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Gladiator (2000): A Historical Fever Dream | A.D. HISTORY WATCHES REVIEW

Ridley Scott’s epic Gladiator (2000) throws history to the wind, and is only concerned with one question: “ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!”

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Ridley Scott’s epic Gladiator (2000) starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix is an era defining film, but as history goes it is totally off the rails. Is it historical fiction? Speculative history? Alternate History? Total bullocks? Does it even matter? As a popcorn epic, Gladiator is only concerned with one question: “Are you not entertained?!”

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Yes, it is that time again for another edition of… A.D. History Watches! Sit back and enjoy as Paul and Patrick breakdown a film that can truly be described as a “Rome’s Greatest Hits” movie, that throws history to the fields of Elysium.

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The A.D. History Podcast explores the last two thousand years of world history in an innovative new way. Join hosts Paul K. DiCostanzo and Patrick Foote as they examine the past two millennia, beginning in 1 AD, and progressing forward ten years every episode until they reach the modern day. Within each ten-year installment, Paul and Patrick aim to share incredibly important, but often overlooked fascinating historic events and figures from around the world in prospective fashion; attempting to see history through the eyes and in the world of those who lived it. By identifying these sometimes lesser known - but in no way less significant aspects of history - the A.D. History Podcast endeavors to take these many disparate threads and weave a fuller, richer tapestry of true world history from 1AD to HD.

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