Neither “Gladiator” nor its cinematic sequel is particularly concerned with historical fact. For one thing, the emperor Marcus Aurelius had no intention of restoring the republic. Gladiatorial ...
Archaeological evidence suggests the existence of "Gladiatrix," female gladiators who competed in ancient Rome.
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Ancient Roman Gladiators Were Huge Celebrities Who Even Had Their Own Merch
Divers have discovered a 2,000-year-old copper knife handle, carved in the shape of a tiny gladiator, in an English ...
Think of the ancient Roman Empire and Julius Caesar, Mount Vesuvius and Russell Crowe likely come to mind. We’re taught so ...
ROME, Italy — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to ...
In a river near Hadrian’s Wall, a Roman construction in England, researchers found an ancient piece of sports memorabilia. Ray Harrington via Unsplash As actor Paul Mescal prepares to step into the ...
Paul Mescal portrays a Roman gladiator in "Gladiator II," a sequel to the 2000 film "Gladiator" starring Russell Crowe. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI But I'm most interested in how the two films ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But I’m most interested in how the two films misrepresent the way Roman gladiators and ...
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