Gladiators and The Art of the Arena | BBC Timestamp

In Ancient Rome, gladiatorial combat entertained the masses, putting on a gory show of masculine dominance. But, were there deeper political machinations at play?

In an unruly world our ancient powers had to lead their people, create ways to govern and keep rebellion at bay.

Ancient Powers tells the remarkable story of the social, technological and physical challenges that powerful civilisations faced in their battle for
survival and domination of the ancient world - and how each territory
found different solutions to the same problems.

This clip is from Ancient Powers. This series can be watched on BBC Player outside of the UK: https://player.bbc.com/en/brand/ancie...

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