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Colosseum

- He delivers a coup de grace, A hammer blow to the head Of the defeated gladiator. We...

[crowd cheering] - He delivers a coup de grace, A hammer blow to the head Of the defeated gladiator. We know this
because it's depicted in art, Because roman writers talk
about it, And because we have found
the skulls of gladiators With this distinctive pattern of fracturing That could only have come from this hammer. ♪ ♪ Marcus aurelius was someone
who prized human life, Understood suffering, Didn't take pleasure
in slaughter for its own sake

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[crowd cheering]
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- He delivers a coup de grace,
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A hammer blow to the head
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Of the defeated gladiator.
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We know this because it's depicted in art,
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Because roman writers talk about it,
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And because we have found the skulls of gladiators
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With this distinctive pattern of fracturing
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That could only have come from this hammer.
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♪ ♪
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Marcus aurelius was someone who prized human life,
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Understood suffering,
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Didn't take pleasure in slaughter for its own sake.
Duration
34 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:20
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
action, drama, history
Production
October Films,Dune Films

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Movie Summary

It showcases the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the Colosseum, one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity.
S01 • E04 - Satire does, of course, - Colosseum 00:30
- Satire does, of course,
S01 • E02 And this created a building material - Colosseum 00:06
And this created a building material
S01 • E02 The fact the colosseum is still standing today - Colosseum 00:20
The fact the colosseum is still standing today
S01 • E01 - The only way that a gladiator - Colosseum 00:12
- The only way that a gladiator
S01 • E05 - Ignatius' arrest coincides - Colosseum 00:18
- Ignatius' arrest coincides
S01 • E08 If there's a way to find entertainments that are still - Colosseum 00:43
If there's a way to find entertainments that are still
S01 • E04 That decadence and perversion - Colosseum 00:29
That decadence and perversion
S01 • E07 Triumphal games were put on at the end of great wars - Colosseum 00:31
Triumphal games were put on at the end of great wars
S01 • E02 - Fast building is essential if the aging emperor vespasian - Colosseum 00:35
- Fast building is essential if the aging emperor vespasia...
S01 • E03 The next city to be that sized population - Colosseum 00:06
The next city to be that sized population
S01 • E03 Of those million people in rome, - Colosseum 00:21
Of those million people in rome,
S01 • E06 He sees them as being violent and vulgar. - Colosseum 00:05
He sees them as being violent and vulgar.
S01 • E06 - This is a problem for galen. - Colosseum 00:14
- This is a problem for galen.
S01 • E01 There were things that bound romans - Colosseum 00:13
There were things that bound romans
S01 • E05 - Trajan's games will feature combat - Colosseum 00:50
- Trajan's games will feature combat
S01 • E01 [cheers and applause] - Colosseum 00:21
[cheers and applause]
S01 • E04 - They aren't allowed the vote. - Colosseum 00:59
- They aren't allowed the vote.
S01 • E08 And he is literally the man in charge of holding - Colosseum 00:04
And he is literally the man in charge of holding
S01 • E07 And the crowd had a chance - Colosseum 00:15
And the crowd had a chance
S01 • E02 - Every builder would've been looking at the other quadrants - Colosseum 00:09
- Every builder would've been looking at the other qu...