← The Grandeur that was Rome

Season 1

3 episodes · 1960

  1. 1The Skeleton of an Empire

    13 May 1960 · 30 min

    First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler embarks on an epic journey from Britain to Africa to examine the legacy of one of history’s greatest civilisations - the Roman Empire.

  2. 2Gods and Men

    20 May 1960 · 30 min

    First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler examines the religious cosmologies which emerged, and died out, under the Roman Empire.

  3. 3Roman Art and Architecturefinale

    27 May 1960 · 30 min

    First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler concludes his journey to trace the legacy of the Roman Empire by surveying some of the empire’s most impressive architectural feats and the artworks that characterised the period.