Rome Underground
How the Eternal City’s big dig is rewriting history.
Featuring the parallel stories of a supersize building project and a jaw-dropping archaeological adventure, Rome Underground takes viewers on an immersive journey deep under the Eternal City—revealing how the construction of a 26-kilometer subway line through the heart of historic Rome has literally unearthed some of the most important discoveries of the modern age.
Type (Documentaire / Documentaire fiction / Série documentaire)DocumentaryGenre en anglaisScience & TechnologyAuthorLaurent Portes, based on an original idea by Massimo My, Bettina Hatami DirectorLaurent PortesCoproductionArtline Films (Olivier Mille) - MyMax Edutainment (Massimo My) - Idéacom international (Josette D. Normandeau)In coproduction with France Télévisions, NHK, Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec, Histoire TVIn association with CNC - Fonds des Médias du Canada MIC – Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo Crédit d’impôt cinéma et télévision du Québec Crédit d’impôt pour production cinématographique ou magnétoscopique canadienne Société de développement des entreprises culturelles – SODEC Québec With the support of PROCIREP – Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision et de l’ANGOAYear2025Duration85 minutes
At the intersection of technology and archaeology, this documentary chronicles the ambitious mega-project from every angle. With state-of-the-art modelling and 3D animation, it brings the ancient world vividly to life.
With unprecedented access to the Eternal City’s big dig, viewers meet construction engineers, urban archaeologists, and historians in the field—and witness epic new discoveries, including an ivy-league Roman university, abandoned temples, a private home spa, and the largest ancient military barracks ever unearthed.
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