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Narrator: Cassius dio wrote an 80-volume history of rome
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Colosseum

Cassius dio wrote an 80-volume history of rome That provides context To the senate's...

Narrator: Cassius dio wrote an 80-volume history of rome That provides context To the senate's frustrations with commodus. ♪ ♪ From its founding in 753 b.C. And for the next 700 years, Rome was an empire without an emperor. - Back in the days of the republic, The senate really is the ruling body. They make laws,
set military campaigns, And they also control finances

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Narrator: Cassius dio wrote an 80-volume history of rome
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That provides context
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To the senate's frustrations with commodus.
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♪ ♪
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From its founding in 753 b.C.
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And for the next 700 years,
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Rome was an empire without an emperor.
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- Back in the days of the republic,
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The senate really is the ruling body.
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They make laws, set military campaigns,
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And they also control finances.
Duration
29 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:26
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 • E05 "and if they won't do that, - Colosseum 00:11
"and if they won't do that,
S01 • E02 They would have them in the old roman forum, - Colosseum 00:10
They would have them in the old roman forum,
S01 • E04 Be strong. Go out and conquer. - Colosseum 00:05
Be strong. Go out and conquer.
S01 • E04 You are roman. - Colosseum 00:15
You are roman.
S01 • E03 Thousands and thousands and thousands - Colosseum 00:34
Thousands and thousands and thousands
S01 • E02 Rome finds itself in the situation - Colosseum 00:21
Rome finds itself in the situation
S01 • E08 - Holding celebratory games at the colosseum - Colosseum 00:20
- Holding celebratory games at the colosseum
S01 • E01 - They're being shaped in a brutal military bootcamp. - Colosseum 00:12
- They're being shaped in a brutal military bootcamp.
S01 • E07 The senate, by far, is the most - Colosseum 00:22
The senate, by far, is the most
S01 • E02 The scale of it was bigger than anything ever built before. - Colosseum 00:05
The scale of it was bigger than anything ever built before.
S01 • E01 Narrator: After swearing their oaths, - Colosseum 00:13
Narrator: After swearing their oaths,
S01 • E06 He was a believer in that ancient philosophy - Colosseum 00:15
He was a believer in that ancient philosophy
S01 • E08 Symmachus' estimated annual income - Colosseum 00:06
Symmachus' estimated annual income
S01 • E05 I cannot swear loyalty to the emperor above my god. - Colosseum 00:05
I cannot swear loyalty to the emperor above my god.
S01 • E08 That's about 1.5 tons of gold per year. - Colosseum 00:15
That's about 1.5 tons of gold per year.
S01 • E01 The murmillo, for example, - Colosseum 00:13
The murmillo, for example,
S01 • E05 - You understand you leave me no choice. - Colosseum 00:04
- You understand you leave me no choice.
S01 • E04 [dramatic music] - Colosseum 00:28
[dramatic music]
S01 • E06 Nature was governed by reason and divine providence. - Colosseum 00:05
Nature was governed by reason and divine providence.
S01 • E07 They were an important go-between - Colosseum 00:13
They were an important go-between