Timewatch - Murder in Rome

Title: Timewatch: Murder in Rome



Channel Transmitted: BBC2 / UKTV



Date: 4th March 2005



Source: TVRip



Format: XviD



Category: Documentary / Educational







Description:



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Dramatized documentary of a famous Roman murder trial which established the law career of Cicero.







Directed by Dave Stewart, and based on a genuine trial record, it's set in Rome in 81BC. Sextus Roscius is accused of murdering his father, and found guilty he'll face an agonising death. However, the stakes are just as high for Cicero, the lawyer defending him. If he wins the case, he could be killed.







Forget the Coliseum. Forget the Circus Maximus. The greatest public spectacle in Rome took place in the Forum, the political and spiritual heart of the Republic. It was here, in the shadow of the Temple of Jupiter, that the bloody and brutal passions of Rome’s leading citizens were laid out for the mob to see.



Rome was a dangerous place. There was no police force to safeguard its streets. And there was no state prosecution service. So the law was only open to the rich and famous. Roman trials were packaged as entertainment, with life or death outcomes. It was such a theatrical experience that the Roman word for actor and lawyer are the same. Thousands flocked to see the spectacle, drawn by the prospect of lurid tales of murder, debauchery, intrigue and violence. It’s the same principle that motivates millions of readers to buy the tabloids and celebrity magazines today.







Narrator: Michael Praed



Writer: Colin Swash



Director: David Stewart







Cast (Episode Credited cast)



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Paul Rhys: Cicero



Owen Teale: Erucius



Mark McGann: Sextus Roscius



Penny Downie: Caecilia



Antony Byrne: Magnus



Andrew Greenough: Capito



Gerard Horan: Country gent



Tom Smith: Tiro



Christopher Good: Judge



Richard Ridings: Elder Sextus



Fabien Parfait: Chrysogonus



Michael Praed: Himself - Narrator







A BBC / Discovery Channel co-production







http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0954240/












A/V Info:



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Size: 349 MB 349 MB (358,186 KB / 366,782,884 bytes)



Running Time: 0:45:56.200



Format: Avi, 576 x 368



Aspect Ratio: 1.565 (36:23)



Video Codec: XviD (XviD 1.1.0 Final)



Video Info: Frames/s 25.000, 941 kbps



Audio: English



Audio Codec: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3 VBR



Audio Info: 48000Hz 125 kb/s, Joint Stereo LAME3.93