Rome: Engineering an Empire

Story

Synopsis

Despite their personal short comings, many of the Roman Empires great engineering accomplishments were introduced during the reign of the Caesars. The tradition continued under Vespasian, builder of the Coliseum, Trajan, builder of the Forum, and Hadrian, builder and possibly the designer of the Pantheon. Finally, a decade later Caracalla built a bath complex/recreation center in an effort to secure his own reputation in history.

Director

Christopher Cassel

Writers

Christopher Cassel

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

13 September 2005

Ensemble

Cast

• Michael Carroll

  Narrator

• George Piscopo

  Julius Caesar

• Massimo Vari

  Julius Caesar

• Massimo Adornetto

  Claudius

• Edoardo Bettas

  Young Nero

• Alessandro Corsanici

  Nero

• Ilaria Di Stefano

  Agrippina

• Sergio Ostili

  Trajan

• David J. Oliver

  Apollodorus of Damascus

• 

  Stefano Rossi

  Hadrian

• Ryan Michael Park

  Caracalla

• Mary Boatwright

  Self