Focuses on Tiberius Gracchus, framing his populist reforms as the spark for Rome's later political excesses.
Examines the transition from a corrupt Republic to an absolute monarchy. Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire(2006)
Chronicles the Christianization of the Empire as a calculated move of "real-politik". Focuses on Tiberius Gracchus, framing his populist reforms
Explores the megalomania that followed the Great Fire and the subsequent political fallout. Focuses on Tiberius Gracchus
The series is structured as a chronological mosaic, moving from the collapse of the Republic to the final sack of the city: