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NOVA: Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum (4)

Nova (1997)

Documentary | United States

Director: Kirk Wolfinger, Sarah Holt

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SEASON: 24

EPISODE: 17 - Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum (4)

SYNOPSIS

Citizens of Rome came to the Colosseum to behold free entertainment that usually came in the form of violent war games and bloody battles between humans and animals. This structure's most impressive feature was a massive canopy that provided shade from the hot sun. In order to investigate the possible forms the roof may have taken, NOVA's team constructs models at a smaller arena in Spain.

Actors

Voice: Eriq La Salle, Kay Tong Lim, Yu Beng Lim, Timothy Nga, Gerald Chew, Dan Ziskie, Craig S. Wollman, Patrice Donnell

Writer: Julia Cort, Joseph McMaster

Narrator: Will Lyman, Neil Ross

RUNTIME: 55 min

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