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Galen of Pergamon makes a name for himself as a physician for gladiators in the arena; a devastating plague sweeps through the city, and Galen catches the attention of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Galen of Pergamon makes a name for himself as a physician for gladiators in the arena; a devastating plague sweeps through the city, and Galen catches the attention of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
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S1, EP6 "The Scientist"Galen of Pergamon makes a name for himself as a physician for gladiators in the arena; a devastating plague sweeps through the city, and Galen catches the attention of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
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S1, EP7 "Commodus"All of Rome's emperors have put great value on spectacles and games, but only one steps out of the Imperial Box and onto the sands of the arena; a far cry from his father, the great Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Commodus is quick to make enemies.
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S1, EP8 "The Pagan"By the fourth century AD, a divided Roman Empire is rocked by devastating earthquakes, fires, barbarian invasions and deep religious divides; as Rome declines, the Colosseum, which once stood as a proud symbol of the Empire's glory, lies empty; to restore Rome, one man, a devout worshiper of Rome's old Gods, turns to the arena; can staging elaborate and expensive games there reverse Rome's decline?
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S1, EP1 "The Gladiators"After forming a close bond in the harsh environment of their training school, two gladiators, the barbarian Priscus, and Rome's champion, Verus, must now fight to the death in front of 50,000 spectators.
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S1, EP5 "The Martyr"The public execution of criminals is a staple, but during Trajan's 123 days of games in A.D. 107, one of these victims is no ordinary prisoner; Bishop Ignatius of Antioch is part of a growing underground religion, threatening Roman traditions.
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S1, EP4 "The Gladiatrix"The mighty Emperor Trajan throws his great games of A.D. 107, and the crowd is treated to a rare spectacle: female gladiators.
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S1, EP3 "The Beastmaster"As the Roman Empire continues to expand, so does the diversity of exotic beasts brought back to entertain the Colosseum crowds; over 1 million animals are slaughtered in the arena by trained beast masters, none more famous than Carpophorus.
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S1, EP2 "The Builder"When master builder Haterius constructs the Colosseum from the ashes of Nero's Golden House, his work is far from over; new Emperor Domitian tasks him with adding in a complex network of underground tunnels.
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