Ancient City

The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity? Professor Wallace-Hadrill finds out.

How big was the ancient city of Ayodhya?
Why is this city so significant for Hindus?
Who established the city and what did it look like?
What did Lord Rama and Devi Sita's palace look like?
What sort of animals were found in this ancient land?

Rome was the world's first ancient megacity. At a time when few towns could number more than 10,000 inhabitants, more than a million lived in Rome. But in a world without modern technology, how on earth did the Romans do it? How did they feed their burgeoning population, how did they house them, and how did they get them into town without buses or trains? How on earth did the Romans make their great city work?