From the minute we heard about this movie, I said to my friends there was no WAY I would write a think piece about Gladiator II, let alone watch it, and yet, here we are: I've both watched and think-pieced.

Did they really launch ships in the Colosseum? Did they really wear fancy breastplates?

Alexandra Sills, checks how accurately Ridley Scott’s film presents the life of a gladiator.

Alexandra Sills continues her Olympic tour with this look at the Roman influence on the games, and vice versa.