In this programme, Mary asks not what the Romans did for us, but what the empire did for Rome.She rides the Via Appia, climbs up to the top seats of the Colosseum, takes a boat to Rome's port Ostia and takes us into the bowels of Monte Testaccio. She also meets some extraordinary Romans: Eurysaces, an eccentric baker, who made a fortune out of the grain trade and built his tomb in the shape of a giant bread oven; Baricha, Zabda and Achiba, three prisoners of war who became Roman citizens; and Pupius Amicus, the purple dye seller making imperial dye from shellfish imported from Tunisia. This is Rome from the bottom up. |
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Title: | All Roads Lead to Rome | |
Air Date: | April 17, 2012 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | History | |
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