrounds him.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Descent into Madness

Fri, Apr 5, 2019

Roman Empire looks at the end of the reign of Caligula. His sisters Agrippina and Livilla plot against him after he marries. He later has them shipped to exile on an island in the Mediterranean. The derange emperor becomes even more debauched and begins to spend large amounts of money on monuments to himself. To raise money seizes property after accusing senators of treason and raises taxes. He later orders the invasion of Britain, but his distrustful soldiers refuse to go. Eventually, he is assassinated by the Praetorian Guard and his uncle Claudius is made Emperor.

Roman Empire

S1.E1 ∙ Born in the Purple

S1.E2 ∙ The Making of an Emperor

S1.E3 ∙ Enemy of the Senate

S1.E4 ∙ Rome Is Burning

S1.E5 ∙ Fight for Glory

S1.E6 ∙ 14 Days of Blood

S2.E1 ∙ The Triumvirate

S2.E2 ∙ The Great Conqueror

S2.E3 ∙ Crossing the Rubicon

S2.E4 ∙ Queen of the Nile

S2.E5 ∙ The Ides of March

S3.E1 ∙ The Rightful Heir

S3.E2 ∙ A New Hope

S3.E3 ∙ In Search of an Heir

S3.E4 ∙ Descent into Madness