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Treasures Decoded: The Headless Gladiators Of York

Treasures Decoded (2017)

Documentary, Historical | UK

Director: Elliot Kew

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SEASON: 4

EPISODE: 4 - The Headless Gladiators Of York

SYNOPSIS

It was one of grizzliest finds in archaeology. The decapitated remains of 80 battle scarred skeletons, ritualistically buried two thousand years ago in the Historic City of York. The resulting investigation exposes the black heart of the Roman civilisation.

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Writer: Graeme Ball

Narrator: Mark Bazeley, Joseph May

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