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How Dangerous was the Front Row of the Colosseum?

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Stray arrows, leaping tigers, and unstable emperors made the first rows of the Colosseum a dangerous place… Use the code TOLDINSTONE50 to get 50% off your first Factor box: https://bit.ly/3Oa9LLh Check out the new Colosseum video on Toldinstone Footnotes:    • Did Christians really face Lions in R...   My new book, "Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines" is now available! Check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/Insane-Emperor... Check out my other YouTube channels, ‪@scenicroutestothepast‬ and ‪@toldinstonefootnotes‬ Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon:   / toldinstone   If you're so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:   / toldinstone     / toldinstone     / 20993845.garrett_ryan   Chapters: 0:00 The Elephant Incident 1:25 Seating at the Colosseum 3:19 Factor 4:18 Safety measures 5:15 Disasters in Roman arenas 6:10 Escaped animals 6:54 Gladiatorial mishaps 8:02 Imperial whims ...more
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How Dangerous was the Front Row of the Colosseum?
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2023Jul 28
Stray arrows, leaping tigers, and unstable emperors made the first rows of the Colosseum a dangerous place… Use the code TOLDINSTONE50 to get 50% off your first Factor box: https://bit.ly/3Oa9LLh Check out the new Colosseum video on Toldinstone Footnotes:    • Did Christians really face Lions in R...   My new book, "Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines" is now available! Check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/Insane-Emperor... Check out my other YouTube channels, ‪@scenicroutestothepast‬ and ‪@toldinstonefootnotes‬ Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon:   / toldinstone   If you're so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:   / toldinstone     / toldinstone     / 20993845.garrett_ryan   Chapters: 0:00 The Elephant Incident 1:25 Seating at the Colosseum 3:19 Factor 4:18 Safety measures 5:15 Disasters in Roman arenas 6:10 Escaped animals 6:54 Gladiatorial mishaps 8:02 Imperial whims

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toldinstone

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