Eight Days That Made Rome: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Eight Days That Made Rome is a docu-drama that leaves behind the conventional chronologies of Rome's thousand-year history and brings razor-sharp focus to eight days that created, tested and defined its greatness.

Each programme works as a stand-alone, as strong in its own right as part of a series and reveals a Rome relevant to us today, with its noblest and darkest instincts still resonating in the world around us.

On-screen presenter Bettany Hughes discovers the significance and resonance of these Eight Days along with us, the viewer, as she explores key sites in Rome's empire and meets expert witnesses on subjects ranging from psychopathy to ancient religion.

Series details

• Title: Eight Days That Made Rome
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2017-10-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-12-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 32549
• IMDb ID: tt7532674
• TVDB ID: 343856

Cast and credited roles

• Bettany Hughes — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-10-27; final listed air date 2017-12-08; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Eight Days That Made Rome on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.