Beasts of the Colosseum
Produced by
Leading French distributor
Production year2026
Programme formatOne-off
GenresDocumentary
Runtime
52 min
Synopsis
At the beginning of our era, Rome, home to a million inhabitants, was captivated by the Venationes - spectacles featuring wild beasts rather than gladiators. Lions, panthers, elephants, and bears were captured on the Empire’s frontiers with the help of legionnaires. What perilous routes did they take to transport their wild prey across Africa and Europe? By what extraordinary means were these dangerous animals brought back to Italy? And what traces remain of this practice today?
Reinventing Historical Documentary Through AI
In Beasts of the Colosseum, AI opens a spectacular window onto history through scientifically grounded reconstructions generated from rigorously validated sources. Developed in close collaboration with leading experts such as historians Katia Schörle, Jordan Houston and Éric Teyssier, the film combines immersive storytelling with historical accuracy.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (4)
- Leading French distributor : Novo 19
- Executive Producer : AH! Production
- Co-production : Adline Entertainement
- Film exports/foreign sales : Balanga
Full credits (1)
- Special Effects : Christophe Bochnacki
Media Gallery
Technical details
- Programme format : One-off
- Type : TV programme
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Historical
- Themes : History
- Production language : English, French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Nationality : Majority French (France)
- Production year : 2026
- First broadcast in France : 22/06/2026
- Runtime : 52 min
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
