Where To Stream Rome Rise and Fall of an Empire Season 1 Episode 1
The First Barbarian War
- Aired July 21, 2008
- 60 Min
- Rated 8.5
- Number 1 Of 13 Rated Episodes
It is 113 BC. Rome is a republic, a small empire clinging to the rim of the Mediterranean. Though it is a democracy in name and spirit, a man there still must be rich and from the noble class to hold the highest offices, both political and military. The system has worked well for three centuries. But now a barbarian horde known as the Cimbri smashes through the northern imperial border. One humiliating defeat follows another, with losses of hundreds of thousands of Roman legionaries. Terror...