Colosseum: Rise And Fall

Wednesday 8pm

Colosseum: Rise And Fall

Wednesday 8pm

Video

Season 1
00:30

Next transmissions on tv

  1. Wednesday 15 July 8pm

    Origins

  2. Wednesday 15 July 9pm

    Domination

  3. Wednesday 15 July 10pm

    The Fall

Synopsis

New discoveries and cutting-edge research reveal the history of Rome’s Colosseum and its intricate relationship with the empire that created it. Combining the latest archaeological evidence from the Colosseum itself, with clues from ancient sites in Europe and North Africa, we explore the building’s extraordinary archaeological and cultural history, and its role in Rome’s rise and fall.

Episodes

Season 1

  • Origins

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    New discoveries and cutting-edge research reveal the origins of the Colosseum and how it helped Rome build an empire.

    Next Showing
    Wednesday 15 July 8pm
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Tuesday 21 July 4pm
    On National Geographic

  • Domination

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    Cutting-edge research reveals how Rome’s emperors used the Colosseum and its blood-soaked Gladiator games to unite an empire behind symbols of Roman power.

    Next Showing
    Wednesday 15 July 9pm
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Wednesday 22 July 4pm
    On National Geographic

  • The Fall

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    As the Roman Empire comes under pressure, what role do the Colosseum and its iconic gladiator games play in the empire’s decline?

    Next Showing
    Wednesday 15 July 10pm
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Thursday 23 July 4pm
    On National Geographic