Grandeur of Rome
This playlist beckons viewers to enter the grand buildings, imperial palaces, and the battlefields of History's ultimate empire. By featuring a variety of points of view and stories, the programs capture the spirit of ancient Rome in all its brutality, grandiose visions, global ambitions, and technological accomplishments. Rome was a place of excess, as well as humanity and culture. Its influences extend down the centuries in areas of human endeavor, from politics to literature and mathematics.
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