Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

7.2 (4 votes)• 2003• 59m•Released

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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.

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Languages: English

Starring Cast: Robert Shannon, Jamel Aroui, Derek Lea, Lotfi Dziri, Hichem Rostom, Dorra Zarrouk

Cast

Robert Shannon

Verus

Jamel Aroui

Titus

Derek Lea

Priscus

Lotfi Dziri

Trainer

Hichem Rostom

Lanista

Dorra Zarrouk

Imperial Lady

Ross Kemp

Verus (UK version) (voice)

Michael Pennington

Narrator (UK version) (voice)

Jeffrey Gibson

The Poet Martial (voice)

John Benjamin Hickey

Verus (voice)

Liev Schreiber

Self - Narrator (voice)

Aykut Hilmi

Main Gladiator (uncredited)

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