Synopsis
Rome, 81BC. Sextus Roscius is accused of patricide. If found guilty, he faces brutal execution. Includes actual trial records to recreate one of the greatest ever murder trials.
- Programme: Timewatch
- Series: 2005
- Episode: Murder In Rome
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2005
- History | Roman Empire
Licence: ERA Licence required
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