The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire • 2026 • 2 episodes • 2h:49m

Chronicles Rome's dramatic rise, dominance, and fall from an ambitious republic battling for survival in the Ancient Mediterranean to a vast empire that ruled the Western world for a millennium before collapsing under power and invasions.

The Rise
84:57
The Rise

From a small Italian city-state to Mediterranean superpower, this episode traces Rome’s expansion, the transition from Republic to Empire under Augustus, and the stability and prosperity of the Pax Romana that cemented imperial dominance.

S1E1 • 2026 • History

The Fall
85:14
The Fall

As internal crises, economic strain, and repeated barbarian invasions intensify, the Western Empire fractures and collapses in 476, while the Eastern Empire survives and evolves into the Byzantine state centered on Constantinople.

S1E2 • 2026 • History