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Colosseum

We know this because we have the letters that symmachus Wrote to stilicho in which he puts...

We know this because we have the letters that symmachus Wrote to stilicho in which he puts in requests to have Prisoners of war sent to him to fight and die For the entertainment of the crowd. Essentially, symmachus
was pulling every string That he had available to him In order to pull
these games off

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- We know this because we have the letters that symmachus
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Wrote to stilicho in which he puts in requests to have
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Prisoners of war sent to him to fight and die
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For the entertainment of the crowd.
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Essentially, symmachus was pulling every string
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That he had available to him
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In order to pull these games off.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:38
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
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 • E07 The bread was a reference to the official roman dole - Colosseum 00:22
The bread was a reference to the official roman dole
S01 • E04 So of course, this made having girls expensive. - Colosseum 00:05
So of course, this made having girls expensive.
S01 • E06 I mean, this was the quickest and easiest - Colosseum 00:48
I mean, this was the quickest and easiest
S01 • E05 So in one way, the romans and their road system - Colosseum 00:09
So in one way, the romans and their road system
S01 • E05 - Helping him is a servant and scribe, burrhus. - Colosseum 00:11
- Helping him is a servant and scribe, burrhus.
S01 • E04 - The options open to mevia were really very few. - Colosseum 00:13
- The options open to mevia were really very few.
S01 • E03 The very, very large, expensive facility - Colosseum 00:13
The very, very large, expensive facility
S01 • E07 Well, circuses were the opiate of the masses in roman times. - Colosseum 00:04
Well, circuses were the opiate of the masses in roman times.
S01 • E07 [crowd cheering] - Colosseum 00:21
[crowd cheering]
S01 • E05 - That seems strange that somebody who's been arrested - Colosseum 00:10
- That seems strange that somebody who's been arreste...
S01 • E01 They have been invested in, - Colosseum 00:16
They have been invested in,
S01 • E04 There are only 35 for women. - Colosseum 00:19
There are only 35 for women.
S01 • E05 So if you were a very high status citizen - Colosseum 00:19
So if you were a very high status citizen
S01 • E08 You were talking about potentially tens of thousands - Colosseum 00:05
You were talking about potentially tens of thousands
S01 • E08 - With war raging throughout the mediterranean - Colosseum 00:11
- With war raging throughout the mediterranean
S01 • E01 - We know this because we have gladiator tombstones, - Colosseum 00:46
- We know this because we have gladiator tombstones,
S01 • E07 - Do you hear that, cassius? People love me. - Colosseum 00:05
- Do you hear that, cassius? People love me.
S01 • E02 - The treadwheel crane was one of - Colosseum 00:06
- The treadwheel crane was one of
S01 • E04 That was just the lowest rung of society. - Colosseum 00:06
That was just the lowest rung of society.
S01 • E02 - One, two, three-- - Colosseum 00:11
- One, two, three--