In Gladiator, director Ridley Scott created a swords-and-sandals epic that was half-history and half-fiction, and that ...
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 ...
As Gladiator 2 – or II to be more accurate – hits big screens around the country, the spectacle on display will be dropping a ...
Ridley Scott’s latest epic takes his usual sledgehammer to the historical record – but it also sticks curiously close to the ...
The naumachiae seem mostly to have been recreations of famous historical engagements – in the movie, it's the Battle of ...
In a partnership aimed at promoting what it describes as 'conscious tourism,' Airbnb has signed a $1.5 million deal with Rome ...
The film follows the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus who has been living under a new identity to escape Roman politics.
For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, the Colosseum returns to its original purpose as a venue for performances.
Remarkably, the figurine is left-handed—a historically notable detail, as left-handedness was considered a bad omen in ...
A new deal between Airbnb and the Roman Colosseum will let eight people and their plus-ones participate in faux gladiator ...
Airbnb is giving people a chance to role-play as gladiators as part of a film promotion — to the dismay of some locals.
The ancient Roman Colosseum will host gladiator fights for the first time in 2,000 years. This event is part of a broader effort to boost European heritage tourism, supported by a 1.5 million USD ...