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Eight Days That Made Rome

Season 1
From Hannibal’s defeat to the Spartacus revolt to the fall of Nero, revisit eight crucial moments of the Roman Empire.
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  1. S1 E1 - Hannibal's Last Stand
    October 26, 2017
    43min
    TV-PG
    Revisit the seminal day in history when Rome defeated the might of Carthage and its legendary General Hannibal.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Spartacus Revolt
    November 2, 2017
    42min
    TV-PG
    Revisit the day Spartacus broke out of gladiator school and destabilized the Roman Republic.
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  3. S1 E3 - Crossing the Rubicon
    January 13, 2019
    43min
    TV-PG
    Follow Julius Caesar and his army across the Rubicon River and into a civil war that would change Rome forever.
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  4. S1 E4 - Rome's First Emperor
    November 16, 2017
    43min
    TV-PG
    Witness the moment when Octavian made his devastating final move on his archrival Mark Antony.
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  5. S1 E5 - Boudica's Revenge
    November 23, 2017
    43min
    TV-PG
    Discover the story of Queen Boudica, from the flogging she received to the revolt she led.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Downfall of Nero
    November 30, 2017
    43min
    TV-PG
    Examine the details of Nero’s scandalous and depraved 14-year rule of Rome and the plot to end his reign.
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  7. S1 E7 - The Colosseum's Grand Opening
    December 7, 2017
    43min
    TV-PG
    The story of the Colosseum’s blood-soaked debut.
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  8. S1 E8 - The Rebirth of Rome
    December 14, 2017
    43min
    TV-PG
    Revisit the day in 337 A.D. when Constantine the Great was baptized.
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English
Subtitles
English [CC]
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Smithsonian Channel
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