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He was a roman senator. Unlucky enough for commodus, cassius dio Was one of his mortal enemies in the senate. [both shouting] The emperor and the senate were on An irrevocable collision course. Narrator: One that began far From the adoring crowds of the colosseum. ♪ ♪ Under his father, marcus aurelius, in 166 a.D., Rome is rocked by an invasion from the germanic barbarians On the northern frontier, kicking off What would become known as the marcomannic wars. - This was the first time in centuries That any foreign invader had penetrated Into the heartland
of the roman empire
of the roman empire
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He was a roman senator.
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Unlucky enough for commodus,
cassius dio
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Was one of his mortal
enemies in the senate.
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[both shouting]
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The emperor and the senate
were on
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An irrevocable
collision course.
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Narrator:
One that began far
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From the adoring crowds
of the colosseum.
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♪ ♪
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Under his father,
marcus aurelius, in 166 a.D.,
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Rome is rocked by an invasion
from the germanic barbarians
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On the northern frontier,
kicking off
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What would become known
as the marcomannic wars.
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- This was the first time
in centuries
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That any foreign invader
had penetrated
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Into the heartland
of the roman empire.
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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.