When Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 arrives in cinemas this week, some viewers may assume that the spectacular scenes of the ...

Dave Yoder The floor of the colosseum, where you might expect ... conjunction with only one spectacle—a naval battle held on a lake east of Rome in A.D. 52—and was probably a bit of inspired ...

But the “Gladiator II” director may have outdone himself with the new release, staging one of the sequel’s biggest battles in ...

Question for Goldman: How many people lived in Rome when the ... flooding it for mock sea battles? ~Marc Answer: There has always been a debate about whether the Colosseum itself was ever used ...

As the most enduring symbol of the Roman Empire and one of the most famous landmarks in the world, the Colosseum receives more than 6 million visitors per year – which means it's not easy to ...

Question for Goldman: How many people lived in Rome when the ... flooding it for mock sea battles? ~Marc Answer: There has always been a debate about whether the Colosseum itself was ever used ...