Animal Gladiators

For 700 years, the Roman Empire held exciting and dramatic shows in the Colosseum. But not all gladiators were human, animals were also forced to entertain the people of Rome. Let's go back in time and see how wild animals were caught in the African jungle and brought to Rome, forced to fight against man and against each other.

Cast: Heinz-Jürgen Beste, Kathleen Coleman, Fik Meijer, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Roger Wilson, David L. Bomgardner