Colosseum: Roman Death Trap
Archaeologists and engineers are teaming up to recreate a 25-foot lifting machine and trap door system capable of releasing a wolf into the Colosseum's arena for the first time in 1,500 years. Do they have what it takes to replicate the innovation and ingenuity of the Romans?
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S42 E6 - 30s
1500 years ago, how did the Romans engineer bloody spectacles and reenact sea battles?
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