Barbarians Rising

Miniseries

TV-14

57%

As the Roman Empire expands, it encounters local populations that it considers 'barbarians', who fight back, effectively and savagely, dealing Rome one blow after another. Hannibal, Viriathus, Armenius, Spartacus and more strike back against Rome, some from without and some from within. See their struggles, their motivations, and the outcomes as these indigenous people's fight for survival, revenge and justice.

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4 Episodes

Resistance
E1
ResistanceHannibal builds an army to conquer the Alps, and the shepherd Viriathus organizes a resistance to save his people.
Rebellion
E2
RebellionSpartacus' slave uprising threatens Rome on its own turf. Arminius, born in Germania but raised a Roman, chooses a side in the fight for freedom.
Revenge
E3
RevengeArminius unites tribes and sets up an ambush to drive Rome out of Germania. Boudica wreaks bloody havoc on the Empire. Rome's betrayal of the Goths leads to an apocalyptic clash.
Ruin
E4
RuinLed by Alaric, the Goths sack Rome. Attila the Hun seizes power in the midst of chaos and destruction, while the barbarians move in for the kill. Geiseric, king of the Vandals, masterminds the end of Rome. The Roman Empire falls.