The Most Glaring Historical Inaccuracy in 'Gladiator 2' Would Have Turned The Movie On Its Head
What if the fighters were not so much men of strength and honor, but something else altogether?
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To some ancient Romans, gladiators were the embodiment of tyranny
Neither “Gladiator” nor its cinematic sequel is particularly concerned with historical fact. For one thing, the emperor Marcus Aurelius had no intention of restoring the republic. Gladiatorial contests were abhorrent displays of cruelty, but they didn’t always end in death. And the Romans didn’t sculpt bone-white statues; they painted them…
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