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The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum
2025 · 55 min
A stately, informative tour through ancient stone and scholarship, more educational than thrilling, best for curious viewers who enjoy history unpacked with care.
- Directed by
- Ben Holgate, Bianca Zamfira
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jay O. Sanders, Francesca Angelo, Darius Arya
- Overview
- The Colosseum: the jewel of Ancient Rome. It wowed vast crowds with extraordinary battles. It pushed the boundaries of technology. It exhibited Rome’s vast wealth and power. Roman leaders spread the Colosseum’s design throughout the Empire, and it helped them conquer the ancient world. But just as the structure embodied Rome’s power, so too did it contribute to the Empire’s downfall.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Power, ambition, violence, class
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Ben Holgate, Bianca Zamfira
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jay O. Sanders, Francesca Angelo, Darius Arya
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