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Chapters:
0:00 The Elephant Incident
1:25 Seating at the Colosseum
3:19 Factor
4:18 Safety measures
5:15 Disasters in Roman arenas
6:10 Escaped animals
6:54 Gladiatorial mishaps
8:02 Imperial whims