Barbarians Rising

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2016-06-06

Last Air Date: 2016-06-27

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Networks: History

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Top Cast

Michael Ealy as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Richard Riddell as Flavus
Tom Hopper as Arminius
Kirsty Mitchell as Queen Boudica
Ian Beattie as Varus
Fintan McKeown as Igulomerus
Steven Berkoff as Augustus
George Zlatarev as Segestes
Dimo Alexiev as Emsger
Dimitar Banenkin as Knimund

Seasons

Miniseries (2016)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Resistance (2016-06-06)

Hannibal builds an army to conquer the Alps, and the shepherd Viriathus organizes a resistance to save his people.
Ep. 2: Rebellion (2016-06-13)

Spartacus' slave uprising threatens Rome on its own turf. Arminius, born in Germania but raised a Roman, chooses a side in the fight for freedom.
Ep. 3: Revenge (2016-06-20)

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 the Goths leads to an apocalyptic clash.
Ep. 4: Ruin (2016-06-27)

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 kill. Geiseric, king of the Vandals, masterminds the end of Rome. The Roman Empire falls.