Film Trivia Fact Check: Were we robbed of a Gladiator product endorsement?
Ridley Scott gets dragged for historical inaccuracies, but did product endorsements actually make their way into the ...
What Hollywood gets wrong—and right—about Roman gladiators
With Gladiator II now in theaters, archaeological discoveries reveal how Hollywood’s warriors compare to history.
Dedicated Roman gladiator superfans were the football hooligans of their day
In the amphitheater of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott trains his lens on fighters and emperors—but no account of ancient ...
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A Small Home Filled With Steamy Frescos Was Found In The Ancient City Of Pompeii And Coined ...
In the ancient city of Pompeii, a small house filled with elaborate frescos was discovered. Its decorations feature ...
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Pompeii’s new secrets revealed: Beauty, sex and slavery
The excavations taking place in the Roman city, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius, reflect the beauty and sophistication of ...
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Were the ‘two maidens’ of Pompeii actually gay lovers? It’s certainly possible
In 2020, for example, archaeologists excavating an Ancient Roman snack bar in Pompeii even discovered “homophobic” graffiti scrawled on the walls. Vesuvius erupted over 2,000 years ago in 79AD, ...
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Will Gladiator II be a useful cautionary tale about putting self-serving man-babies in charge?
Almost 25 years after its release, Gladiator still casts a beefy shadow. Ridley Scott’s sweeping Roman chop-em-up was nominated for 12 Oscars and won five, including Best Picture and Best Actor. It ...
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From the Editor: Lessons from Pompeii's election graffiti
Among the things preserved at Pompeii, which was buried byMt. Vesuvius more than 1,940 years ago, are thousands of examples of graffiti, much of it tied to elections. “Valens, you’re sleeping, ...