Rome: The World's First Superpower: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Rome: The World's First Superpower follows award-winning actor Larry Lamb as he tells the story of Rome 3,000 years ago, an extraordinary people rose and conquered the known world. He looks at how the Romans then went onto creating the greatest empire mankind has ever seen, stretching from Britain to the middle east and how it lasted a thousand years.

Series details

• Title: Rome: The World's First Superpower
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2014-10-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-11-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14876
• TVDB ID: 287386

Cast and credited roles

• Larry Lamb — Presenter
• Darius Arya — Historian / Archaeologist

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-10-24; final listed air date 2014-11-14; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

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