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Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux@historians.social

6/7/2025, 6:02:03 PM

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This week on the blog: the big iconic opening battle scene from Gladiator (2000)!

This sequence has become the image of the Roman army for many, which is unfortunate because - for as fun as it is - it doesn't work much at all like a Roman army.

https://acoup.blog/2025/06/06/collections-nitpicking-gladiators-iconic-opening-battle-part-i/

Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator’s Iconic Opening Battle, Part I

This week, we’re going to take a close look at arguably the most famous and recognizable Roman battle sequence in film: the iconic opening battle from Gladiator (2000). Despite being a relati…

acoup.blog · A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

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