Were there really rhinos, baboons and sharks in the Colosseum? A Roman history professor explains ‘Gladiator II’ scenes
The image of a gladiator standing tall on top of a charging rhino flying through the Roman Colosseum became one of the ...
‘Gladiator II’ exaggerates, but historians say the real-life Colosseum was plenty wild
Sharks? Maybe not. But sea battles, semi-aquatic creatures and plenty of other eye-popping spectacles were part of the ...
What Gladiator II Gets Right and Wrong About Real Fights in the Colosseum
Fights also included staged hunts, and it’s conceivable that gladiators rode exotic wildlife. In Gladiator II, a gladiator ...
Fact-checking 'Gladiator II': Were there really sharks in the Colosseum?
Ridley Scott was eager for his movie "Gladiator II" to be as faithful as possible to real history, but he's blunt on whether ...
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‘Gladiator II’ returns to Rome with grandeur and glory
Back in the third century, Rome was the heart of the vast Roman Empire, and the Colosseum was the heart of the city.
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Airbnb faces backlash over Gladiator ‘battles’ experience at Roman Colosseum
16 guests will have the chance to experience life as a gladiator in ancient Rome for free on 7 and 8 2025. “Now, for the first time in nearly 2,000 years, the Colosseum returns to its original ...
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There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?
Excavators first unearthed the barracks in the late 1700s. Among the ruins they found a bronze helmet, with a circular brim, ...
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Fact-checking 'Gladiator II': Were there really sharks in the Colosseum?
It's time for "Gladiator II" and our collective ... especially since the Colosseum and other parts of ancient Rome, such as what is now Piazza Navona, were in fact flooded in order to accommodate ...