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Gladiators : the brutal truth /

Documentary about the dark side of the gladiator's life in Roman times. Wild animals, enemies of the state and Christians were pitted against professional fighters to symbolically prove Rome's superiority over the rest of the world. The show reveals that while Romans certainly thought litt...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ereira, Alan (Director, Producer), Denton, Richard (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2000.
Series:World history in video
Subjects:
Gladiators > Rome > History.
Gladiateurs > Rome > Histoire.
Gladiators.
Rome (Empire)
Documentary films.
History.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Documentary about the dark side of the gladiator's life in Roman times. Wild animals, enemies of the state and Christians were pitted against professional fighters to symbolically prove Rome's superiority over the rest of the world. The show reveals that while Romans certainly thought little of the lives of their gladiator-slaves, many fights didn't end in death. If both participants fought bravely, the crowd would often spare his life.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 13, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (49 min.).
Playing Time:00:48:37