Rome.Call Number: PN1992.77 .R664 2009 DVD v.1-2
Directed by Michael Apted et al.
90-minute episodes; released 2005.
Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicentre of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now, those foundations are crumbling. In English with English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.