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Colosseum, Gladiator
Gladiator II fact vs fiction: did the Romans really fight sharks in the Colosseum?
As Gladiator 2 – or II to be more accurate – hits big screens around the country, the spectacle on display will be dropping a few jaws and also sending people rushing to the history books to check how accurate some of the details are.
Gladiator Fights To Return to Rome's Colosseum
In a partnership aimed at promoting what it describes as 'conscious tourism,' Airbnb has signed a $1.5 million deal with Rome's Colosseum to sponsor a series of staged gladiator fights.
Roman Colosseum Opens For Gladiator Combat Thanks To Airbnb Icons
For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, the Colosseum returns to its original purpose as a venue for performances.
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Was Maximus Decimus Meridius real? These five historical figures inspired Gladiator’s hero
In Gladiator, director Ridley Scott created a swords-and-sandals epic that was half-history and half-fiction, and that ...
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Did they put sharks in the Colosseum? Let's fact-check Gladiator 2's biggest moments
The naumachiae seem mostly to have been recreations of famous historical engagements – in the movie, it's the Battle of ...
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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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How accurate is Gladiator 2? True history explained
He famously clapped back at critics who pointed out incorrect details in his 2023 film Napoleon – even telling those who were ...
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‘Remarkable’ 2,000-year-old gladiator knife handle discovery shows Rome’s reach
Remarkably, the figurine is left-handed—a historically notable detail, as left-handedness was considered a bad omen in ...
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