Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death
Verus, a slave captured in the Balkans, sees a gladiatorial career in the arena as a preferable alternative to life in a rock quarry.
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"This drama documentary was included as a DVD extra on Pompeii: The Last Day (2003) TV. I started watching it with little expectations and actually ended up liking it better than the main movie on the DVD. One of the main reasons I enjoyed Coloseum: A Gladiator's Story is that the spoken dialog was in Latin. I studied Latin in High School, but have never heard it spoken on screen before. I think the movie would be understandable to someone who did not study Latin, as the narration is in English. I liked the references to Martial (who I have not read) and Seutoneus (who I am just starting..."
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Despite popular belief that gladiatorial matches ended in death, 90% of gladiators survived a given match. The rewards were so great for top gladiators that about one-third were volunteers.
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Verus, a slave captured in the Balkans, sees a gladiatorial career in the arena as a preferable alternative to life in a rock quarry.