Name: Flamma and the Death of the Games
Released: 2025-10-30

Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World

S1 · E6 — Flamma and the Death of the Games

S1:E6 · Flamma and the Death of the Games

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6 episodes in this season

Spartacus: Rise of the Gladiator

44 min

Nero's Favorite Gladiator

44 min

Pompeii's Last Gladiators

44 min

The Colosseum and Its Beast Hunter

44 min

Commodus: The Emperor Gladiator

44 min

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Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World

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Flamma and the Death of the Games

Season 1 · Episode 6 · Oct 30, 2025

In the later Roman Empire it was gladiators and emperors alike frequently came from overseas. Emperor Septimius Severus was born in Africa and his wife in Syria, as was a gladiator named Flamma who was captured and sent to fight in Sicily. There, in the ludus, he fights alongside fellow gladiators such as Delicatus, forging bonds that define his career. His epitaph records 34 fights: 21 victories, 9 draws, and only 4 defeats. After his final bout, he dies at the age of 30. His gravestone exposes not only the brutal realities of gladiatorial life but also the comradeship and loyalty of the gladiators. Flamma’s story embodies the grandeur, violence, and complexity of Rome’s obsession with bloodsport.

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Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World

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202544m8.0

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Flamma and the Death of the Games

Season 1 · Episode 6 · Oct 30, 2025

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