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Rome's Invisible City

In his favourite city, Alexander Armstrong explores the secret underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world.

With the help of a team of experts and the latest in 3D scanning technology, Alexander Armstrong, along with Dr Michael Scott, explores the hidden underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world. In his favourite city, he uncovers a lost subterranean world that helped build and run the world's first metropolis and its empire.

From the secret underground world of the Colosseum to the aqueducts and sewers that supplied and cleansed it, and from the mysterious cults that sustained it spiritually to the final resting places of Rome's dead, Xander discovers the underground networks that serviced the remarkable world above.

59 minutes

On TV

Next Sunday 16:00

Music Played

  • Bushido

    Intro

  • DJ Kappa

    Intro: Hra Sa Zacina

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Alexander Armstrong
Participant Michael Scott
Producer Harvey Lilley
Director Harvey Lilley
Executive Producer Chris Granlund

Broadcasts

  • Mon 1 Jun 2015 21:00
  • Wed 23 Dec 2015 21:00
  • Christmas Eve 2015 03:00
  • Tue 26 Jan 2016 23:00
  • Thu 16 Jun 2016 22:50
  • Thu 16 Jun 2016 23:30
  • Thu 27 Oct 2016 21:00
  • Fri 28 Oct 2016 02:40
  • Tue 27 Dec 2016 22:00
  • Fri 30 Dec 2016 02:00
  • Mon 27 Aug 2018 21:00
  • Thu 13 Jun 2019 20:00
  • Fri 14 Jun 2019 02:00
  • Mon 1 Jun 2020 22:30
  • Sat 24 Apr 2021 22:55
  • Mon 26 Apr 2021 02:10
  • Sun 11 Feb 2024 15:30
  • Tue 29 Oct 2024 15:15
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