Channel 5 (UK) Documentaries

Gladiators: Rome Unwrapped (2012x18)

Air date: Feb 01, 2012

Historical documentary exploring Ancient Rome through a study of the Colosseum, which represents Rome in all its glory, ingenuity and brutality. The film reconstructs the opening games of AD 80, examining the spectacles that took place in the Colosseum, the men who took part in them and the building that housed the events.