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 ...
Dedicated Roman gladiator superfans were the football hooligans of their day
In the amphitheater of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott trains his lens on fighters and emperors—but no account of ancient ...
Film Trivia Fact Check: Were we robbed of a Gladiator product endorsement?
Ridley Scott gets dragged for historical inaccuracies, but did product endorsements actually make their way into the ...
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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 ...
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Ancient Roman Gladiators Were Huge Celebrities Who Even Had Their Own Merch
A tiny gladiator figurine was used as a handle on a 2,000-year-old copper folding knife found in an English river, suggesting ...
‘Gladiator II’ exaggerates, but historians say the real-life Colosseum was plenty wild
Sharks? Maybe not. But sea battles, semi-aquatic creatures and plenty of other eye-popping spectacles were part of the ...
Were there really rhinos, baboons and sharks in the Colosseum? A Roman history professor explains ‘Gladiator II’ scenes
The image of a gladiator standing tall on top of a charging rhino flying through the Roman Colosseum became one of the ...
Who were Caracalla and Geta, the cruel and unhinged Roman brother emperors depicted in Gladiator II?
It’s clear Caracalla and Geta had an intense rivalry. This was kept in check while their father Septimius Severus was emperor ...
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Gladiators were embodiment of tyranny to some ancient Romans
Paul Mescal portrays a Roman gladiator in "Gladiator II," a sequel ... that discussions of physical attributes were not just fair game; they were all but expected as a way to highlight a ...
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 ...
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Gladiators were embodiment of tyranny to some ancient Romans
The most famous martyr of the Roman republic -- Marcus Tullius Cicero-- used gladiators' physiques not ... of physical attributes were not just fair game; they were all but expected as a way ...