Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World
Commodus: The Emperor Gladiator
Season 1 Episode 5 of 6
How Emperor Commodus stunned Rome by fighting personally in the Colosseum. As he slays beasts and opponents, his obsession with fame spirals into megalomania. But behind the roar of the crowd, conspirators closed in, and the man who crowned himself Hercules faced a fate worse than anything in the arena
Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World airs on National Geographic Channel HD at 10:00 AM, Monday 23 February. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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