Roman Empire
2016
📺 3 Seasons
🎬 15 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 48 min/episode
DramaDocumentary
This stylish mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor whose rule marked the beginning of Rome's fall.
Where to Watch (US)
Stream
Netflix
The Great Courses Amazon Channel
Seasons
Season 1
Fighting an implacable enemy in Germany, Marcus Aurelius trains his decadent son Commodus to succeed him, while rumor and intrigues brew back in Rome.
Season 2
After success in war makes Caesar a rising star, escalating tension between Rome's two most powerful men creates an opportunity for advancement.
Season 3
After the mysterious death of his popular father, young Caligula grows up in the uncertain shadow of his tyrannical emperor and uncle, Tiberius.
Cast
User Reviews
I am torn with this one.
I mean... it's Rome. You can't really make a documentary about a lot of it without being pretty disgusting and absolutely sexualized. This is, after all, the culture that gave us the strap-on and earrings shaped as male genitalia.
So I am all about editing it down to make it accessible to people and not get a XXX rating. What is a little more important is teaching people how the Roman's shaped the world, not who the Roman's were.
But, at the same time, there is a lot of nudity and sex in this, so they were trying for a bit of accuracy...
... but the thing is that they completely missed the historical accuracy mark on a lot of other significantly more important historical events and Roman cultural norms.
And that to me is unforgivable, despite my understanding that it needs to be toned down and edited a bit to allow people to access it.
January 10, 2023
Crew
Director
Richard Lopez
Network
Netflix
Production
Stephen David Entertainment
Keywords
rome, italyroman empireromanancient romehistorical eventimperial