Ancient History Fangirl: A Day at the Gladiatorial Games
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold
Liv Albert
4.8 • 5.5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
In celebration of Gladiator II (and because it's a great episode), today's episode comes to us from Ancient History Fangirl's archive. We give you... A day in the Gladiatorial Games. See the original show notes and find more from Ancient History Fangirl here.
Join us as we travel back in time to the amphitheatre of Capua—mainland Italy's largest amphitheatre in its day—and experience a day at the gladiatorial games during the time of Spartacus. Sound sculpting by Lens Group Media.
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