The Roman Empire in the First...

Charting the growth of 'the world's first and most enduring superpower' in four hours. The series follows Augustus and his successors (Caligula, Claudius, Nero and Trajan among them) as they cope with... More

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Season 1

Episode Number Episode Name Viewing Progress Airdate
Ep6 #1 Years of Eruption
Ep5 #1 Winds of Change
Ep4 Winds of Change; Years of Eruption
Ep2 #1 Years of Trial
Ep1 #1 Order From Chaos

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Years of Eruption

Airdate: 7/25/01
Conclusion: “Years of Eruption” charts the century's final 30 years. Vesuvius erupted in 79---the same year the Empire's stability was weakened by the death of the emperor Vespasian, the wise general who had emerged victorious from the civil war following Nero's overthrow in 68. Also profiled: the Jewish historian (and Roman citizen) Josephus; and the era's chronicler, Pliny the Younger, who walked a tightrope while serving Vespasian's son Domitian, a tyrant. But the end of the century saw the
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