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.

NOVA Season 24 Episodes...

• s24e01 - Einstein Revealed
• s24e02 - Lost City of Arabia
• s24e03 - Three Men and a Balloon
• s24e04 - Secrets of Making Money
• s24e05 - Top Gun Over Moscow
• s24e06 - Shark Attack
• s24e07 - Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey (1)
• s24e08 - Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World (2)
• s24e09 - Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets (3)
• s24e10 - Cracking the Ice Age
• s24e11 - Kaboom!
• s24e12 - Titanic's Lost Sister
• s24e13 - Secrets Of Lost Empires (1): Stonehenge
• s24e14 - Secrets Of Lost Empires (2): Inca
• s24e15 - Secrets Of Lost Empires (3): Obelisk
• s24e16 - Secrets Of Lost Empires (4): Colosseum
• s24e17 - Hunt for Alien Worlds
• s24e18 - Curse of T.rex
• s24e19 - Cut to the Heart
• s24e20 - Kingdom of the Seahorse

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.