Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World
2025– · National Geographic · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Flamma and the Death of the Games
Fri, 31 Oct, 1:00 pm
About
This series chronicles the lives of Rome's greatest gladiators - from Spartacus's defiant rebellion to Flamma's ultimate sacrifice in the arena. Their stories reveal the brutal rise and fall of gladiatorial combat, exposing how bloodsport shaped Roman power, culture, and identity. Through rebellion, spectacle, and survival, these warriors became legends in an empire built on violence and glory.
Episodes
- E01
Spartacus: Rise of the Gladiator
Fri, 24 Oct· 60 min75 BCE, Spartacus rises from enslaved gladiator to rebel leader, defying Rome and sparking a legendary uprising that shakes the Republic to its core.
- E02
Nero's Favorite Gladiator
Fri, 24 Oct· 60 minIn 60 CE, Spiculus, Nero's champion gladiator, rises to fame and fortune, becoming a symbol of power, spectacle and deadly celebrity in Imperial Rome.
- E03
Pompeii's Last Gladiators
Fri, 24 Oct· 60 minMarcus Attilius, a Roman citizen in debt, becomes a gladiator in Pompeii. He rises to fame in deadly games, but a bigger threat looms - Vesuvius.
- E04
The Colosseum and Its Beast Hunter
Fri, 31 Oct· 60 minBeast hunter Carpophorus rises in Rome's Colosseum, but at a brutal cost.
- E05
Commodus: The Emperor Gladiator
Fri, 31 Oct· 60 min - E06
Flamma and the Death of the Games
Fri, 31 Oct· 60 min
