The obscene graffiti directed against Caracalla and Geta in Gladiator II then is part of a long tradition of political ...

When we think of ancient Rome, gladiator fights are often top of mind. And yet, very little is known about these Colosseum battles, which is what arguably makes them great fodder for imaginative ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Gladiator II. The drama in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, out Nov. 22, not only takes place in the Colosseum arena floor, but also in the stands, between the ...

Nearly a quarter-century later, and Ridley Scott's epic Gladiator has received the legacy-sequel treatment, a not unearned ...

Composer Harry Gregson-Williams understood the assignment when director Ridley Scott asked him to score “Gladiator 2.” “It ...

Over 150 scientists went with Napoleon Bonaparte when he invaded Egypt. They mapped pyramids, dissected mummies, and did more ...

A short walk away is the fountain and obelisk in front of the Pantheon, one of the best-preserved relics of ancient Rome. It, ...

SADLY, the world is full of starving people – and stuffed to the brim with ungrateful ones. The furore over the 40th ...

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