Season 1 (2000)

Life of Luxury
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November 6, 2000

Hart-Davis investigates the lavish lifestyles of the Romans, visiting the sumptuous villa at Fishbourne, West Sussex, the famous b...Read more

Invasion
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November 13, 2000

When the Roman army invaded Britain in force in the spring of AD 43, they brought with them technology that must have astonished t...Read more

Building Britain
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November 20, 2000

Hart-Davis analyses the Romans' ingenious farming methods and looks at the creation of early towns. He visits York and discovers t...Read more

Arteries of the Empire
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November 27, 2000

Hart-Davis analyses the Romans' ingenious surveying methods that enabled them to build their arrow-straight roads. He also commisi...Read more

Edge of Empire
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December 4, 2000

Hart-Davis visits Hadrian's Wall and demonstrates how communications were the key to the success of the Roman military machine.

Ahead of their Time
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December 11, 2000

Adam Hart-Davis rediscovers the innovations and inventions brought by the Romans to Britain. In this edition, he examines the form...Read more