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What the Romans Did for Us
The innovations and inventions brought to Britain by the Romans.
Series 1: 1. Life of Luxury (29 mins)
- Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without LimitIts myths and legends. Exploring the city that shaped a world – and what tore it apart
- Meet the Roman Emperor with Mary BeardThey ruled, partied and plotted, but behind their power Mary uncovers a story of paranoia59 mins
- Meet the Romans with Mary BeardProf Mary Beard asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome.
- Rome: A History of the Eternal CityCentre of an empire, heart of a religion. The beliefs bound into the DNA of a great city
- Julius Caesar: The Making of a DictatorHe came. He saw. He conquered. The tale of an ambitious power-grab that turned to tyranny
- A History of Ancient BritainLife in Britain in the brutal world of the last ice age.
- The Grandeur That Was RomeSir Mortimer Wheeler investigates the legacy of the Roman Empire. (1960)30 mins
- Civilisations: Rise and FallTheir legends remain, but treasures left behind reveal how and why they fell from power
- Tutankhamun's EgyptAn exploration of the pharaoh's role in ancient Egyptian life.
- The Making of King ArthurSimon Armitage traces the evolution of the Arthurian legend through medieval literature.59 mins
- Pompeii: The New DigStill springing surprises. The biggest dig in a generation unearths fascinating secrets
- Sir Mortimer and MagnusMagnus Magnusson talks to Sir Mortimer Wheeler about Winston Churchill's writing. (1974)14 mins
