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National Geographic - Lost Treasures of Rome (2022) Part 3 Secrets of the Colosseum

753 BC, a year that is usually thought as the founding date of Rome. However, the latest archaeological research shows that the originally modest settlement on the Tiber must have been founded much earlier than 753 BC. At least two of the city's famous seven hills were probably already settled in the 10th century BC. However, these are by no means the only highly exciting facts that archaeology has uncovered and that have recently changed our image of the “Eternal City”. The series “Lost Treasures of Rome” follows international research teams who go in search of clues in various places of the former world empire. In the process, they discover numerous finds that help to unravel ancient secrets surrounding the Roman Empire. The focus is often on the lives of ordinary people at that time. The most well-known in this context is the ancient city of Pompeii near present-day Naples. In 79 AD, it was completely buried under ash after an eruption of the volcano Vesuvius. Scientific excavations of the site began in the 18th century. “Lost Treasures of Rome” shows that spectacular discoveries are still made here to this day. Another episode deals with the excavation of a gigantic theater building. In addition, archaeologists on the coast of Sicily come across the remains of a sea battle that could shed light on why Rome of all places was able to become the decisive superpower of antiquity. This new series follows International teams of archaeologists on the front line, as they embark on a season of excavations to unravel the secrets of life in the Roman Empire. Crawling beneath Pompeii, unearthing an enormous lost coliseum, and hauling a 2000 year old battleship ram from the depths of the ocean, they race to unlock the secrets of this ancient civilization.

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The Colosseum was the largest amphitheater of antiquity. Even today it is considered a landmark of the city of Rome and still holds many secrets. Archaeologists are trying to shed light on them. How did the Colosseum - an arena for bloody gladiatorial battles - become the greatest symbol of the Roman Empire? Archaeologists venture into the Colosseum's ruins, and launch digs across the Empire, to hunt for clues. As teams descend into hidden tunnels and unearth long-lost amphitheaters in Tuscany and Britain, they piece together the surprising truth about Rome's iconic Colosseum.

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Snippet from Wikipedia: Ancient Rome: In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), the Roman Republic (509‍–‍27 BC), and the Roman Empire (27 BC – 476 AD) until the fall of the western empire.
Ancient Rome began as an Italic settlement, traditionally dated to 753 BC, beside the River Tiber in the Italian peninsula. The settlement grew into the city and polity of Rome, and came to control its neighbours through a combination of treaties and military strength. It eventually controlled the Italian Peninsula, assimilating the Greek culture of southern Italy (Magna Graecia) and the Etruscan culture, and then became the dominant power in the Mediterranean region and parts of Europe. At its height it controlled the North African coast, Egypt, Southern Europe, and most of Western Europe, the Balkans, Crimea, and much of the Middle East, including Anatolia, the Levant, and parts of Mesopotamia and Arabia. That empire was among the largest empires in the ancient world, covering around 5 million square kilometres (1.9 million square miles) in AD 117, with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants, roughly 20% of the world's population at the time. The Roman state evolved from an elective monarchy to a classical republic and then to an increasingly autocratic military dictatorship during the Empire.
Ancient Rome is often grouped into classical antiquity together with ancient Greece, and their similar cultures and societies are known as the Greco-Roman world. Ancient Roman civilisation has contributed to modern language, religion, society, technology, law, politics, government, warfare, art, literature, architecture, and engineering. Rome professionalised and expanded its military and created a system of government called res publica, the inspiration for modern republics such as the United States and France.

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