SECRETS OF THE DEAD: The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum

Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+

The Colosseum: the jewel of Ancient Rome. It wowed huge crowds with extraordinary battles. It pushed the boundaries of know-how. It exhibited Rome’s huge wealth and energy. Roman leaders unfold the Colosseum’s design all through the Empire, and it helped them conquer the traditional world. But simply because the construction embodied Rome’s energy, so too did it contribute to the Empire’s downfall.

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Credits: A Blink Films manufacturing for The WNET Group, in affiliation with National Geographic, ARTE France and SBS Australia. Narrated by Jay O. Sanders. Produced and Directed by Pete Chinn, Bianca Zamfira & Ben Holgate. Executive Producers for Blink Films are Tom Adams and Dan Chambers. For SECRETS OF THE DEAD: Julian Lim is producer; Benjamin Phelps is senior supervising producer; Stephanie Carter is govt producer; Stephen Segaller is govt in cost.

SECRETS OF THE DEAD is an award-winning historical past and science PBS documentary collection.

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