Main content
The Roman amphitheatre, where cruelty became an art-form and violence the essence of entertainment. How the ethos of the games was central to the functioning of the Roman empire.
What really went on in the Roman amphitheatre, where crueltybecame an art-form and violence the essence of entertainment; and shows how the ethos of the games was central to the functioning of the Roman empire. An insight into the effect on the spectator of watching shows in the amphitheatre. The horrific nature of what went on is stressed, and the point made that the games have often been sanitised or romanticised
Last on
Tue 11 Jun 1996
21:45
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
Clips
-
![]()
The Colosseum (pt 2/2)
Duration: 04:31
-
![]()
The Colosseum (pt 1/2)
Duration: 04:09
Broadcasts
- Wed 15 Sep 1993 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Tue 11 Jun 1996 21:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire