And, in that spirit, all the movies are getting a thumbs-up or thumbs-down ranking, evaluating both how good of a movie they are and how much of the movie is about gladiators. (Chariot racing ...
When Gladiator II begins in AD 200, the chariot of Sol Invictus is sweeping across the sundial of time, and warrior-peasant Hanno (Mescal) is evading its rays by hiding in North Africa.
Sharks? Maybe not. But sea battles, semi-aquatic creatures and plenty of other eye-popping spectacles were part of the real-life games at the ancient Roman Colosseum.