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Barbarians Rising

50min

Action & Adventure

Documentary

Told from the perspective of the rebel leaders, the series chronicles a wave of rebellions against absolute power by those the Roman Empire called “barbarians” – tribes they viewed as beyond the fringe of civilization that lived a brutish and violent existence. But these also were men and women who launched epic struggles that shaped the world to come with a centuries-long fight to defeat the sprawling empire.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Resistance

1. Resistance

50min

6th Jun 2016

Hannibal builds an army to conquer the Alps, and the shepherd Viriathus organizes a resistance to save his people.

Rebellion

2. Rebellion

50min

13th Jun 2016

Spartacus' slave uprising threatens Rome on its own turf. Arminius, born in Germania but raised a Roman, chooses a side in the fight for freedom.

Revenge

3. Revenge

50min

20th Jun 2016

Arminius unites tribes and sets up an ambush to drive Rome out of Germania. Boudica wreaks bloody havoc on the Empire. Rome's betrayal of the Goths leads to an apocalyptic clash.

Ruin

4. Ruin

50min

27th Jun 2016

Led by Alaric, the Goths sack Rome. Attila the Hun seizes power in the midst of chaos and destruction, while the barbarians move in for the kill. Geiseric, king of the Vandals, masterminds the end of Rome. The Roman Empire falls.

First air date

6th Jun 2016

Last air date

27th Jun 2016

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

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