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Gladiators were embodiment of tyranny to some ancient Romans
The most famous martyr of the Roman republic -- Marcus Tullius Cicero-- used gladiators' physiques not to celebrate the republic's valiant heroes, but to deride their bloated muscles as the ...
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What to Remember About ‘Gladiator’ Before ‘Gladiator II’ — Without Taking a Roman History Course
like Cicero and Cassius and Gaius. But we are here to tell you that you don’t need to pay them much mind going into “Gladiator II.” Promixo (Oliver Reed) and Maximus (Russell Crowe ...
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To some ancient Romans, gladiators were the embodiment of tyranny
The most famous martyr of the Roman republic – Marcus Tullius Cicero – used gladiators’ physiques not to celebrate the republic’s valiant heroes, but to deride their bloated muscles as the ...