8 Days That Made Rome
Season 1 • Episode 7: The Colosseum's Grand Opening • Watch with subtitles
Episode 7: The Colosseum's Grand Opening
December 8, 2017 • 44 min
Out of the carnage of Emperor Nero's death and the civil war that followed, a new imperial dynasty was born, one that looked to win over the hearts of the people by building the largest arena the world had ever seen: Rome's Colosseum. Examine the day in 80 A.D. when the Flavian Amphitheatre opened with a 100-day exhibition of animal and human slaughter. Visit the site, explore ancient artifacts, and see how the Colosseum remains a testament to Rome's reach and ambition and its thirst for blood and glory.
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