Episodes

  • Gladiator Arena - Fight through history with Jack Maddox

    Gladiator Arena - Fight through history with Jack Maddox
    Apr 15 2026
    Join host Jack Maddox beyond Hollywood myths into Rome's gladiatorial arenas, where blood-soaked sand and political power collided for seven centuries. From fighters in chains to emperors weaponizing spectacle, discover the raw human stories behind history's most legendary combat sport.

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    1 min
  • Gladiator Arena - Bread, Blood & Power: How Emperors Weaponized the Games

    Gladiator Arena - Bread, Blood & Power: How Emperors Weaponized the Games
    Apr 15 2026
    Host Jack Maddox explores how Roman emperors weaponized gladiatorial games as political propaganda, examining Trajan's 123-day spectacle featuring 10,000 gladiators and 11,000 slaughtered animals. The episode traces how funeral rites became state-sponsored entertainment, revealing the Colosseum as a calculated tool for social control, imperial power projection, and population management through "bread and circuses."

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    27 mins
  • Gladiator Arena - Killers on a Leash: The Real Lives of Roman Gladiators

    Gladiator Arena - Killers on a Leash: The Real Lives of Roman Gladiators
    Apr 15 2026
    Jack Maddox explores the brutal reality of Roman gladiators in 70 AD, revealing how prisoners of war became trained killers in fighting schools. From specialized combat styles to death rituals, this episode uncovers the sophisticated machinery behind Rome's bloodsport tradition.

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    27 mins
  • Gladiator Arena - A Day of Death: Sunrise to Sunset in the Colosseum

    Gladiator Arena - A Day of Death: Sunrise to Sunset in the Colosseum
    Apr 15 2026
    Jack Maddox guides you through a complete day at the Roman Colosseum, from sunrise animal hunts to afternoon gladiatorial combat. Explore the brutal spectacle, specialized fighter classes, architectural ingenuity, and political power behind Rome's most infamous entertainment machine, where fifty thousand spectators witnessed death as public service.

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    25 mins