The Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts
Pompeii: A City Alive
Season 1 Episode 1 of 6
The anthropologist embarks on a journey by train visiting key sites of the Roman empire. Alice begins her Roman tour at Pompeii, where she explores ingenious Roman engineering, racy artworks, the role of slaves and a surprising tax levied on local laundries. Alice also gets access beyond the tourist trail to a fresh dig that casts new light on one of Ancient Rome's notorious and mysterious cults
The Roman Empire by Train with Alice Roberts airs on Channel 4 at 8:30 PM, Saturday 7 February. (New, series, subtitles, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Foreign Countries ➝ Expeditions
History
Alice Roberts
Presenter
Steve Havers
Executive Producer
Paul Crompton
Series Director