16-th episode of 24-th season "NOVA"

What "NOVA" 16-th episode about

Citizens of Rome came to the Colosseum to behold free entertainment that usually came in the form of unhappy war games and bloody battles between humans and animals. This structure's most impressive feature was a massive canopy that provided shade from the hot sun. In order to investigate the possible forms the roof may have taken, NOVA's team constructs models at a smaller arena in Spain.

Episode number: 16

Episode name: "Secrets Of Lost Empires (4): Colosseum"

Episode release date: 13 february 1997 at 02:00

Status: aired