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Documentary series · BBC Two

Civilisations: Rise and Fall

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2025 –1 season · 4 episodes~59 min per episodeReturning series
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

Self - Narrator

4 eps

Luca Saraceni-Gunner

Luca Saraceni-Gunner

Honorius

1 eps

Leander Vyvey

Leander Vyvey

Alaric

1 eps

Roberto Davide

Stilicho

1 eps

Jake Meniani

Mark Antony

1 eps

Melissanthi Mahut

Melissanthi Mahut

Cleopatra

1 eps

Calin Bleau

Calin Bleau

Caesar

1 eps

David Bedella

David Bedella

Moctezuma

1 eps

Andressa Cardoso Fernandes

Malintzin

1 eps

Adam Bond

Adam Bond

Cortes

1 eps

Yuya Sato

Shogun

1 eps

Joshua Jo

Joshua Jo

Saigo

1 eps

The story

What it's about

Four mighty civilisations - Rome, Egypt, Japan's Samurai and the Aztecs. Their legends remain - now priceless artefacts reveal what led them to fall into the echoes of history.

The run

Seasons

1 season · 4 episodes.

  • Official poster for Series 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Series 1

    20254 episodes

    3.0IMDb

    What caused the demise of the greatest civilisations of the ancient world?

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Direction

Where to watch

Streaming

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