The Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts
I'm Spartacus
Season 1 Episode 2 of 6
Alice heads seven miles south of Naples to Herculaneum, a town that, like Pompeii, was buried in volcanic ash in 79 CE. She also pays a visit to Capua's giant amphitheatre, second in size only to Rome's Colosseum, where gladiators battled wild creatures from the farthest corners of the empire, including lions and tigers. Alice gets a chance to handle the world's most famous sword
The Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts airs on More4 +1 at 10:00 PM, Wednesday 12 August. (Subtitles, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Foreign Countries ➝ Expeditions
History
Alice Roberts
Presenter
Steve Havers
Executive Producer
Paul Crompton
Series Director