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In this documentary series we cover the history of Roman gladiators beyond the simple lense of what is commonly understood though pop culture. This includes the following segments:
00:00 Intro
02:30 Rise of the Gladiators
22:02 Life of a Gladiator
36:36 Female Gladiators
51:20 Naval Battles
1:09:49 A Day at the Games
1:29:58 Outro
Sources:
"The World of Pompeii eds." John Dobbins and Pedar Fross
"Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day" by Peter Matyszak
"Popular Culture in Ancient Rome" by Jerry Toner
"Emperors and Gladiators" by Thomas Wiedemann
"Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire eds." D.S. Potter and D.J. Mattingly
"As The Romans Did" by Jo-Ann Shelton
"The Roman Games" by Alison Futrell
"The Victor’s Crown" by David Potter
"The Oxford Handbook of Roman Epigraphy eds." Christer Bruun and Jonathan Edmondson
“The Annals” by Tacitus
“Roman History” by Cassius Dio
“The Aqueducts of Rome” by Sextus Julius Frontinus
“Life of Titus” by Suetonius
“Naumachia Augusti” by F. Coarelli
“A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome” by Alberto Angela
“Daily Life in the Roman City” by Gregory S. Adrete
Credits:
Research = Chris Das Neves
Script = Invicta
Narration = Invicta
Art = Penta Limited
Editing = Penta Limited
Untold history of Rome's Gladiators! Get Mount and Blade 60% off now
Bannerlord: store.steampowered.com/app/261550/Mount__Blade_II_Bannerlord/?utm_medium=youtube&utm_content=invictahistory&utm_campaign=summersale
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In this documentary series we cover the history of Roman gladiators beyond the simple lense of what is commonly understood though pop culture. This includes the following segments:
00:00 Intro
02:30 Rise of the Gladiators
22:02 Life of a Gladiator
36:36 Female Gladiators
51:20 Naval Battles
1:09:49 A Day at the Games
1:29:58 Outro
Sources:
"The World of Pompeii eds." John Dobbins and Pedar Fross
"Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day" by Peter Matyszak
"Popular Culture in Ancient Rome" by Jerry Toner
"Emperors and Gladiators" by Thomas Wiedemann
"Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire eds." D.S. Potter and D.J. Mattingly
"As The Romans Did" by Jo-Ann Shelton
"The Roman Games" by Alison Futrell
"The Victor’s Crown" by David Potter
"The Oxford Handbook of Roman Epigraphy eds." Christer Bruun and Jonathan Edmondson
“The Annals” by Tacitus
“Roman History” by Cassius Dio
“The Aqueducts of Rome” by Sextus Julius Frontinus
“Life of Titus” by Suetonius
“Naumachia Augusti” by F. Coarelli
“A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome” by Alberto Angela
“Daily Life in the Roman City” by Gregory S. Adrete
Credits:
Research = Chris Das Neves
Script = Invicta
Narration = Invicta
Art = Penta Limited
Editing = Penta Limited
