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As for those gladiators who continued to live, fight and emerge victorious, had better chances of making a name for themselves in the affluent Roman circuits. Interestingly, such candidates were also taken care of by specialized staff of the gladiatorial schools, thus mirroring our modern-day treatment of athletes and famous sportspeople

However, the producers purposely left that out thinking that audiences wouldn’t believe it, which is a shame because it would have been great to see a scene in which Maximus screams, “At my command, unleash Bud Light!”

Not all gladiators were men. It is not clear if women ever fought in the arena, but there is evidence that suggests female gladiators did exist.

While most armor systems were adopted by the different gladiatorial classes for their intrinsic practicality, there were also ornamental armor pieces that were only flaunted by the gladiators for their dramatic effect in crowd-packed venues. In fact, many of the armor sets donned by the gladiators evoked the imagery of Roman ‘enemies’.

Although best known as a musician, Nick Cave was commissioned by Crowe and Scott to write a sequel

As we can gather from the thematic presentation of the different types of gladiators, the ambit of gladiatorial fights inside the arena did take a theatrical route, as opposed to practical combat. Some of us can visualize such gaudy yet bloody affairs from the scenes of the movie Gladiator (a fictional scope which otherwise was unhistorical in many respects).

Gladiator received favorable reviews from critics and grossed $457 million worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing movie of 2000.

Since we brought up the scope of fantastical elements, no spectacle exceeded the Roman penchant for grandeur and butchery than the naumachia (literally ‘naval combat’).

Roman emperor Domitian was said to stage fights between female gladiators and dwarves. Another notice suggests the ancient city of Halicarnassus hosted a fight between two female warriors named “Amazon” and “Achillia”.

His solution to Maximus’ death was to have Maximus reincarnated by Roman Gods, transported to World War II, then the Vietnam War, before finally becoming a modern-day General at the Pentagon.

The movie won multiple awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Crowe and three other Oscars at the 73rd Academy Awards.

All of these grave incidences, bizarre laws and grand spectacles naturally brings us to the question – how much chance did the average gladiator have to actually survive the process? Now, according to the munera traditions, the best fights tended to result in casualties.

But while these fights may have very well taken place, they were likely spectacles put on for the emperor and were probably just a novelty.

The studio rejected it, suggesting that Cave stick to making his music.

Gladiator has been credited with rekindling interesting in entertainment centered around ancient Greek and Roman culture, such as the TV series Rome.

Two weeks into production, Joaquin Phoenix had an epiphany that it would make sense for Commodus to gain weight, growing physically larger as his belief in his own power as Emperor grew

Gladiatorial bouts were originally part of funeral ceremonies. Gladiatorial exhibitions were originally associated with funerary commemoration.

With all said and done, there was still hope for the actual gladiators (as opposed to the criminals) to gain their freedom from the exploitative bondage. Such measures of pseudo-freedom were offered to gladiators who had demonstrated exceptional courage and fighting prowess during their long gladiatorial tenures

Maximus’ description of his home, specifically how the kitchen is arranged and smells in the morning and at night, was ad-libbed. It’s a description of Russell Crowe’s own home in Australia.

As the games’ popularity grew, so did their scale and finesse. One notable exhibition took place in 216 BCE, when 22 fights were held over three days to mark the death of a prominent senator.

Joaquin Phoenix ad-libbed his scream of, “Am I not merciful?” Connie Nielsen wasn’t expecting it, and her frightened reaction was genuine.

He did not mention what caused the epiphany, but there’s a strong likelihood that Cheetos were involved.

Gladiators were (mostly) recruited and trained, much like athletes are today. Gladiators were lived and trained in schools (ludi gladiatorum) under the watchful eye of their managers (lanistae).

Oliver Reed died three weeks before principal photography ended. Since he was considered a key character, a clause in the movie’s insurance coverage would have allowed the filmmakers to re-shoot all of Reed’s scenes with another actor, and the insurers would pay for it, which was an estimated $25 million. However, most of the actors and crew were exhausted from the punishing schedule, and Ridley Scott didn’t want to cut Reed from the movie. The script was re-written, a body double and CGI were used to give Reed’s character a plausible resolution.

Five tigers were brought in for the sequence where Maximus fights Tigris the Gaul. For safety, there was a vet on hand armed with a tranquilizer gun.