THE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISEUM

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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"the Last Fight In The Coliseum" by Charlotte Yonge -The year is 404 -A.D. Rome is changing under the new direction of Christian emperors. The Roman Coliseum is still home to 86,000 spectators all demanding entertainment, and all very conditioned to spectacles of death and bloodshed. All that is about to come to an end. Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901) was a prolific English writer known for the quality of her output. She started to publish in 1848 and managed to produce 160 different works, mostly novels. Much of her work was in children's literature. This show provides an introduction to our new show, 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales, which will feature mostly short stories from classic writers such as Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Louisa May Alcott, and many more. A link to the new 1001 Classic Short Stories show can be found top right at www/1001storiespodcast.com. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SHOW MONTHLY AT PATREON Become an Assistant Producer at 1001 Stories Network ( a great resume enhancement) and support us at Patreon today! Here;s the link: https://www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork\ YOUR REVIEWS AT APPLE/ITUNES ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Catch RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 HEROES now at Apple iTunes Podcast App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622?mt=2 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901?mt=2 ANDROID USERS- CATCH OUR SHOWS AT WWW.CASTBOX.FM SUBSCRIBE FREE THEN SHARE THANK YOU 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id381734?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1114843?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Website For 1001 Heroes is still www.1001storiespodcast.com (we redirected that one to www.1001storiesnetwork.com) Website For 1001 Classic Short Stories is still www.1001classicshortstories.com ( we redirected that as well) Website for 1001 Stories For The Road is still www.1001storiesfortheroad (we redirected that one, too) Website for 1001 Radio Days is www.1001radiodays.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. This is a special announcement from
0:02.7	1001 Heroes to let you know that within the coming weeks we'll be
0:06.5	launching our second show, 1001 Classic Short Stories and Tales, which will focus
0:11.7	mainly on short stories from classic writers such as Mark and to teach us history and provide a new path for enjoying great literature.
0:24.4	Here's a sneak peek of one of our episodes that we hope you will enjoy.
0:28.2	The show isn't up at iTunes yet, but I will announce that when the day comes.
0:32.2	Enjoy! But I will announce that when the day comes. Enjoy. The The year is AD 404.
0:55.0	The year is AD 404.
1:00.0	Rome is changing under the new direction of Christian emperors.
1:04.0	The Roman Coliseum is still home to 86,000 spectators
1:09.0	all demanding entertainment and all very conditioned to spectacles of death and bloodshed.
1:15.0	All that was about to come to an end.
1:18.0	Welcome to another episode from 1001 Classic Stories and Tales.
1:23.0	This one, titled The Last Fight in the Coliseum,
1:26.6	is a short story written by author Charlotte M Young,
1:30.5	that spelled Y-O-N-G-E, an English writer known for the quality of her work and her prolific
1:36.8	output.
1:37.6	Her story here gives you a detailed account of the bloody spectacle that was Rome in the last days before Christianity finally took hold
1:46.0	and reminds us where we would be today, were it not for the advent of morality.
1:51.5	You can enjoy all our 1001 Classic Stories and Tales episodes at
1:55.9	W.1,001 Stories Podcast.com. Just look for the link up top to the one thousand one classics and you're on your way and you can also enjoy one thousand one heroes
2:08.1	Legends histories and mysteries when you go there you can also find our show at iTunes and all the podcatcher sites by searching
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