In 80 CE the construction of the largest amphitheater – the Colosseum – was completed. It was inaugurated by the Emperor Titus with the start of a hundred-day uninterrupted games. Martialis recalls that one of the highlights of the games was the fight between the gladiators Priscus and Verus.
They were both slaves; however Priscus – Gaul – was from a slave from birth once Verus lost his freedom. This fight is the only one described in such detail in history, and its course is presented in the BBC (2003).
