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.
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 ...
The naumachiae seem mostly to have been recreations of famous historical engagements – in the movie, it's the Battle of ...
The film follows the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus who has been living under a new identity to escape Roman politics.
He famously clapped back at critics who pointed out incorrect details in his 2023 film Napoleon – even telling those who were ...
With Gladiator II hitting the cinemas, this four day Spartacus inspired workout plan will pack on serious muscle, no sword ...
Remarkably, the figurine is left-handed—a historically notable detail, as left-handedness was considered a bad omen in ...
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