Aired Wednesday 4 December, 2:45am - 3:45amon BBC Four HD

Rome: A History of the Eternal City

Name: 2:45am - Series 1 Episode 3
Start: 2024-12-04T02:45:00Z
End: 2024-12-04T03:45:00Z
Location: BBC Four HD

Series 1 Episode 3: The Rebirth of God's City

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore charts Rome's rise from the abandonment and neglect of the 14th century into the everlasting seat of the papacy recognised today. His story takes us through the debauchery and decadence of the Renaissance, the horrors of the Sack of Rome and the Catholic Reformation, through to the arrival of fascism and the creation of the Vatican State.

Category: Documentary / History
Original air date: 19/12/2012

Cast and crew

Emily DavisDirector
Simon MontefioreHost