Neither Gladiator nor its cinematic sequel is particularly concerned with historical fact. For one thing, the emperor Marcus ...
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Were Gladiators Overweight?
Ancient authors and modern forensic anthropologists agree that Roman gladiators lived on bean soup and barley gruel. Was this ...
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Were there female gladiators in ancient Rome?
Several lines of evidence, including historical records and artistic depictions, suggest that female gladiators did exist in ...
Popular media, such as the 2000 film "Gladiator," often depict Roman gladiators in gory battles that don't end until at least one of the fighters is slain. But in real life, did gladiators really ...
(CNN) — A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new light on the celebrity status of the ancient Roman combatants. The ...
(CN) — A skeleton found in a Roman cemetery in York offers the first physical evidence of a gladiator fighting — and dying — in combat with a lion, or large cat. The research, published Wednesday in ...
Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” is full of memorable action scenes, from a bloody showdown featuring CGI baboons to Paul Mescal outsmarting a charging rhino in the Roman Colosseum. But one sequence that ...
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 ...
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