Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
Season 2 Episode 12 - Lo splendore di Roma
Ulisse recounts the "Splendor of Rome", when the empire reached its maximum power and territorial extension in the second century. The land borders ran for over 10 thousand km from Scotland to the borders of Iran, from the Sahara to the North Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. The driving force of everything was Rome, located exactly at the center of the Empire, with almost 1.5 million inhabitants. It was the most populous city in all of Antiquity. It had 423 neighborhoods, 1400 fountains, 11 colossal baths, 40 triumphal arches, 100 temples, more than 4000 large statues, 28 libraries.
Episodes in Season 2
Lo splendore di Roma
106 min
La forza dell'Impero
107 min
Ventimila leghe sottoterra
96 min
L'aria
120 min
I tesori degli Zar
125 min
Viaggio nel nulla
120 min
In viaggio verso l'ignoto
124 min
L'odissea dell'uomo tra i ghiacci
Viaggio nel medioevo
124 min
La straordinaria storia dell'uomo (prima parte)
119 min
La straordinaria storia dell'uomo (seconda parte)
114 min
Lo splendore di Roma
106 min