Without a doubt, the most famous gladiator in the whole of Roman history was Spartacus. Spartacus, a Thracian by birth, was a soldier captured in war and then sold into slavery to fight as a gladiator. But as h
arbitrary government", throughout the latter half of the 1670s Shaftesbury argued in favour of frequent parliaments (spending time in the Tower of London, 1677–1678 for espousing this view) and argued that the nation needed protection from a potential Roman Catholic successor to King ...
Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980, the Colosseum has inspired lots of films such as Ridley Scott’sGladiatoror the TV showSpartacus. 2. Roman Forum Also located in Rome, close to the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill, theRoman Forumis the most important archeological site in...
Often eclipsing her work on screen, however, were the alleged romantic liaisons with many of Hollywood's most powerful leading men, including Tyrone Power, Gary Cooper and Frank Sinatra. Sub-par genre pictures with titles like "Sheba and the Gladiator" (1959) were fast becoming Ekberg's stock...
In 161, Atticus, a philanthropic magnate and Roman senator, decided to build an odeon in honor of his wife who died in 160. At the time it was built, the theater measured 87 meters in diameter and could accommodate up to 5,000 spectators. Its capacity was rather low for the ancient ci...
famous slace revolt in italy occurred in 73b.c bed by the gladiator spartacus, the recolt broke out in southern italy and involved 70000 slaves. spartacus managed to defeat several. spartacus managed to defeat seceral roman armies before being t 有些奴隶反抗了反对他们的所有者和甚而谋杀了他们...
, but really outdid himself as Urbain Grandier in Ken Russell’s THE DEVILS. Reed died in Malta in 1999 while filming GLADIATOR at the age of 61. He was buried in Bruhenny Graveyard in County Cork, Ireland, where his headstone was placed with a view of his favorite pub....
the most famous slace revolt in italy occurred in 73b.c bed by the gladiator spartacus, the recolt broke out in southern italy and involved 70000 slaves. spartacus managed to defeat several. spartacus managed to defeat several roman armies before being t 有些奴隶反抗了反对他们的所有者和甚而...
Her half-brother, Edward VI, ruled until his death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to Lady Jane Grey and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, Elizabeth and the Roman Catholic Mary, in spite of statute law to the contrary. Edward's will was set aside and Mary became queen, de...
Just two years before McIntyre made his debut on the critically acclaimed show, Andy Whitfield had played the iconic gladiator who leads a revolt against the Roman republic on the first season, titled "Spartacus: Blood and Sand." Whitfield's untimely death from non-Hodgkin lymphoma in September...