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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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Season01
- S01E01
ResistanceJune 6, 2016—Hannibal builds an army to conquer the Alps, and the shepherd Viriathus organizes a resistance to save his people. - S01E02
RebellionJune 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 - S01E03
RevengeJune 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 - S01E04
RuinJune 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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