Season 2
This new series follows International teams of archaeologists on the front line, as they embark on a season of excavations to unravel the secrets of life in the Roman Empire. Crawling beneath Pompeii, unearthing an enormous lost coliseum, and hauling a 2000 year old battleship ram from the depths of the ocean, they race to unlock the secrets of this ancient civilization.
01 Gladiators of the Lost Colosseum
44mTo understand who the gladiators were and to discover the secret of their appeal, archaeologists scale the façade of Rome's famous Colosseum, decipher warrior tombstones and unearth an extraordinary lost amphitheatre in Turkey.
2024-08-15 7.002 Pompeii's Forgotten Victims
44mIn 79 AD, the eruption of a nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius, buried Pompeii in millions of tonnes of ash and debris. Now, archaeologists are working to uncover the dark side of this idyllic Roman city by finding the room of an enslaved person.
2024-08-17 7.003 Nero's Lost Megastructures
44mArchaeologists reveal the stunning new discovery of a Nero megastructure near the Vatican.
2024-08-20 6.504 Lost Ships of Rome
44mNew discoveries uncover how the Romans ruled the seas for four centuries.
2024-08-27 7.005 Rome's Desert Cities
44mArchaeologists excavate a buried city in Jordan, dive to a sunken temple in Italy, and explore Petra to shed new light on how Rome conquered the near east.
2024-09-09 6.506 Battles on Rome's Frontier
44mArchaeologists are excavating the vast frontier of the Roman Empire, investigating the battle to keep it safe.
2024-09-19 7.0
Who is in it
Julian BarrattNarrator (voice)