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In the year 2000 Universal Studios released the film "Gladiator." This film directed by Ridley Scott is both a great and terrible depiction of the Roman Empire in its "Golden Age." Some of the tiniest details of this time period have been observed and recreated skillfully, yet some major issues have been completely altered or tweaked. Right from the opening scene one can view historical inaccuracies. First, there was no last great battle against the Germanic tribes the day before Marcus Aurelius'

death in the movie, I would estimate maybe 3-4 years maximum. Also, Commodus was not assassinated in the Colosseum. However, historically, he was assassinated in his bathtub by an athlete, which the character Maximus resembled. Also, Lucilla’s son, Lucius Verus, is completely fictional. I believe that, due to the historically-inaccurate and dramatized Commodus in the film, I view him as “evil”. Now yes, his reign was one right after the “good emperors”, but that does not necessarily mean that he was “bad”

at its peak killed over 2000 people a day in Rome, leading tot the demise of 30% of the population (“Antonine”). It was often thought that royalty cannot be harmed by disease, but this is not the case. The Antonine plague killed two Roman Emperors Lucius

Bitter Bierce When Bierce was a child, he did not attend school because as his family grew in the number, with a total of ten members and three more soon to join, the need for farm hands increased. As a result, he received very little proper schooling and tackled a mountain of chores rather than homework. Despite his lack of schooling, Bierce grew to have a love of literature and he borrowed volumes from his father’s small personal collection (“Ambrose”). Bierce’s love of literature followed him

Julia Rush Ms. Hickey Latin I 04/26/2017 Top 10 Worst Roman Emperors in Rome The Roman Empire was vast at its peak and its influence is still felt today in our forms of military, government, and society in general. Ruled over for a time by emperors, the empire had periods of greatness and periods of decline. This list looks at ten of the emperors who have left their mark on history for being so dreadful. This paper will be about the top 10 worst emperors in roman history. These people had the chance

Ambrose Bierce; Before An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge was written An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge written by Ambrose Bierce in 1890, almost three decades after The Civil War, was based on a real event that happened as he served as a soldier in the Civil War. With his vehemence as a critic, his motto, "Nothing matters", along with his sardonic view of human nature that was in his work, is how he became known as Bitter Bierce. Early Years Ambrose Bierce was born June 24, 1842. He was born number

Rickey Nelson Professor Culpepper Core 140 November 24, 2014 Gladiator In the year 2000, the movie Gladiator was released in movie theatres around the nation. The movie involves historic roman emperors, different battles and the love of a roman warrior. I will follow along in the story and discover the life and struggles of a gladiator. History on Gladiators Gladiators were professional fighters who specialized in weapons and fought in public arenas. They were usually kept as slaves or prisoners

After the death of Aristotle, philosophy that targeted greater complex depths were outrun by philosophy that focused on mere everyday lives. With the rise and fall of Skepticism, Cynicism, and Epicureanism there was an influence that survived years impacting life and that was Stoicism. Zeno of Citium who believed that the world had an ultimate plan and everything--including nature, animals, and humans, were there for a reason (Hergenhahn & Henley, 2014, p. 66). The reason Stoicism was easily used

The 2000 film Gladiator, produced by Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, and Branko Lustig through Scott Free Productions and Red Wagon Entertainment, is based on the Ancient World and radically compressed the chronology of the Emperor Commodus’ reign. The film’s director, Ridley Scott, conveys his best work on the historical events as accurately and entertaining as be possibly could. Gladiator the movie is about seeking revenge and fulfilling the dying wish of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Roman Empire was

When he was young, Hadrian was classically taught in his hometown of Italica Hispania (modern day Seville, Spain) and went to Rome at around 14 years old. His first military service was as Tribune under Emperor Nerva. When Nerva died, Trajan rose and took the throne. Emperor Trajan was the first Roman emperor who was born in a province, not Rome it self. Later biographers would attempt to place the birth of Trajan and Hadrian in the city of Rome but because both had Hispanic ethnicity this has been