Tony Robinson's Romans

*Tony Robinson's Romans*
Tony Robinson's Romans
Genre	Documentary
Presented by	Tony Robinson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Running time	188 minutes (4 episodes)
Production company	Channel 4
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Original release	20 September –; 11 October 2003

Tony Robinson's Romans is a four-part television documentary series created by Tony Robinson about the Roman Empire. It debuted on Channel 4 on 20 September 2003,[1] and aired through 11 October 2003.

This documentary programme is three hours in length, consists of four episodes and makes extensive use of research. The first two episodes portray the life of the Dictator Julius Caesar, while the remaining two episodes are portraits of Emperor Caligula and Emperor Nero. Tony Robinson depicts Caligula from a different perspective than what is normally associated with the "mad emperor", by using various sources that examines his childhood in order to portray him in a better light. The final episode portrays emperor Nero.

Episodes

Episode 1: Julius Caesar I
Episode 2: Julius Caesar II
Episode 3: Caligula
Episode 4: Nero

References

Chater, David (20 September 2003). "TV Choice". The Eye, Features, Saturday Television. The Times. p. 31 – via EBSCOhost Newspaper Source Plus.

External links

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[times-1] Chater, David (20 September 2003). "TV Choice". The Eye, Features, Saturday Television. The Times. p. 31 – via EBSCOhost Newspaper Source Plus.