Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death
Encyclopedia
Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death aka Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story is a 2003
BBC Television
docudrama
which tells the true story of Verus
a gladiator who fought at the Colosseum
in Rome
.
, France 2
and NDR
.
BBC History commissioned the online-game Gladiator: Dressed to Kill and the animation Colosseum: Building the Arena of Death to tie-in with the series.
2003 in television
The year 2003 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2003.For the American TV schedule, see: 2003-04 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:...
BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
docudrama
Docudrama
In film, television programming and staged theatre, docudrama is a documentary-style genre that features dramatized re-enactments of actual historical events. As a neologism, the term is often confused with docufiction....
which tells the true story of Verus
Verus (gladiator)
Originally from Moesia, Verus was a slave who became a well-known gladiator during the reigns of the Emperors Vespasian and Titus in the latter part of the 1st century...
a gladiator who fought at the Colosseum
Colosseum
The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre , is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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Production
The film was produced by the BBC in co-production with the Discovery ChannelDiscovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
, France 2
France 2
France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
and NDR
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Norddeutscher Rundfunk is a public radio and television broadcaster, based in Hamburg. In addition to the city-state of Hamburg, NDR transmits for the German states of Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein...
.
BBC History commissioned the online-game Gladiator: Dressed to Kill and the animation Colosseum: Building the Arena of Death to tie-in with the series.
Awards
- British Academy Television Awards 2004British Academy Television Awards 2004The 2004 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday 18 April at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London. The ceremony was broadcast on the ITV Network, and hosted by television presenter Davina McCall.-Winners:*Best Actor...
- Nominated: Best Photography (Factual): Peter Greenhalgh
Cast
- Robert ShannonRobert ShannonRobert Shannon is an American former professional boxer.-Background:Shannon had a white mother and black father, and started fighting in the streets as a young boy in Seattle's predominately black Central District, where he found kids who would start fights with him, because he was white...
as VerusVerus (gladiator)Originally from Moesia, Verus was a slave who became a well-known gladiator during the reigns of the Emperors Vespasian and Titus in the latter part of the 1st century... - Derek Lea as PriscusPriscus (Gladiator)Priscus was a Roman gladiator of Celtic origins. His combat with his friend Verus was the highlight of the opening day of the games conducted by Titus to inaugurate the Flavian Amphitheatre in AD 80, and was recorded in a laudatory poem by Martial — the only detailed description of a gladiatorial...
- Jamel Aroui as TitusTitusTitus , was Roman Emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death, thus becoming the first Roman Emperor to come to the throne after his own father....
- Hichem RostomHichem RostomHichem Rostom is a Tunisian actor. He has appeared in 28 films and television shows since 1987. He starred in Golden Horseshoes, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 festival.-Selected filmography:...
as Lanista - Lotfi Dziri as Trainer
- Dorra Zarrouk as Imperial lady
External links
- Official Press Release at BBC Press Office
- Official Press Pack at BBC Press Office
- Ancient History: Romans at BBC HistoryColosseum: Rome's Arena of Death}}