Welcome to Erin Mankie's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

Look around and you're likely to find quite a few traces of ancient Rome persisting to

this day.

Our governments utilize many aspects of the Roman Republic, such as Czechs and Balances,

Vitos, and Trial's by Jury.

The vulgar Latin that the Romans spoke influenced the languages that later developed in other

countries, such as France and Italy, hence their classification as Romance languages.

And the modern aqueducts of places like Los Angeles and Germany were heavily inspired by

the Roman versions of old that carried water to the people.

But not everything from ancient Rome stuck around.

And that's probably a good thing.

Perhaps the biggest concept in both size and level of danger is the Colosseum.

Of course we have arenas and stadiums today.

And sprawling sporting venues that showcase everything from football games to monster

truck rallies.

The Colosseum on the other hand was home to all manner of events, both sporting and deadly,

chariot races, animal hunts, gladiatorial battles, and public executions were all held

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