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EPISODE
Historian Bettany Hughes selects eight pivotal days that defined the Roman Empire and its establishment as the world's first superpower.
30 November 1964, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales, UK
20 October 1974, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1974, Worcester, England, UK
1955, London, England, UK
31 January 1983, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK
19 April 1971
3 March 1965, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
1974, Berkshire, England, UK
30 August 1976, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK