Historian Reacts to Gladiator II

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Historian Dan Snow dives deep into the historical accuracy of Ridley Scott's blockbuster sequel 'Gladiator II'. Ridley famously told Dan to get a life when he questioned the historical accuracy of one of his films - will there continue to be no love lost between the two? In this video Dan unpicks what Gladiator II gets right and what it gets very, very wrong...



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00:00 Introduction
01:09 Siege of Coastal Fortress
08:32 Entering Rome: General Acacius' Triumph
13:04 Emperors Geta and Caracalla
15:54 Gladiator Battle in Antium (Monkeys)
18:33 Party in Ancient Rome
20:34 Senators Plot Against Emperors
22:58 Gateway to Rome and Colosseum
25:55 Gladiator Battle Mounted Rhino
30:06 Naval Battle Reenactment in Colosseum
34:59 Rome Riots
38:15 Caracalla kills Geta
41:54 Final Battle