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Gladiator 1 was Fun, BUT Distractingly Wrong about the Roman Empire

Reviewing the original Gladiator before tackling its sequel. There are some serious problems with that narrative, but this came out 25 years ago, when I was still in middle school. Its inaccuracies have shaped my perception of the Roman Empire. Yet, as a historian, I can’t simply overlook them. But there’s also the fact that there is so much distance. What purpose do these inaccuracies serve and how do they distort our understanding of history? That is the question of this review. But to answer it, we have get at the biography of the two actual figures at the center of this story: Marcus Aurelius, the last of the Five Good Emperors, and his son Commodus, who succeeded him but became one of the most hated emperors. at 12.30 that is the House of Representatives with the fasces, not the Senate (thx @christopher6547 ) ――――――――― Bibliography Monica Silveira Cyrino, “Gladiator,” in The History on Film Reader, ed. Marnie Hughes-Warrington (Oxon, UK: Routledge, 2009), 176-184. https://amzn.to/2VMVvKD John S Mchugh, The Emperor Commodus: God and Gladiator (Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Military, 2015). https://amzn.to/42WwlgS Jacqui Sadashige, “Reviewed Works: Gladiator by David H. Franzoni, Branko Lustig and Ridley Scott,” American Historical Review 105, No. 4 (October 2000): 1437-1438. Frank Sanello, Reel v. Real: How Hollywood Turns Fact into Fiction (Lanham: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2003), 14-17. https://amzn.to/2N072BB Southern, Pat. The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine. London: Routledge, 2001. https://amzn.to/4jBGKp9 Gladiator: Film and History, ed. Martin M. Winkler (New York: Blackwell, 2004). https://amzn.to/4hp9ujV ――――――――― Connected videos Napoleon review:    • Napoleon is a sad waste of money   ――――――――― SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Support the channel through PATREON:   / cynicalhistorian   or by purchasing MERCH: https://cynical-historian-shop.fourth... LET'S CONNECT Twitch:   / cynicalhistorian   Discord:   / discord   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cynicalhisto... ――――――――― Wiki: Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson from a story by Franzoni. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays Maximus Decimus Meridius, a Roman general who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus becomes a gladiator and rises through the ranks of the arena, determined to avenge the murders of his family and the emperor. Hashtags: #history #gladiator #RomanEmpire #review #BasedOnATrueStory chapters 0:00 intro 2:14 reality 5:45 scholarship 8:10 inaccuracy