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From about AD 1, the 60 million people of the Roman empire experienced profound change.
Rome was no longer a republic; it was ruled by Augustus after his defeat of Antony and Cleopatra. For many, the loss of the republic signalled the death of all Roman ideals – this certainly seemed the case in Pompeii – but the emperor Vespasian would make possible the 'golden age' of the 2nd century. It would be Christianity that would finally transform Rome completely.
The AD 1 season
Rome: The Model Empire
Shown September 2002
Chariot Race
Shown September 2002
The Private Life of Pompeii
Shown September 2002
The Man who Saved Rome
Shown October 2002
Pagans and Christians
Shown October 2002
Cleopatra
Monday, 26 May 2003, 8pm