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The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator [full stream]

The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator [full stream]

By Alexander Mariotti, The Great Courses · narrated by Alexander Mariotti

Runtime02:30:50
Parts7
Spoken inEnglish
Now on the chart The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator - 1 - Introduction
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7 parts
  1. 1 The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator - 1 - Introduction 00:02:51
  2. 2 The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator - 2 - Lecture 1 Origins 00:21:12
  3. 3 The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator - 3 - Lecture 2 Pioneers 00:21:09
  4. 4 The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator - 4 - Lecture 3 Life of the Gladiator 00:22:54
  5. 5 The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator - 5 - Lecture 4 The Emperors 00:27:32
  6. 6 The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator - 6 - Lecture 5 The Golden Age 00:27:19
  7. 7 The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator - 7 - Lecture 6 Gladiators and Their Legacy 00:27:53

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The Roman gladiator has long been a figure of fascination. Portrayed frequently in fine art and popular culture alike, the gladiator is both a real part of history and a legend of a romanticized past. We know that these men entertained Roman audiences by fighting in dangerous and often deadly games. But who were the gladiators? What were their lives like? And why do they continue to have such a strong hold on our imagination, centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire?

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