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There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?
In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The ...
How the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution
To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.
Gladiator 2: The Colosseum Never Had Sharks, But There Are Crocodiles in the Real History
Some folks cannot believe the Roman Colosseum was home to man-eating sharks, but the truth isn’t too far removed from ...
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Gladiator 2's Rhino & Baboons In The Arena Gets Fact-Checked By Historian
Lucius Verus faces a rhinoceros and feral baboons while fighting in Gladiator II, but how accurate is this to the real ...
IX facts about Roman gladiators
While being a gladiator was considered a punishment, there were some star fighters who were allowed to retire after surviving ...
Denzel Washington Makes ‘Gladiator II’ Worth It
Denzel Washington's role as Macrinus in 'Gladiator II' is one of his best and most entertaining ever, and also a villain role ...
Gladiator 2’s original script made Russell Crowe a time-traveling zombie warrior
Rocker Nick Cave wrote it at Russell Crowe’s request. The response? ‘Don’t like it, mate’ ...
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The elusive history of the gladiatrix and why you don't see her in "Gladiator II"
It’s not hard to conjure the image of the Roman gladiator. He probably looks like ... enslaved gladiatrices in Emperor Nero’s deviant games. Sixteen years after the discovery of the London ...
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Dune 2 star Timothée Chalamet almost played Paul Mescal's role in Gladiator 2
The Irish actor got the role, and the rest is (Roman) history. Now out in theaters, Gladiator 2 is set two decades after the ending of Gladiator, as a grown-up Lucius becomes the hero of the story.