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Rome Unwrapped

Historical documentary exploring Ancient Rome through a study of the Colosseum, which represents Rome in all its glory, ingenuity and brutality. The film reconstructs the opening games of AD 80, examining the spectacles that took place in the Colosseum, the men who took part in ...

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When Mount Vesuvius erupted, it rained seven million tonnes of debris onto Pompeii and sealed the fate of more than a thousand people. With new insights and technologies, the story of the ordinary people caught up in this disaster can now be told.
Caligula inherited a vast empire, wealth and the love of his people, but according to ancient texts his reign descended into paranoia, depravity, butchery and insanity. By pairing the latest findings from excavations with a forensic psychiatrist's report, this is a new picture of Rome's darkest days - and fresh insights in...
When Mount Vesuvius erupted, it rained seven million tonnes of debris onto Pompeii and sealed the fate of more than a thousand people. With new insights and technologies, the story of the ordinary people caught up in this disaster can now be told.
Historical documentary exploring Ancient Rome through a study of the Colosseum, which represents Rome in all its glory, ingenuity and brutality. The film reconstructs the opening games of AD 80, examining the spectacles that took place in the Colosseum, the men who took part in them and the building that housed the events.
Historical documentary exploring Ancient Rome through a study of the Colosseum, which represents Rome in all its glory, ingenuity and brutality. The film reconstructs the opening games of AD 80, examining the spectacles that took place in the Colosseum, the men who took part in them and the building that housed the events.
When Mount Vesuvius erupted, it rained seven million tonnes of debris onto Pompeii and sealed the fate of more than a thousand people. With new insights and technologies, the story of the ordinary people caught up in this disaster can now be told.
Historical documentary exploring Ancient Rome through a study of the Colosseum, which represents Rome in all its glory, ingenuity and brutality. The film reconstructs the opening games of AD 80, examining the spectacles that took place in the Colosseum, the men who took part in them and the building that housed the events.
When Mount Vesuvius erupted, it rained seven million tonnes of debris onto Pompeii and sealed the fate of more than a thousand people. With new insights and technologies, the story of the ordinary people caught up in this disaster can now be told.
Historical documentary exploring the Colosseum.
Historical documentary exploring the Colosseum.
Historical documentary exploring the Colosseum.
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