The Hidden History of Rome

The Hidden History of Rome (2002)

January 1st, 20020h 50min

Documentary
50%

Overview

Rome was famed for the decadence of its ruling class, however, what about the ordinary citizens of these ancient cultures? How did they lead their day to day lives in an age when the average life expectancy was little more than forty? Did they believe in the Pagan Gods? What were their sex lives like? What did they do for entertainment? How ordinary Romans lived is, for the most part ...


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Operation "Wedding"

Operation "Wedding"


Released on: 2017-10-19
Documentary, History

Leningrad, 1970. A group of young Jewish dissidents plot to hijack an empty plane and escape the USS...

Adolphe Appia Visionary of Invisible

Adolphe Appia Visionary of Invisible


Released on: 1988-09-11
Music, Documentary

The life and work of stage designer ADOLPHE APPIA, originator of the most profound agitations in con...

Riddles of the Sphinx

Riddles of the Sphinx


Released on: 2010-01-19
Documentary, History, TV Movie

For over 4000 years, the Sphinx has puzzled all who have laid eyes on it. What is this crouching lio...

Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn

Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn


Released on: 2010-01-01
Documentary

This timely, bold set of one-on-one interviews presents two of the most venerable figures from the A...

Memory Books

Memory Books


Released on: 2008-05-01
Documentary

In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. ...

State Funeral

State Funeral


Released on: 2019-10-22
Documentary, History

The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film ...

When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings


Released on: 1996-10-25
Documentary, TV Movie, History, Music

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years ...

Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike

Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike


Released on: 2014-01-01
Documentary

In 2007, the Writers Guild of America, the Screenwriters Union, hit an impasse in their contract neg...

A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy

A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy


Released on: 1962-02-13
History, Documentary

Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy was a television special featuring the First Lady ...

Planetary Catastrophe

Planetary Catastrophe


Released on: 2019-01-01
Documentary

Prof. Robert Michelson takes you on a journey to a time when the Watchers roamed the Earth, corrupti...

Lost Heroes

Lost Heroes


Released on: 2014-02-28
Documentary

Lost Heroes is the story of Canada's forgotten comic book superheroes and their legendary creators. ...

Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works

Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works


Released on: 2019-06-09
Documentary, History

In 1943, in a circus tent in Burbank, CA, a bunch of revolutionary thinkers first gathered together ...

Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark

Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark


Released on: 2019-04-12
Documentary, History, TV Movie

The Richardson Olmsted Campus, a former psychiatric center and National Historic Landmark, is seeing...

The Rise & Fall of Penn Station

The Rise & Fall of Penn Station


Released on: 2004-02-18
History, Documentary

In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of buildi...

Flying Supersonic

Flying Supersonic


Released on: 2018-05-17
Documentary, TV Movie, History

Thundering across the sky on elegant white wings, the Concorde was an instant legend. But behind the...

Le Diable de la République : 40 ans de Front national

Le Diable de la République : 40 ans de Front national


Released on: 2011-11-30
Documentary, TV Movie

D-Day: The Untold Stories

D-Day: The Untold Stories


Released on: 2019-06-02
Documentary, History, War

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this special presents the key events of the Allied inv...

Tea War: The Adventures of Robert Fortune

Tea War: The Adventures of Robert Fortune


Released on: 2016-07-01
Documentary, History, TV Movie

In the 19th century, China held the monopoly on tea, which was dear and fashionable in the West, and...

Led Zeppelin Played Here

Led Zeppelin Played Here


Released on: 2014-10-11
Documentary

1969. Man lands on the moon. Half a million strong at Woodstock....and Led Zeppelin perform in the g...

Sex in the Ancient World

Sex in the Ancient World


Released on: 2009-01-01
History, Documentary

In the beginning was sex. To the ancient cultures, sexuality, love and sex were inextricably connect...