Civilisations: Rise and Fall

About Civilisations: Rise and Fall

Four mighty civilisations - Rome, Egypt, Japan's Samurai and the Aztecs. Their legends remain - now priceless artefacts reveal what led them to fall into the echoes of history.

Civilisations: Rise and Fall is a documentary series that airs on BBC Two. The series is filed under ancient rome, ancient egypt, ancient empires, and ancient japan.

Since November 2025 it has reached one season of 4 episodes. It is still in production.

Sophie Okonedo plays Self - Narrator.

In the United States it streams on BBC Select Apple Tv channel and Britbox Apple TV channel. Cleopatra make useful companions to Civilisations: Rise and Fall.