They were the absolute superstars in ancient Rome: charioteers. The heroes of the racetrack, often slaves, risked their lives in every competition. Only a few enjoyed the rewards of victory into old age. Using ancient documents and artifacts, the documentary traces the biography of Scorpus, probably the most successful Roman charioteer.

A series of bawdy and satirical episodes written during the reign of the emperor Nero and set in imp...

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lyg...

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the e...

In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse...

Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. S...

Rome chafes under the rule of the Emperor Domitian and his Egyptian mistress, Artamne. A mysterious ...

What is true and what is false in the hideous stories spread about the controversial figure of the R...

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar ...

Terry Jones' Barbarians is a 4-part TV documentary series first broadcast on BBC 2 in 2006. It was w...

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassi...

The devious general Cethegus plays the Byzantine and Gothic forces against each other for his own ga...

Pompeii 79AD, mere days before the Vesuvian eruption. Glaucus and Jone are in love with each other. ...

From the legendary times of Romulus and Remus to the present day, the compelling story of the eterna...

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. A...

A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betray...

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer...

In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the mid...

Ancient Rome, during the time of Emperor Nero. Vinicius, a young patrician, falls in love with the b...

The great King of Dacia, Decebal (Decebalus), is disposed to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to...