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.
Cast: Michael Ealy
Miniseries
4 episodes
1. ResistanceHannibal builds an army to conquer the Alps, and the shepherd Viriathus organizes a resistance to save his people.TV-14CC1 h 24 minJun 6, 2016
2. RebellionSpartacus' slave uprising threatens Rome on its own turf. Arminius, born in Germania but raised a Roman, chooses a side in the fight for freedom.TV-14CC1 h 24 minJun 13, 2016
3. RevengeArminius 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.TV-14CC1 h 24 minJun 20, 2016
4. RuinLed 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.TV-14CC1 h 24 minJun 27, 2016
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Barbarians Rising
Rome didn't fall in a day.
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Maurice Sweeney, Simon George, Declan O'Dwyer
- Created by
- Chloë Leland, Jos Cushing, Adam Bullmore, Kristen Burns
- Cast
- Michael Ealy
- Studio
