| Title Statement |
Colosseum [videorecording] / Director, Roel Reiné. |
| Additional Contributors |
Beattie, Ian,1965- |
| Cargill, Robert R.,1973- |
| Mariotti, Alexander |
| Reiné, Roel |
| Scott, Campbell |
| Publication |
Santa Monica, California: Lionsgate,[2022]©2023 |
| Extent of Item |
2 videodiscs (346 minutes) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) |
031398338123 |
| Other Number |
av07080170 |
| General Notes |
Title from container. |
| Performance Credits |
Narrated by Robert R. Cargill ; Alexander Mariotti, Ian Beattie, Campbell Scott. |
| Audience & Ratings |
14A. |
| Languages |
Audio track in English, captions in English. |
| System Details |
DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Terms of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. The gladiators --The builder --The beastmaster --The Gladiatrix.Disc 2. The martyr --The scientist --Commodus --The pagan. |
| Summary |
This eight-part documentary vividly brings to life the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the lens of one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity–the Colosseum. From the savage truth of a gladiator's life as a slave-warrior to the fascinating ways Rome’s Emperors used the vast amphitheater to demonstrate total power, “Colosseum” offers a unique and personal look inside history’s most iconic empire. |
| Subjects & Genres |
| By Topic |
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
| Gladiators |
| Hand-to-hand fighting |
| Human-animal relationships |
| Women gladiators |
| By Name |
Commodus,161-192 |
| Colosseum (Rome, Italy)--History |
| By Location |
Rome--History |
| By Genre |
Nonfiction television programs |
| Historical television programs |
| Television mini-series |
| Television programs |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
