Secrets of the Dead · SEASON 22
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum
Episode 7 · 2025-10-08
- Documentary
- Mystery
Episode overview
The Colosseum: the jewel of Ancient Rome. It wowed vast crowds with extraordinary battles. It pushed the boundaries of technology. It exhibited Rome’s vast wealth and power. Roman leaders spread the Colosseum’s design throughout the Empire, and it helped them conquer the ancient world. But just as the structure embodied Rome’s power, so too did it contribute to the Empire’s downfall.
55 minutes
Season 22 episodes
1. The Civil War's Lost Massacre2024-10-23
2. Field of Vampires2024-10-30
3. Lost Treasures of Angkor – The Discovery2024-11-13
4. Lost Treasures of Angkor – King's Gold2024-11-20
5. Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief (Part One)2025-02-19
6. Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief (Part Two)2025-02-26
7. The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum2025-10-08
8. Cleopatra's Last Temple2025-10-15
9. Cracking the Queen's Code2025-10-22
10. Chasing the Plague2025-10-29
