Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome

Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome

NR2015•1h 0m•4.5/10

Documentary

Ratings

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4.5/10(2)

The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity? Professor Wallace-Hadrill finds out.

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Production

Brave New Media

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 20, 2015

Last Aired

August 27, 2015

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Athens

E1

Athens

Air date: 2015-08-20

Documentary series exploring the ancient cities of Athens and Rome. Professor Wallace-Hadrill meets people who see ancient Athens as a model for today's great cities.

Rome

E2

Rome

Air date: 2015-08-27

Documentary series exploring the ancient cities of Athens and Rome. Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill reveals how the Romans made their ancient megacity run.

Cast

Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

Self - Presenter

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