五百多年来,拼个你死我活的古罗马格斗赛,为了娱乐皇室权贵而登场,也成为罗马社会的主轴。野蛮猛兽的猎杀、致命武器交锋对战的场面还有大规模处决囚犯等,这些都是其中的精彩好戏。但是为何罗马社会如此重视这种死亡竞技？罗马人为何要耗费大量时间,打造举办这种竞技的特殊建筑？这些建筑又有何功用？成为目光焦点的斗剑士,又会令人作何感想？
Plot Summary:Rome, in the year AD 80. The history of the construction of the arena and of Verus. A man captured as slave, becomes a gladiator and wins your freedom in the arena. We take a tour through the training and the life of a gladiator while we are following the Colosseum's construction until its inaugural games, when Verus wins your freedom.
