General
Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit, BBC, 2016:
Ancient Rome: The Rise And
Fall Of An Empire, BBC, 2008: A series that looks in at six key
moments in the history of Rome.
"Revolution: The Life Of Tiberius Gracchus":
"Nero":
"Rebellion":
"Constantine":
"Fall Of Rome":
When Rome Ruled, National Geographic:
"Birth Of Rome":
Treasures Of Ancient Rome,
BBC, 2015:
Ancient Rome:
Episode 1, Rise Of The Roman Empire:
Episode 2, Legions Of Conquest:
Episode 3, Seduction Of Power:
Episode 4, Grasp Of An Empire:
Episode 5, Cult Of Order:
Episode 6, Fall Of The Roman Empire:
Episode 7, Letters From The Roman Front:
Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or . . . What Was It?,
Crash Course World History #10:
Tony Robinson's Romans, Channel 4, 2003:
Julius Caesar, Part 1 (48 mins):
Julius Caesar, Part 2 (48 mins):
Caligula (48 mins):
Nero (48 mins):
"The Romans," Greeks, Romans, Vikings -- The Founders Of Europe, SBS, 2014.
Eight Days That Made Rome,
Channel 5, 2017:
"Hannibal's Last Stand," November 30, 2017.
"Spartacus Revolt," December 1, 2017.
"Crossing The Rubicon," December 2, 2017.
"Rome's First Emperor," December 4, 2017.
"Boudica's Revenge," December 6, 2017.
"Downfall Of Nero," December 7, 2017.
"Theatre Of Death," December 9, 2017.
"Rebirth Of Rome," December 10, 2017.
What The Romans Did For Us, BBC,
2000: A series that examines the impact of Rome on modern British
society.
Rome: Rise And Fall Of An
Empire, History Channel: An extensive series that heavily emphasizes
military actions.
Episode 1, First Barbarian War:
Episode 2, Spartacus:
Episode 3, Julius Caesar :
Episode 4, Forest Of Death:
Episode 5, Invasion Of Britain:
Episode 6, Dacian Wars:
Episode 7, Rebellion And Betrayal:
Episode 8, Wrath Of The Gods:
Episode 9, Soldiers' Emperor:
Episode 10, Constantine The Great:
Episode 11, Barbarian General:
Episode 12, Puppet Master:
Episode 13, Last Emperor:
The Republican Era
"Roman
Historian On The Founding Of Rome, Livy On Romulus And Remus,"
1st Century B.C. Roman Source, Voices Of The Past, November 20, 2019.
(10 mins)
"Hannibal
In The Alps,"
Secrets Of The Dead, PBS, 2018.
Rome: The Punic Wars,
Extra History, 2013:
Episode 1, The First Punic War.
Episode 2, The Second Punic War Begins.
Episode 3, The Second Punic War Rages On.
Episode 4, The Conclusion Of The Second Punic War.
Brothers Gracchi,
Extra History, 2016:
Episode 1, How Republics Fall.
"Julius
Caesar Revealed,"
BBC, 2018:
Alex Gendler, "History
Vs. Cleopatra,"
History On Trial, TED-Ed, February 2, 2017. (4 mins)
Cleopatra, Extra History, 2020:
Episode 1, A Drunken Bet (9 mins)
Episode 2, Hail Caesar ! (10 mins)
Episode 3, Exit Caesar, Enter Antony! (10 mins)
Episode 4, Death By Snake (11 mins)
Episode 5, Eternal Life (9 mins)
The Imperial Era
Roman Empire In The First
Century, PBS, 2006:
Order From Chaos (104 mins):
Years Of Trial (55 mins)
Winds Of Change (101 mins)
Years Of Eruption (55 mins)
Peta Greenfield and Alex Gendler, "History
Vs. Augustus,"
History On Trial, TED-Ed, July 2018. (5 mins)
Augustus -- The First Emperor: A 3-hour Italian-produced movie starring Peter O'Toole.
Caligula With Mary Beard,
BBC:
"How Nero Saved Rome," National Geographic, 2017.
"Great
Fire Of Rome,"
Secrets Of The Dead, PBS:
"Imperium
-- Vespasian: The Path To Power,"
2017. (76 mins)
"Hadrian,"
BBC, 2018:
Hadrian's Wall,
Timewatch, BBC:
Third Century Crisis, Extra History, October 2020:
Episode 1, Rome And The Third Century Crisis (10 mins)
Episode 2, Enter Aurelian (9 mins)
Episode 3, Not Diocletian (10 mins)
Episode 4, Tetrarchy (10 mins)
Episode 5, Great Persecution (10 mins)
Last Romans, ARTE France:
Fall
Of Rome, Ten
Minute History, September 9, 2018.
"Goths
Cross The Danube (376), The Fall Of Rome #1,"
History Time, September 21, 2018. (38 mins)
Social History
Meet The Romans With Mary Beard:
Surprising History Of Rome:
Terry Jones introduces the Rome behind the headlines.
Roman Voices, BBC:
"From
Slave To Rebel Gladiator: The Life Of Spartacus,"
TED-Ed, December 2018. ( 5 mins)
"Spartacus And The Third Servile War," History Time, December 9, 2017. (7 mins)
Gladiators: The Brutal Truth, BBC History:
Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6
Colosseum: Rome's Arena Of
Death, BBC:
Gladiator Graveyard, BBC:
"Race
To The Death: Rome's Charioteers,"
Channel 4, 2018. (46 mins)
Peta Greenfield, "Who
Were The Vestal Virgins, And What Was Their Job?,"
TED-Ed, May 2017. (4 mins)
"The
Origins And Gods Of The Roman Empire,"
Lost Gods, Parable (24 mins):
Roman Bath,
Secrets Of Lost Empires, NOVA, PBS:
"Ovid: The Poet And The Emperor," BBC:
"Ovid: From The RSC," BBC:
Ramon Glazov, "Ancient
Rome's Most Notorious Doctor,"
TED-Ed, July 2019. (5 mins)
Soraya Field Fiorio, "The
Murder Of Ancient Alexandria's Greatest Scholar,"
TED-Ed, August 1, 2019. (5 mins)
Pompeii And Herculaneum
Life And Death In A Roman Town,
BBC: Mary Beard highlights everyday life in the first-century CE.
"Lost
World Of Pompeii,"
Discovery Channel, 2016. (48 mins)
Pompeii
-- The Last Day,
BBC:
"Pompeii:
The New Revelations,"
Channel 5, 2020. (66 mins)
Pompeii -- Sex In The Ancient World:
Life And Death In Herculaneum,
BBC:
Herculaneum Uncovered,
Secrets Of The Dead, PBS, 2008:
Military History
"Punic
Wars -- Countdown To Battle (280-264 BC),"
Histocrat, December 21, 2020. (46 mins)
"Hannibal:
The Man Who Hated Rome"
(75 mins):
Carthage -- The Roman Holocaust:
"How
The Germanic Barbarians Annihilated Rome's Legions -- Varian Disaster:
Teutoburg" (49
mins):
Roman Invasion Of Britain: A series hosted by Bettany Hughes: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3
"Five
Brutal First-Hand Accounts Of Roman Conquest: Carthage, Zela, Masada,
Samarra, Fall Of Rome,"
Voices Of The Past, October 10, 2020.
Miscellaneous
Rome,
Engineering An Empire,
History Channel: An episode from a major
series that explores the role of technology in the rise of empires.
David Macauley's Roman City,
PBS:
"Rome,"
Building The Ancient City, BBC, 2015:
Scotland -- Rome's Final Frontier,
BBC Scotland:
Lost Ships Of Rome,
Secrets Of The Dead, PBS:
"On The Ancient Roman Trail," DW, May 28, 2022. (26 mins)
"Archaeologists Dig Up France's 'Mini Pompeii,' A Roman Town Frozen In Time By Fire," PBS Newshour, August 14, 2017.
"Alexander
Mosaic From The House Of The Faun, Pompeii,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, November 21, 2012.
"Ancient
Rome -- Reborn -- Thanks To Virtual Reality,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, May 14, 2019. (11 mins)
"Ara
Pacis Augustae, Rome,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, October 4, 2020. (10 mins)
"Ara Pacis," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, September 19, 2012.
"Arch
Of Constantine, 315 CE,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, October 1, 2011.
"Arch Of Septimius Severus, Portal To Ancient Rome," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, May 20, 2020. (8 mins)
"Augustus
Of Primaporta, Power And Propaganda,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, November 6, 2020. (6 mins)
"Augustus Of Primaporta," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, July 14, 2012.
"Basilica
Of Maxentius And Constantine,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, March 19, 2014.
"Basilica
Of Santa Sabina, Rome,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, April 11, 2015.
"Capitoline
Brutus,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, May 9, 2014.
"Capitoline Venus," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, April 5, 2016.
"Catacomb
Of Priscilla, Rome,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, October 6, 2014.
"Colosseum,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, July 19, 2020. (10 mins)
"Colosseum, Rome, 70-80 CE," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, May 25, 2010.
"Colossus
Of Constantine,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, November 6, 2012.
"Column
Of Trajan,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, March 17, 2012.
"Dionysiac
Frieze, Villa Of Mysteries, Pompeii,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, October 15, 2012.
"Dying
Gaul And The Ludovisi Gaul,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, August 27, 2018. ( 5 mins)
"Empire: Painted Garden, Villa Of Livia," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, August 1, 2012.
"Equestrian
Sculpture Of Marcus Aurelius,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, April 23, 2010.
"Forum Of Trajan," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, December 2, 2014.
"Hadrian's
Villa, Tivoli: A Virtual Tour,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, June 20, 2012.
"Head Of Augustus, C. 27-25 BCE," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, October 15, 2011.
"Ludovisi
Battle Sarcophagus,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, December 24, 2012.
"Maritime Theatre At Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, November 29, 2012.
"Markets
Of Trajan,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, December 4, 2014.
"Pantheon,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, July 14, 2013.
"Portrail Bust Of A Flavian Woman (Fonseca Bust)," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, April 2, 2016.
"Portraits
Of The Four Tetrarchs,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, May 1, 2013.
"Relief
From The Arch Of Titus, Showing The Spoils Of Jerusalem Being Brought Into
Rome,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, October 1, 2014.
"Rome
Before The Empire, The Temple Of Portunus,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, January 21, 2021. (5 mins)
"Roman Forum: Part 1,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, July 5, 2020. (8 mins)
"Roman
Forum: Part 2,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, July 14, 2020. (6 mins)
"Roman
Forum: Part 3,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, July 22, 2020. (7 mins)
"Rome's
Layered History: The Castel Sant-Angelo,"
Smarthistory, Khan Academy, June 28, 2020. (6 mins)
"Santa Maria Antiqua," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, January 25, 2017.
"Santa Maria Antiqua Sarcophagus," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, January 25, 2017.
"A Tour Through Ancient Rome In 320 CE," Smarthistory, Khan Academy, May 12, 2012.
"Virtual Ancient Rome: Walking From The Colosseum To The Forum," Aeon, March 10, 2022. (9 mins)
"Nero: The Man Behind The Myth," Aeon, July 8, 2021. (27 mins)
Individual Cities
History Of The Eternal City,
BBC: Author Simon Sebag Montefiore offers an overview of the entire
history of the city of Rome:
Medici -- Godfathers Of The Renaissance: