Ridley Scott's Gladiator II couldn't film in Rome because Anthony Hopkins' Peacock series, Those About to Die, claimed it first.

But, of course, the stakes were a little higher for the average sword and sandals slinger. While modern-day influencers chase likes, gladiators fought, occasionally to the death, for their freedom ...

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Ridley Scott was eager for his movie "Gladiator II" to be as faithful as possible to real history, but he's blunt on whether all details matter.

So we’ll hold to our standards, but we hope to, and would love to, return to ancient Rome. FISHER To be able to do it again under the right circumstances, there’s nothing we’d like to do more.

There are no Jewish fighters in ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome? ‘It’s pretty clear from Josephus and from the archaeology’ that gladiators fought in Caesarea, says NYU ...

Airbnb has signed a $1.5 million deal with Rome's Colosseum to sponsor a series of staged gladiator fights.

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This oil painting by French artist Firmin Didot (1764-1836) depicts human-animal combat in ancient Rome. New evidence shows it likely occurred as far away as Roman Britain. Credit: Public Domain ...

A tiny gladiator figurine was used as a handle on a 2,000-year-old copper folding knife found in an English river, suggesting that popular fascination with the ancient fighters reached the edges ...

About Gladiator II: From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome.

Ancient Rome: A linguistic melting pot Gladiator II is set in ancient Rome. Far from being a single-accented monoculture, it was a linguistic melting pot.