Barbarians Rising (2016–2016)

TV ShowEndedAction & Adventure, Documentary1 season, 4 episodes
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Plot

Told from the perspective of the rebel leaders, the series chronicles a wave of rebellions against absolute power by those the Roman Empire called “barbarians” – tribes they viewed as beyond the fringe of civilization that lived a brutish and violent existence. But these also were men and women who launched epic struggles that shaped the world to come with a centuries-long fight to defeat the sprawling empire.

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Episodes by season

Season014Episodes2016Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Barbarians Rising S01E01ResistanceJune 6, 2016—Hannibal builds an army to conquer the Alps, and the shepherd Viriathus organizes a resistance to save his people.
  2. S01E02Barbarians Rising S01E02RebellionJune 13, 2016—Spartacus' slave uprising threatens Rome on its own turf. Arminius, born in Germania but raised a Roman, chooses a side in the fight for fre
  3. S01E03Barbarians Rising S01E03RevengeJune 20, 2016—Arminius unites tribes and sets up an ambush to drive Rome out of Germania. Boudica wreaks bloody havoc on the Empire. Rome's betrayal of th
  4. S01E04Barbarians Rising S01E04RuinJune 27, 2016—Led 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

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Cast

Michael EalyMichael EalyHimself - Narrator (voice)

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TrailerBarbarians Rising: Rome Underestimated Them | New Documentary Event Series | HistoryTeaserBarbarians Rising: Official Series Teaser | History

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