One thing Hollywood gets right about Ancient Rome

But there is one thing Hollywood gets right. Gladiators were ancient Roman sex symbols, although not in the way one might ...
The Forward

There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?

(JTA) — In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The catastrophe famously entombed, and preserved, the city’s villas, ...
IndieWire

The Only History ‘Gladiator II’ Cares About Is Its Own

Ridley Scott will always print the legend. As should be abundantly clear after “Napoleon,” “Robin Hood,” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” Ridley Scott is interested in history as a vehicle for studying ...