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Gladiators were embodiment of tyranny to some ancient Romans
In the so-called second Catilinarian conspiracy of 62 B.C.E., Lucius Sergius Catilina, also known as Catiline, attempted a ...
Gladiator 2 Leaves Out Fascinating Real History of Emperor Caracalla
Gladiator II is great entertainment, but Ridley Scott missed the opportunity to tap into the provocative true story of when ...
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To Some Ancient Romans, Gladiators Were The Embodiment Of Tyranny
In the so-called second Catilinarian conspiracy of 62 B.C.E., Lucius Sergius Catilina, also known as Catiline , attempted a ...
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Gladiator 2 True Story Explained: How Much Was Real
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Gladiator 2. Gladiator 2 includes several ...
Why ancient Romans like Cicero saw gladiators as enemies of the republic
Marcus Tullius Cicero used gladiators’ physiques not to celebrate the republic’s valiant heroes, but to deride their bloated ...
Graffiti was a powerful form of protest in ancient Rome – as Gladiator II shows
The obscene graffiti directed against Caracalla and Geta in Gladiator II then is part of a long tradition of political ...
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The secret to living a longer, healthier life—according to the ancients
According to ancient records, the famous Greek writer ... 24–105 AD), an eminent man who had been a senator and consul in Rome. Spurinna kept a well-ordered routine even over the age of 70 ...
What Was The Deal With Julius Caesar And Cleopatra's 'Situationship'?
The Egyptian queen Cleopatra is often associated with glamorous beauty routines, deadly snake bites, lavish banquets and ...
Who were Caracalla and Geta, the cruel and unhinged Roman brother emperors depicted in Gladiator II?
It’s clear Caracalla and Geta had an intense rivalry. This was kept in check while their father Septimius Severus was emperor ...
All the ways Gladiator 2 trashes history – and the surprising things it gets right
The closest comparison that can be made is with Maximinus ‘The Thracian’ Thrax. He came from a humble background, worked his ...
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 Salamis, waged between the Greeks and the Persian Empire in 480 BCE. Emperor ...