$11.21

$3.99 delivery: Dec 1 - 16

In Stock.

$$11.21 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details

Secure transaction

Ships from

RAREWAVES-IMPORTS

Sold by

RAREWAVES-IMPORTS

Details

Ships from

RAREWAVES-IMPORTS

Sold by

RAREWAVES-IMPORTS

Return policy: Returnable until Jan 31, 2022

1-Click ordering is not available for this item.

Other Sellers on Amazon

$11.23
+ $3.98 shipping

Sold by: OxfordshireEngland

$17.99
FREE Shipping on orders over $25.00 shipped by Amazon.

Sold by: Gamesville

$17.99
FREE Shipping on orders over $25.00 shipped by Amazon.

Sold by: Zillion Products

Ancient Rome the Rise & Fall of An Empire

Lyall B. Watson (Actor), Hugh Dixon (Actor) Rated:

Unrated

Format: DVD

209 ratings

IMDb7.9/10.0

Price:

$11.21

DVD
$11.21

Additional DVD options

Edition

Discs

Price

New from

Used from

DVD
October 23, 2006

"Please retry"

—

$11.21

$9.68

DVD

"Please retry"

—

$29.99

—

DVD

"Please retry"

—

$49.95

—

Enhance your purchase

Playback Region 2 :This will not play on most DVD players sold in the U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda. See other DVD options under “Other Formats & Versions”. Learn more about DVD region specifications here

Frequently bought together

Customers who viewed this item also viewed

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

95
DVD
18 offers from $3.05
26
DVD
6 offers from $4.51
Sigourney Weaver
894
DVD
5 offers from $8.67
Various
210
DVD
22 offers from $33.82
Phil Grabsky
53
DVD
9 offers from $5.95
Various History
37
DVD
44 offers from $1.97

What other items do customers buy after viewing this item?

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

95
DVD
18 offers from $3.05
26
DVD
6 offers from $4.51
Sigourney Weaver
894
DVD
5 offers from $8.67
Various
210
DVD
22 offers from $33.82
Phil Grabsky
53
DVD
9 offers from $5.95
Various History
129
DVD
29 offers from $3.45

Special offers and product promotions

Create your FREE Amazon Business account to save up to 10% with Business-only prices and free shipping.

Editorial Reviews

An epic recreation of an era ruled by the world's first superpower, ANCIENT ROME: THE RISE AND FALL OF AN EMPIRE is a major new six part, dramatised documentary. Detailing defining moments of Roman history, the series looks at the Jewish uprising, Julius Caesar's victory, among other things and culminates with the downfall of the Empire, itself.

Product details

Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.64 x 5.39 x 0.63 inches; 1.41 Ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Import, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 59 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ October 23, 2006
Actors ‏ : ‎ Lyall B. Watson, Hugh Dixon
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Studio ‏ : ‎ IMPORTS
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000GY8Z2K
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #131,731 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #26,374 in Drama DVDs

Customer Reviews:
209 ratings

Customer reviews

5 star		63%
4 star		17%
3 star		9%
2 star		4%
1 star		8%

How are ratings calculated?

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Amazon Customer

Really great

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2019

Verified Purchase

Really great show. Reminds me of a not so violent or explicit time jumping HBO Rome. It's region locked and will not work on most things in North America but there are ways around this foolish lock companies have. So it is worth getting and watching.

Helpful

RMC

Dramatic Acting, but the Portrayal of Key Figures Not Always Balanced

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2013

Verified Purchase

This series makes ancient Roman history dramatic with some good acting performances. While the series begins stating that it has been "written with the advice of modern historians", some of the episodes are not balanced in their portrayal of key figures. Each episode lists only one historical consultant in the credits (and there are only four historical consultants listed for the whole series) so each episode reflects the opinions of one historical consultant and the writers.

This is especially evident in the fifth episode as it is an unbalanced and incomplete portrayal of Constantine. While he was no saint, this episode focused on his negative actions and exaggerated them. It also cast him as gloomy, temperamental, and erratic - hardly believable for one of the most capable and inspiring leaders in the late Roman Empire. For a fairer treatment of Constantine, see History Channel's Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire - Episode 10.

The sixth episode takes the side of Alaric and makes the viewer sympathetic to him and the Goths to sack the city of Rome.

The other episodes do a better job of providing a balanced treatment. The first episode is a good portrayal of Julius Caesar as brilliant yet ruthless. The viewer sees the perspectives of both Caesar and Pompey. The second of episode of Nero is well acted (probably overacted) and while the writers try to provide some evidence of Nero's benevolence, there's too much of Nero's decadence to redeem him.

While the acting performances are good, the portrayal of some of the key figures is not historically balanced as the episodes reflect the opinions of the historical consultant and the writers. Don't accept what you see in this series as fact. Research other sources to get a more accurate portrayal of these key figures and events in ancient Roman history.

3 people found this helpful

Helpful

:) jlp

Came from another country. U.S. 4K DVD Player didn't recognize the region code.

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2020

Verified Purchase

Couldn't get it to play on my 4K DVD Player. Was not a U.S. code, so my DVD player could not read it. Returned for refund. :( jlp

Helpful

Amazon Customer

Check the format before purchasing

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2021

Verified Purchase

I gave it one star because the title and everything was correct but apparently it's in the wrong format for American DVD players it only works on UK I should have looked at the format before purchasing oh well

Helpful

Stella Lewis

this one and the centurian, are not playable. ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016

Verified Purchase

this one and the centurian, are not playable...I did a little poll here in the US to see if anyone knew what region 2 meant...none did so its not surprising I did not..have ordered many from England..this is the first time I have had trouble..will not refund unless it is in the shrink wrap...well gee..how did I know it wouldn't play unless I opened it...how did I know region 2 was was for people in England

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Bob of Canberra

A good overview of the Roman Empire

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2018

Verified Purchase

Overall well done and for the general viewer, informative

Helpful

robert martin

this is by far one of the best series I have ever seen

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2015

Verified Purchase

this is by far one of the best series I have ever seen. It's better than a five star rating. The attention to detail is excellent the acting First class!!!!!
two thumbs up!!!!

Helpful

Sophia Gaudi

Great gift for my History loving husband

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2019

Verified Purchase

We had to switch the region on one of our devices to watch it but my husband loved it.

Helpful

Top reviews from other countries

H. A.

Excellent Docu-drama

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2019

Verified Purchase

This DVD covers select periods of ancient Roman history from the republican times to the close of the Empire. Major figures that played a role in the history of this very influential superpower are portrayed. Julius Caesar, Nero, Constantine, Vespasian, to name a few. The characters are well acted by talented actors ( Michael Sheen, Sean Pertwee, David Threlfall, Peter Firth). The battle scenes, political manoeuvrings, etc, are very well handled.
The standard of film production is great and the stories are well edited to keep them exciting without being boring. (running time 354mins).
Educational entertainment at it's best.
A perfect example of the way a docu-drama should be made.

12 people found this helpful

Ronnie

An interesting watch

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2017

Verified Purchase

A series of documentaries on each of what most historians would judge to be the key Emperors and players in the rise and fall of Rome. Acting is very good and battle scenes quite realistic, mostly. Despite having read various books on the well-known figures of ancient Rome,there are facts in this docu. which I had not known or had forgotten. (eg Julius only ruled 4 years, and yes, Nero was truly as mad as a hatter and the wonder was he lasted as long as he did before leaving "centre stage")

9 people found this helpful

badger39

A Great, very short series.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2015

Verified Purchase

A great series with some incredible actors and brilliant accurate writing about the various periods, from the Late Republic to the Late Imperial
period and indeed the fall of the Empire.
Sadly it is only 6 episodes covering variously the Roman revolution, The Tribunate of Tiberious Grachi and Julius Caeser marching on Rome.
The Jewish uprising and Verspatian, written by Josephus,an eye witness.
And the later Empire's struggles with Constantine and the rise of Christianity and the Visi-Goths and the Sacking of Rome in 410AD.
All the episodes are highly enjoyable and show some of the most important events, of the 600 years of the Western Empire.

I really wish the BBC had done more of these covering the rest of the history of the Republic and the later Empire. Or indeed the Eastern Byzantine
Empire that has such a poor perception with the general public.

9 people found this helpful

Begin Anew.

Nero!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2020

Verified Purchase

This is worth 5 stars purely based on Michael Sheen's portrayal of Nero. Absolutely brilliant, and it will stay with you for life. Stunning, terrifying, beautiful, and profoundly exceptional acting. I think this is what launched Michael Sheen to stardom, and quite rightly so. I cannot watch it enough.

One person found this helpful

RJH1980

Good...but left me wanting more.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2019

Verified Purchase

This is essentially an overview of some pivotal events and important figures from ancient Roman history. I found it informative and entertaining but feel also that the series would have benefitted from more episodes or content to fill in a lot of gaps. I was left with a distinct feeling of needing more.

One person found this helpful

See all reviews

Customers who bought this item also bought

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1