Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Live tigers, floating taverns, a few thousand gladiators...this video explores five of the most excessive parties in Roman history.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Caesar's quadruple triumph barbecue
2:38 Lucius Verus' cocktail party
3:47 Nero's swim-up love-in
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6:11 Any party involving Elagabalus
7:58 Rome's millennium birthday bash