The largest recorded naumachia came some years later. This reenactment of battle between the “Rhodians” and “Sicilians” was ...

The hugely anticipated sequel to Gladiator is almost here, and it has sharks in it. But why? Huge spoilers ahead for ...

Ridley Scott’s latest epic takes his usual sledgehammer to the historical record – but it also sticks curiously close to the ...

As Gladiator 2 – or II to be more accurate – hits big screens around the country, the spectacle on display will be dropping a ...

Did Roman gladiators really fight sharks? Ridley Scott thinks so and, ahead of the release of Gladiator 2, he's defending his ...

The naumachiae seem mostly to have been recreations of famous historical engagements – in the movie, it's the Battle of ...

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Ridley Scott had one directive for production designer Arthur Max on “Gladiator II”: “I want to go big. I want to imply the ...

in which Paul Mescal's lead character takes part in a naval battle within the bizarre confines of a Colosseum filled with water. During that battle, numerous sharks are released into the arena.

Gladiator II is both bad history and bad historical fiction, Ridley Scott's maximalism never replicating the charisma of ...