Gladiators were skilled fighters. To entertain the crowd, they were often forced to ... especially after the slave revolt led by Spartacus in 73 - 71 BC. The two main offences were escape ...

Judging by movies like Gladiator and Spartacus, as well as TV shows such ... we often seen the crowd, or an important person, decide the fate of a submitting warrior by giving a thumbs up or ...

Gladiators would be sent to the arena – named after the sand which covered the ground and soaked up the blood – to fight to the death before cheering crowds of thousands. As the contests ...

In its own brute terms, Gladiator ... Spartacus, Gladiator knows its contemporary audience the way the cynical Caesars knew the Colosseum's. Check your mind at the turnstile as you enter; give the ...

Memories of Spartacus and his revolt ... but what do I know? The crowds love them. And need I mention the women? There are female gladiators these days. Not many, but the names of ­Amazon and ...

In “The Commander,” Schiavone looks at the transformation of a band of run away gladiators into an army that ravaged much of southern Italy as it took on Roman armies. Finally, in “The Loser,” ...

Gladiator II stars Paul Mescal in his first big-budget leading role, along with everyone’s favourite Pedro Pascal and the ...

Read on for everything we know about Spartacus: House of Ashur, including the cast, plot details, and more. McTavish plays Korris, a former gladiator who won his freedom in the arena and is now ...

Her research on synthetic crowds—AI-generated simulations of human behavior—offered a provocative glimpse into how these digital systems could complement, and perhaps rival, the capabilities ...

So scroll down for the juiciest fare including Beta Films’ Rise of the Raven, Lionsgate‘s Spartacus prequel and Fremantle‘s Jesse Williams-starrer Costiera. Related Stories News Lionsgate ...