Colosseum

This drama documentary series uncovers what life was really like in the Roman Empire through the microcosm of its bloodiest arena. Each episode tells the true story of a single character whose fate was inextricably bound to the Colosseum. From the savage reality of a gladiator’s life of slavery to the dizzy height of the Emperor’s absolute power, all characters represent a crucial cog in the grinding machinery of the ancient world’s most remorselessly successful empire.