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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 ...
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The Real History Behind Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’ and Life as a Fighter in the Ancient Roman Arena
The "Gladiator" sequel centers on Lucius Verus, the secret son of Russell Crowe's character from the 2000 film. Both men ...
What Gladiator II Gets Right and Wrong About Real Fights in the Colosseum
Fights also included staged hunts, and it’s conceivable that gladiators rode exotic wildlife. In Gladiator II, a gladiator ...
Gladiators were embodiment of tyranny to some ancient Romans
Contrary to the "strength and honor" depicted in Hollywood films "Gladiator" and "Gladiator II," some ancient Romans ...
Graffiti was a powerful form of protest in ancient Rome – as Gladiator II shows
The obscene graffiti directed against Caracalla and Geta in Gladiator II then is part of a long tradition of political ...
Gladiator Movies Aren’t Telling the Real Story About Rome
Dr. Racette-Campbell, a classics professor at the University of Winnipeg, is the author of “The Crisis of Masculinity in the ...
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Different Roman Gladiator Types Explained
Need to refresh your gladiator knowledge? We've got you covered. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re taking a closer look ...
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A gladiator depicted fighting
Successful gladiators were the movie stars ... had been a favorite entertainment of the Romans for centuries. The practice began as an ancient Etruscan funeral ritual: when a tribal chief died ...
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Gladiator Weapons
Roman gladiator fresco, Pompeii, Italy While some ancient written sources describe these various types of gladiator, mosaics and frescoes capture their appearance. One such fresco was recently ...