The two-part special uses dramatic live action sequences, archive footage, and expert commentary to bring to life the crucial players in Rome's thousand-year history.

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This video shows the Roman Forum (Foro Romano) in Rome, Italy, the political, religious, and commercial center of the ancient ...

The Roman Empire is one of the most famous empires in history, which at one point was basically the world's first superpower with how much of the world it encompassed. It has been a fascinating ...

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Each student became an expert on a specific site in Rome, exploring the history of its construction, how it was built, and engineering principles learned in academic work.

There are very few people who know more about the history of ancient Rome than Mike Duncan. The creator and host of the tremendously popular History of Rome podcast, which first aired between 2007 and ...

Ancient furnace workers experimented with heating the ends of glass tubes to rework them. One day, someone blew into that ...

Read the history of Rome’s Colosseum, from gladiator battles to becoming a Wonder of the World. Learn why the Colosseum became famous, how it survived centuries, and why only part of the ancient ...

Despite extensive records of the history of Rome, little is known about the city's population over time. A new genetic history of the Eternal City reveals a dynamic population shaped in part by ...