COLOSSEUM

What life was really like in the Roman Empire through the microcosm of its bloodiest arena? Blending expert interviews and cinematic drama, each of the eight episodes tells the true story of a single character whose fate was inextricably bound to the Colosseum. From the savage reality of a gladiator’s life of slavery and the Christian’s selfless sacrifice, to the dizzy height of the emperor’s absolute power, all eight characters represent a crucial cog in the machinery of the ancient world’s most remorselessly successful empire.

• writers: Sumerah Srivastav, Niall Cassin, Dario Paloni, Jeremiah Murphy

• director: Roel Reine

• producer: Maddy Allen – October Films (UK)

• associate producer: Xavier Rombaut – Polar Bear (BE)

• genre: documentary series

• country: United Kingdom / Belgium

• year: 2022

• duration: 8 x 60 minutes

• with the support of: Tax shelter of the Belgian federal government via Mohow! and taxshelter.be