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The Roman Empire, the Roman Empire, the superpower of antiquity. At the height of its power, the Roman Empire stretched from the Mediterranean across large parts of Europe to the British Isles. Legends and myths surround the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire provides material for countless stories, great films and great heroic figures. But to what extent did it really happen like that? How did the Roman Empire really become what it was? Mirko uses historical research to examine six things that led to the Roman Empire's rise to superpower status. It's about Caesar's influence on the empire, why there was actually no emperor during the imperial era and how all of Gaul was conquered. All of Gaul? Yes, all of Gaul - and even more. More about the individual chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:30 Reason for success 1: Caesar 03:26 Reason for success 2: No Roman emperor 05:52 Reason for success 3: The army 07:56 Reason for success 4: Self-portrayal 09:14 Reason for success 5: The administration 11:41 Reason for success 6: “Bread and games” Feel free to stop by on Instagram: / mrwissen2gogeschichte We belong to #terraX and #funk Be sure to check it out: Terra X: https://terra-x.zdf.de/#xtor=CS3-158 Terra X on YouTube: / @terraxhistory funk: https://www.funk.net/ funk on YouTube: / funkofficial Web app: https://go.funk.net A production of objektiv media GmbH for funk: Presenter: Mirko Drotschmann Author: Matthias Schöberl Producer: Andrea Lorenz; Daniela Ssymank Editor (OM): Inga Haupt Postproduction: Motion Design: Rainer Düring Editing: Christian Wischnewski Editor ZDF: Volker Erbert, Nicole Valenzuela Additional material on Roman history on Terra X plus School: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terr... https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terr... https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terr... https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terr... https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terr...