Up to one million gladiators are thought to have died in arenas across the Roman Empire. And, although fascination with gladiators has been high, the details of their lives and deaths remain fragmentary. Now, with the discovery of an ancient Roman burial site containing 80 skeletons thought to be gladiator warriors, National Geographic recreates the world of the Roman arena and how six gladiators lived, fought and died.
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A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betray...
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In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse...
Thousands of terracotta warriors guarded the first Chinese emperor's tomb. This is their story, told...
With more than seven million visitors a year, its massive structure and awesome architecture testify...
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic conseq...
Documentary that discovers all the secrets of mummification in the Canary Islands thanks to pioneeri...
In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the mid...
In summer 2003, when the heatwave hit in Europe, in Switzerland, the glacier below the Schnidejoch p...
Filmed in IMAX, a young Mayan boy who lives close to the ruins becomes acquainted with an archaeolog...