The Romans loved to watch their champions fight to the death before crowds in their empire’s huge amphitheatres. So as they conquered new lands - including Britain - more new amphitheatres were built.
Archaeologists Tony Wilmott and Dan Garner explore the Colosseum in Chester, the largest of at least 25 amphitheatres built in the UK. Over three months, using backbreaking work and painstaking analysis, they excavate the ancient site, unearthing the Colosseum’s long-hidden secrets and bringing it back to life with computer animation.
Was Chester’s Colosseum constructed on the orders of Emperor Vespasian, the man who built the Colosseum in Rome? And what did it look like? Discover what it was like to fight and risk death in BRITAIN'S LOST COLOSSEUM.