Some more coverage of note … first we have a video from CNN:
… then, from the BBC’s coverage, we learn that the rumoured television program is a Channel 4 production called Gladiators: Back from the Dead. Of course, there’s a trailer:
… from the looks of things, the archaeological side isn’t a major focus, alas.
In case you missed our previous coverage: Gladiator Graveyard?
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