Beastly Games tells the story of the Roman arena games, in which wild, exotic beasts were exhibited, hunted and trained to execute animals in front of the Roman crowds.
The film unravels a complex chain of events - capture, animal husbandry, transport and shipping - that brought these beasts thousands of miles to the amphitheatres of Rome, Europe and Africa. It was an immense industry, employing thousands of men and costing the equivalent of millions of pounds for each Imperial show.
