1 Season
8 Episode
8 Days That Made Rome - Season 1 Episode 7 The Colosseum's Grand Opening
Out of the carnage of Emperor Nero's death and the civil war that followed, a new imperial dynasty was born, one that looked to win over the hearts of the people by building the largest arena the world had ever seen: Rome's Colosseum. Examine the day in 80 A.D. when the Flavian Amphitheatre opened with a 100-day exhibition of animal and human slaughter. Visit the site, explore ancient artifacts, and see how the Colosseum remains a testament to Rome's reach and ambition and its thirst for blood and glory.
- Year: 2017
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Channel 4
- Keyword: roman empire
- Director: Nigel Levy, Gareth Johnson, Jim Greayer, Sebastian Smith
- Cast: Marek Lichtenberg, James Sutton, Bettany Hughes, Nathan Dean Williams