Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome
Lost Treasures Of Ancient Rome is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 11 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2024.
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Nero is Rome’s most famous villain but what is the truth behind the myths? This season archaeologists reveal the stunning new discovery of Nero’s private theatre in the heart of Rome, once thought to only exist in ancient texts and legend.
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46:42At its peak in the 2nd century CE, the Roman Empire spanned three continents. Now, archaeologists are excavating this vast frontier, investigating the monumental fortifications, fierce battles, and terrifying weapons that ensured Rome's astonishing dominance.
47:18The Roman Empire dominated millions of miles of land and sea. What secrets powered its rule over the waves for four centuries? We follow archaeologists as they plunge underwater to excavate a newly discovered 1st-century Roman shipwreck.
47:14Under Emperor Trajan the Roman empire grew to its largest extent, covering vast swathes of the Middle East. How did Rome conquer these searing deserts? We follow archaeologists as they excavate a buried Roman city and descend into an exquisite fresco-covered tomb in Jordan.
47:04Gladiators capture the imagination like no other aspect of ancient Rome. But who were they and what was the secret of their appeal? We follow a new season of excavations to find answers. Teams scale the facade of Rome's famous Colosseum, decipher warrior tombstones and unearth an extraordinary lost amphitheatre in Turkey, ...
47:04The eruption of Vesuvius buried the Roman city of Pompeii and many of its residents. Now, after two millennia, our cameras follow archaeologists as they unearth a rarely seen enslaved person's room.
Season 1
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Hadrian's Wall is the biggest structure the Romans ever built. Stretching 117-kilometres across Britain, it once defined the northern edge of the greatest empire the world had seen. Now experts investigate the Wall, its forts, gatehouses and garrison towns, to reveal how civilisation and culture grew on Rome's wild frontie... 46:26 Expired
Buried beneath Rome lies a forgotten treasure - the Golden House - a vast palace built in the first century AD. It was the most extravagant construction in the history of Rome. Why was it buried? And what can its fate reveal about its builder - Rome's most notorious emperor - Nero? As experts race to save the remains of th... 46:28 Expired
How did the Colosseum - an arena for bloody gladiatorial battles - become the greatest symbol of the Roman Empire? Archaeologists venture into the Colosseum's ruins, and launch digs across the Empire, to hunt for clues. As teams descend into hidden tunnels and unearth long-lost amphitheatres in Tuscany and Britain, they pi... 46:38 Expired
How did Rome rise to dominate so much of the ancient world? Off the coast of Sicily, investigators discover traces of a crucial naval battle. Using divers, an underwater robot and a crane, they haul a long-lost battleship relic to the surface. In Terracina, south of Rome, a team of archaeologists dig inside an ancient moun... 46:52 Expired
Archaeologists embark on new digs in Pompeii, to unravel the stories of the people that lived and died here. They race against the clock to unearth a sacrificial skull, uncover clues from the tomb and mummified body of a curiously wealthy freed slave, and venture into stiflingly narrow tunnels beneath the central bathhouse.