The enormous cost of running continuous games And the widespread corruption spearheaded...

Narrator: The enormous cost of running continuous games And the widespread corruption spearheaded by commodus Brings rome's economy close to collapse. Such is the extent of the crisis That food supplies for the roman people run out. - The economy's failing. There's unrest amongst the people. There is death in the streets. Rome is at a moment of disaster. And there was a very serious
threat at that point That rome itself
could be finished, All because of the actions
of one very selfish individual