Rome: Power & Glory Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Fall

  The decline of the Roman Empire, from the reign of Diocletian to the sacking of Rome in 410 AD, due to an arrogant political elite and erosion of cultural identity. Last in series

• Season 1 Episode 5: The Cult of Order

  The slow disintegration of Rome; the economy falters; citizens turn to religious cults; the Roman Empire becomes divided.

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Grasp of the Empire

  How the Romans controlled their vast empire through an alliance of slaves and peasants - a system that led to the longest sustained peace in their history

• Season 1 Episode 3: Seduction of Power

  The history of Roman politics, from the first representative government through to the the lives of emperors Julius Caesar, Nero and Septimius Severus

• Season 1 Episode 2: Legions of Conquest

  A look at the Roman Empire at its height, when its borders stretched from Scotland to the Sahara, and how the qualities that fuelled its rise would ultimately lead to its demise

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Rise

  The origins of the Roman Empire, which rose from a weakened Italian city-state to conquer much of the known world