Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World
National Geographic Running History
This series chronicles the lives of Rome's greatest gladiators - from Spartacus's defiant rebellion to Flamma's ultimate sacrifice in the arena. Their stories reveal the brutal rise and fall of gladiatorial combat, exposing how bloodsport shaped Roman power, culture, and identity. Through rebellion, spectacle, and survival, these warriors became legends in an empire built on violence and glory.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
6 episodes
E01
Spartacus: Rise of the Gladiator
Fri, Oct 24 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
75 BCE, Spartacus rises from enslaved gladiator to rebel leader, defying Rome and sparking a legendary uprising that shakes the Republic to its core.
E02
Nero's Favorite Gladiator
Fri, Oct 24 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
In 60 CE, Spiculus, Nero's champion gladiator, rises to fame and fortune, becoming a symbol of power, spectacle and deadly celebrity in Imperial Rome.
E03
Pompeii's Last Gladiators
Fri, Oct 24 2025 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Marcus Attilius, a Roman citizen in debt, becomes a gladiator in Pompeii. He rises to fame in deadly games, but a bigger threat looms - Vesuvius.
E04
The Colosseum and Its Beast Hunter
Fri, Oct 31 2025 12:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Beast hunter Carpophorus rises in Rome's Colosseum, but at a brutal cost.
E05
Commodus: The Emperor Gladiator
Fri, Oct 31 2025 1:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
E06
Flamma and the Death of the Games
Fri, Oct 31 2025 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min