Rome was the center of one of the most remarkable and influential of all ancient civilizations; where the Forum played host to great affairs of state, while the people flocked to the Colosseum to see gladiators fight to the death in mortal combat. This episode provides a colorful, entertaining, and informative guide to the treasures left us by these extraordinary people. Computer-animated sequences and 3D graphics, vivid and authentic filmed recreations, period imagery, new location footage of Rome today, and concise comment and analysis all combine to provide viewers with a recreated Rome in all its glory.