Rome: A History of the Eternal City

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Monday 11 November
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City of the Sacred

Season 1 Episode 1 of 3

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the role of religion in creating and maintaining the power of the city. In the first episode, he explores how every event in ancient Rome revolved around worship and that nothing took place without calling on the Pantheon, the temple to their gods. He also reveals the part played by sacredness and sacrifice in Roman culture

Rome: A History of the Eternal City airs on BBC Four at 8:00 PM, Monday 11 November. (Subtitles.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Presenter
Anna Cox
Producer
Mike Smith
Executive Producer