The Gladiators

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🗓️ 8 August 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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In the first-ever episode of Short History Of… we take a trip back in time to Ancient Rome, to discover the bizarre and barbaric world of the gladiators. But who were these mysterious warriors? And how much truth lies behind the legends? Take your seat in the Roman Colosseum, the games are about to begin. This is a Short History of the Gladiators. Written by Addison Nugent. With thanks to Dr. Neville Morley, historian and author of The Roman Empire: Roots of Imperialism. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the second century AD.
0:05.0	All 50,000 seats of the Roman Colosseum are filled with spectators.
0:10.8	The late afternoon sunbeads down on them as they nibble on salted peas, sip wine and
0:16.4	talk excitedly about the match they're about to witness.
0:20.8	In the center of Perch to top a podium in Imperial Box, sits the Emperor, Hadrian.
0:27.7	Hadrian isn't just here to rally public support.
0:31.1	He is by all accounts a huge fan of the gladiatorial sport.
0:35.4	And there's no way he or anyone else in Rome for that matter would miss this match.
0:41.5	Suddenly the crowd erupts into cheers.
0:44.5	A hulking man walks out onto the sands of the arena.
0:48.4	His enormous muscle-darm's cut your short sword and a large rectangular shield to cover
0:53.2	his bare torso.
0:55.4	A glistening bronze helmet obscures his face, but every single person in the arena knows
1:00.4	his name.
1:02.2	Flamma.
1:04.1	This battle-hardened warrior is the undisputed gladiatorial champion of the world, the Muhammad
1:09.3	Ali of his time.
1:11.8	Very few gladiators survive ten matches.
1:15.0	This is Flamma's 34th time in the arena.
1:19.1	But that's not all that makes him unique.
1:21.8	Flamma is a slave.
1:24.3	Most gladiators are slaves forced to fight for public amusement, hoping that one day they'll
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