Building the Ancient City: Rome

"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?"

Rome, 2000 years ago was the world's first ancient megacity. In a world where few towns had more than ten thousand inhabitants, more than a million people lived in Rome. How did they manage without all the technologies of our modern cities? How did they bring in enough food to sustain the population? How did they house them? How did they maintain law and order? How did they make this city work?

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Sophia Loren in Rome

1964

Pythéas, l'astronome voyageur

Pythéas, l'astronome voyageur

2013

Rome, the Eternal City

Rome, the Eternal City

1951

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

2008

Rromani Soul

Rromani Soul

2008

The Roman Empire in the First Century

The Roman Empire in the First Century

2001

The Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums

2007

Terry Jones' Barbarians

Terry Jones' Barbarians

2006

Caligula with Mary Beard

Caligula with Mary Beard

2013

The Last Days of Jesus

The Last Days of Jesus

2017

The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors

The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors

1997

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

2017

Cold Trumpet

Cold Trumpet

1963

Fellinopolis

Fellinopolis

2021

Revelation - The Bride, The Beast & Babylon

Revelation - The Bride, The Beast & Babylon

2013

Marching to Zion

Marching to Zion

2015

The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield

The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield

1968

Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento

Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento

2022

Brûlez Rome !

Brûlez Rome !

2005

Hannibal: A March on Rome

Hannibal: A March on Rome

2018