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What can be said about the accuracy of the historical references shown in the movie “Gladiator?” “Gladiator” is both accurate and inaccurate in its historical perception of the Roman Empire in AD 180, although there is a larger amount of inaccurate references than there is of accurate ones. This will be an evaluation of areas of the movie “Gladiator” that contain historical accuracies and inaccuracies in the portrayal of the Roman Empire. We will focus first on the inaccuracies and accuracies of Romans’ military strategies and weapons in “Gladiator,” followed by the historical events and important figures of the Roman Empire, and we will end with the politics and governmental structure of the Roman Empire. For instance, the last great battle

Spartacus and the Slave Wars, although published in 2001, compiles documents written from around 79 BCE. The author, Canadian Historian Brent Shaw, compiled translated posters, letters, records, graffiti's, tax declarations, etc. from Greek and Latin sources. Considering the book, Spartacus and the Slave Wars, is a compilation of works it can be considered as a volume focusing on Ancient's slave life, their resistance, and accounts of there "rebellions." In chapters titled Gladiators, Fugitive Slaves, and Maroon Communities, we see more of a focus on this; providing us specific accounts, from Roman citizens, of the nature of a gladiator, different kinds of slaves and their forms of rebellion, and the communities that they later organized known as Maroon Communities.

Gore, drama, and action. These are what most people pay Hollywood to show them at the screens. The movie gladiator from the year 2000 is no different. The movie gladiator is a movie with contents that does not align itself historically. Rather it is tainted with a bit of historical accuracy resulting it to be more difficult to discern the accuracy of the movie as it is now ambiguous for which part of the movie is unreliable and reliable. Nevertheless, this paper will be contrast the content of the movie with the historical accuracy of some of the event, the people in the plot, and the gladiatorial combat in the movie, proving the lack of historical revelevancy.

About a week ago, I started reading the book, The Spartacus War by Barry Strauss. I chose to read this book simply because I wanted to expand my knowledge on the story of Spartacus, a hero I had heard of but did not know much about. I chose the right book to read because I quickly learned so much about the Spartacus War and why Spartacus is viewed as a hero in only two hundred pages. As Barry Strauss recounts in The Spartacus War, between 73 and 71 B.C.E., the Thracian gladiator Spartacus terrorized the Italian peninsula as the leader of a slave rebellion. Long after his death, Romans continued to remember him with fear, and his memory has still not tarnished with time.

In the television series Spartacus, Steven S. DeKnight creates a legendary show that remarks one man's journey in the war on slavery in early ages of Rome. By using remarkable spectacle of violence, gore and sexy naked bodies, Spartacus takes viewers back in time to a story of the early ages of Rome. Thesis Statement In exploring the conflict between authority and individual freedom, it can be discovered that Spartacus is more than a Gladiator ; it is a film about honor and what it truly means to stand up for something even if that means putting your life on the line to save others.. II.

With Spartacus’ name growing among the city it caused him to have enemies because he was being called the greatest gladiator of Rome. The former gladiator champion Crixus of Gaul was wanting his title back from Spartacus so he was training very hard to get back his crown from him. While Crixus and others fighting and training hard to get to where Spartacus is. Meanwhile Spartacus is looking at the bigger picture. He is starting to see how barbaric and cruel being a gladiator is and he really doesn 't want to do it anymore. Seeing this, Spartacus is trying to get the point across to the other gladiators and telling them that this is wrong and they are going to have to take a stand. The other gladiators are not hearing him right away because the Roman Empire has them brainwashed. The Romans tell the gladiators that it is a honor dying for their country, but really they are not. They are really dying for the entertainment of the people of Rome. With time Spartacus got the point across to some of the fighter but, he had trouble with some of them such as Crixus and other head gladiator Gannicus. This is because they refused to fight

After its debut in America on May 5th of 2000, the movie Gladiator has been a nationwide symbol of heroism(Imdb). The film was directed by Ridley Scott and the lead roles of the film were carried out by Russell Crowe as Maximus and Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus(Imdb). The movie takes place during the reign of the Holy Roman Empire in the year 180 A.D. The Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, is dying and wishes to leave the Roman Empire under the control of Roman General Maximus Meridius. The Emperor’s son Commodus betrays Maximus, kills his father, and takes control of Rome. In betraying Maximus, Commodus has his family killed. Maximus knowing this returns to Rome as a gladiator under the alias “Spaniard” in search of revenge(Imdb). According to

The Gladiator epic directed by Riley Scott (2000) is based on real life events of the Roman Empire, their society, as well as the role of gladiators. Scott tried to portray the Roman culture as accurately as he could, and even went further to ensure his authenticity by hiring several historians to do so . It is supported by the findings of historians’ research. The film is historically accurate in most parts, including the role of gladiators; gladiatorial games and the aspects of Roman society such as the religions and beliefs. Some characters such as Commodus, Lucilla and Marcus were loosely based on the real life characters. However some parts of the film were exaggerated such as the battles in the arena, where gladiators fought to

“THIS IS SPARTA”, a famous quote from the Hollywood movie 300 (2006), is this movie by Zack Snyder true to what really happen? Sparta was a city-state in south west of Ancient Greece with a strict set of eugenics. Sparta was one of the two biggest and strongest city-states and is considered to have the strongest Army of its time. Persia was the super power of its time, it had expanding borders due to conquering and Persia had it eyes on Greece. After first failing to conquer Greece ten years earlier, Persia had returned to finish the job. The Battle of Thermopylae is the story of Sparta and its allies defending against the much bigger

The portrayal of Roman gladiators in modern media is consistant in its depiction of gruesome battles between two men, usually slaves or criminals, in which one almost always inevitably dies. While this circumstance did occur in ancient times, there is also strong evidence showing that this was not always the case. It is true that slaves and criminals, as well as prisoners of war, were the main source of gladiators, however in later years there were freemen and freedmen who joined the gladiatorial schools and took up the profession. It is also common knowledge that gladiatorial combat did indeed end in death, though there is much speculation to be had on just how often deaths occurred, especially after missio was introduced. In this essay

When Spartacus took actions into his own hands he showed the Romans why training a bunch of slaves to fight could back-fire quickly. These well trained gladiators knew how to handle weaponry and stuck it to the Romans in a long, drawn out war.

Ridley Scott's Persuasion that Romans are Not Invaders in Film Gladiator Gladiator is a tale of betrayal, bravery and survival. Gladiator (2000) is the critically acclaimed Academy Award winning Action/Drama, which sets the audience expectations high, Ridley Scott had directed gladiator, this being his 14th film. His most famous and successful films include Alien (1979) and Blade Runner (1982). Gladiator is set in the ancient era of the Roman Empire allowing the audience to escape to a fantasy filled with history, culture and adventure. It ambitiously depicts, 'the story of a farmer who became a general, a general who became a slave, a slave who became a gladiator, the gladiator who defied the

David Kopec Professor Koranda Humanities 101 1 March, 2015 Oral Presentation- Gladiators The Romans were known for living a life with violence. They enjoyed watching prisoners of war, slaves, and criminals fight beasts or be publically executed.

In the movie Gladiator, Russell Crowe plays a battle hardened Roman General who, through a series of unfortunate events, becomes a gladiator. He starts out on the front lines of a battle against barbarians. The war against them has been going on for some time however this is the final battle that will end the war. The battle rages and the Romans come out victorious. The Caesar then emerges and praises Maximus (Russell Crowe) for his leadership. The Caesar then asks him if he will become Caesar after his death because his son Commodus is not fit to rule. Commodus hates his father’s decision and kills him so his wish will die with him. Commodus then orders Maximus to be killed, he escapes and rides as fast as he can back home but is too late. He comes home to find his wife and son burned alive. He is then captured and sold into slavery where he becomes a gladiator and moves up in the ranks as a skilled fighter. He makes friends with a black slave and they both move together up to larger arenas. He makes it to the Coliseum where he reveals himself to Commodus declaring he will have his vengence. Commodus accepts Maximus’ challenge after delivering a fatal wound to his back. He fights Commodus despite the injury and kills him but then dies himself.

Have you ever wondered the story behind the person who owns the famous line “This is Sparta!!”? I have, so I decided, hey! I should do a research paper on this guy so, here we are. His name is Spartacus and this is his story.