Nerón, el reino del terror

Tras años de lucha contra el capitalismo y el imperialismo, en 1919 Rosa Luxemburg auspició la revolución comunista en Alemania, cuyo fracaso le costó la vida. 

Hijo de Víctor Manuel II de Italia, Amadeo de Saboya fue elegido rey de España por las Cortes en 1870. La inestabilidad política del país lo llevó a abdicar al cabo de dos años. 

En el siglo XVII, la ópera saltó de los palacios a los teatros públicos con montajes que deslumbraban al público 

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas developed by Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43BC) to support and reinvigorate the Roman Republic when, as it transpired, it was in its final years, threatened by civil wars, the rule of Julius Caesar and the triumvirates that followed. As Con ... Show More

<p>Given his incredible career, you'd perhaps expect the name of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus to be better known. Born in North Africa in 145AD, he rose to power after distinguishing himself as a military commander at a time of great instability in the Roman Empire. Finally br ... Show More

The Ides of March, 44 BC. Ancient Rome’s most powerful dictator, Julius Caesar, is running late to a senate meeting. When he arrives, senators surround him and stab him 23 times. The assassination of Caesar has been told and re-told for centuries, but the facts are wilder than th ... Show More

The last days of the Roman Kingdom were ruled over by the three members of the so-called Tarquin Dynasty: Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus. The last proved to be such a tyrant that he was overthrown and monarchy was forever outlawed by the Romans.