"Gordianus the Finder is summoned to meet with Cicero and then with Julius Caesar himself. Both have the same request of Gordianus--find out if there are any conspiracies against Caesar's life. Caesar, however, has one other important matter to discuss--to appoint Gordianus a Senator when he attends the next session on the 15th of March. With only four days left, Gordianus must dust off his old skills and see what conspiracy against Julius Caesar, if any, he can uncover"--OCLC.
Presents a series of sketches that describe what life was like in ancient Rome, describing the era's religions, family, social structure, rural life, and leisure activities.
This program chronicles the emergence of the powerful Roman Empire from a chaotic period of violent coups, assassination, overarching ambition, civil war and clashes between the classes as well as the sexes.
Tells the story of ancient Rome in the first century, based on the experiences, memories, and writings of emperors, slaves, poets, plebeians, and others who lived in the vast empire.
