How an Emperor Transformed into an Unforgiving Gladiator | Colosseum | History

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[music playing] [cheering] NARRATOR: By 192 AD, the Colosseum is over a century old. [music playing] Emperor Commodus has a surprise. He's the headline bout, fighting as a gladiator. [crowd chanting "caesar"] COREY BRENNAN: Gladiators were at the lowest stratum of free Romans. They had no legal personality. They were in the same category as prostit... Read More

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