Rare 2,000-year-old Roman souvenir highlights ‘celebrity cult’ of the empire. See it
Along Hadrian’s Wall, a 73-mile-long stone barrier built on the northwest edge of the Roman Empire, archaeologists have ...
Gladiator II features a naval battle held in the Colosseum. These brutal spectacles really happened
It's one of the most thrilling sequences in Ridley Scott's new film Gladiator II, the long-awaited sequel to the 2000 ...
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Is ‘Gladiator II’ fact or fiction? 9 burning questions answered by the epic film’s official historian
And his latest, Gladiator II, has already drawn the ire of historians. Details like a rhino ridden by a gladiator and sharks munching on unlucky combatants in the Colosseum have been raising eyebrows ...
The 20 greatest Roman films of all time
Are you not entertained? Films set in Ancient Rome deliver spectacle, silliness – and lots of men in leather skirts. These ...
Gladiator II: historians on the fate of the real Roman royalty featured in the film
The film follows the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus who has been living under a new identity to escape Roman politics.
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Naumachies in Rome: how did the Romans carry out naval battles in the Colosseum?
Among the various shows proposed by the emperors inside Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre), such as the fights between animals, ...
Denzel Washington vs the World in ‘Gladiator II’
But what raises the follow-up above typical blockbuster fare is a scene-stealing performance from Denzel Washington. Not that ...
Minimus! Tiny Gladiator-shaped knife handle found at Hadrian's Wall that proves celebrity status of enslaved fighters in Roman Britain 2,000 years ago
The intricately designed copper alloy object represents a secutor gladiator, a strong muscular fighter with heavy equipment ...