Life as a Roman is a collaboration between Butser Ancient Farm and the ±«Óãtv as part of the landmark Civilisations series which tells the story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day, for the first time on a global scale.
In addition to the television programme there is a digital strand of content led by ±«Óãtv Research & Development and ±«Óãtv Arts and this is a result of this Culture UK initiative.
Culture UK, ±«Óãtv R&D and ±«Óãtv Arts offered the museum sector, galleries and libraries an opportunity to be involved in the programme. Through offering them exclusive access to a suite of digital tools (two ±«Óãtv-made and two licensed from third party suppliers), more than 700 ±«Óãtv Archive materials, and a wealth of R&D expertise. Butser Ancient Farm submitted the idea to use 360 video to explore the ancient Roman villa and the ±«Óãtv helped them realise their idea.