Eight Days That Made Rome Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Hannibal's Last Stand

Fri, Oct 27, 2017 60 mins

The rise of Rome into an ancient world superpower begins with the Battle of Zama against Carthage and General Hannibal.

Episode 2

The Spartacus Revolt

Fri, Nov 3, 2017 60 mins

An exploration of the day in 73 B.C. when Spartacus and a band of gladiators broke out and began an epic slave revolt.

Episode 3

Crossing the Rubicon

Fri, Nov 10, 2017 60 mins

Bettany Hughes revisits the moment when Julius Caesar led his army across the River Rubicon, ignoring the orders of the Roman Senate and effectively declaring war on his rivals in Rome; and Hughes analyzes Caesar's character and health.

Episode 4

Rome's First Emperor

Fri, Nov 17, 2017 60 mins

An examination of the day Octaviantriumphed over his rival Mark Antony on his path to become the first emperor of Rome.

Episode 5

Boudica's Revenge

Fri, Nov 24, 2017 60 mins

Roman forces' torture of a native queen in Britannia sparks a violent revolt.

Episode 6

The Downfall of Nero

Fri, Dec 1, 2017 60 mins

Bettany Hughes reveals how Nero's early reign was dominated by his mother, Agrippina, while exploring a new theory that his mood was undermined by a serious illness.

Episode 7

Theatre of Death

Fri, Dec 8, 2017 60 mins

Bettany Hughes relives the opening day at Rome's Colosseum in 80 AD.

Episode 8

The Rebirth of Rome

Fri, Dec 15, 2017 60 mins

In 337 AD, Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity, which kickstarts the Romans renouncing their thousand years worship of the pagan gods.

Episode 9

Rome's Bloodiest Dynasty: The First Emperor

Tue, Jun 21, 2022 60 mins