Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story/Building The Great Pyramid (2 Pack) (2002) Rating: Starring: Michael Pennington Director: Jonathan Stamp, Peter Nicholson Category: Documentary Studio: Warner Bros. Subtitles: Length: 160 mins     Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story Travel back in time to the glamour and bloodshed of ancient Rome's gladiatorial world, where men fought for their lives to satisfy the whims of emperors and a bloodthirsty populace. Combining compelling narrative with state-of-the-art computer graphics and high-quality dramatic reconstruction, this production throws new light on the way gladiators really fought and trained, and reveals that many of them were the superstars of their age: even noblemen aspired to be gladiators. What caused the notorious arena to be built, and what made Roman society demand such extreme entertainment to be played out there? Colosseum: A Gladiator's Story revolves around the true story of Verus, who rises from slave to star gladiator, but who faces the ultimate challenge in one of the very few gladiatorial fights that was recorded and described by contemporary writers. Discover Verus' story, live his journey and experience his quest for freedom. Filled with exciting, behind-the-scenes programs, this disc also includes another 50-minute historical program, Pompeii: The Last Day which uses state-of-the-art CGI to depict the terrifying last moments of a city caught in a volcanic death trap. Building the Great Pyramid How and why the Great Pyramid was built has been puzzling man for 4,500 years and many believe that even with our 21st century technology, we could not build anything like it today. Based on the most up-to-date research and the latest archeological discoveries, and combining extensive location scouting with dramatic reconstruction and state-of-the-art CGI, Building the Great Pyramid raises the representation of the ancient past on to a completely new level. It does not just tell us how and why the most extraordinary of all human monuments was built - it shows us. And it does this by following a young Egyptian man, Nahkt, who is conscripted from his village to work on the Great Pyramid and works his way up the ranks to a senior overseer. From the wizards who brought Ancient Rome to life in Gladiator, and featuring renowned actor Omar Sharif (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago) as the voice of Nahkt, comes an exciting new film chronicling the construction of the last surviving wonder of the ancient world.