Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
UK,
2006, 54 min
Directed by:
Nick MurphyScreenplay:
Nick MurphyComposer:
Ty UnwinCast:
Michael Sheen, James Wilby, Catherine McCormack, Ben Pullen, Michael Maloney, Trevor Cooper, Hugh Ross, David de KeyserPlots(1)
Part love story, part cautionary tale, this episode shows how the ruler of a quarter of the people in the known world went insane and took Rome to the edge of ruin. (Prime Video)
Cast
![Michael Sheen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/543/162543987_3e9536.png)
Michael Sheen
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![James Wilby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/893/162893091_30a2a3.jpg)
James Wilby
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![Catherine McCormack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271465_0aefb1.jpg)
Catherine McCormack
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![Ben Pullen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275415_19613b.jpg)
Ben Pullen
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![Michael Maloney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/422/160422865_fe4b86.jpg)
Michael Maloney
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Trevor Cooper
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Hugh Ross
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David de Keyser
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