Gladiator Resources

A page that talks about the actual-factual historical gladiators of ancient Rome.

A site that explores the factual inaccuracies of Gladiator. (There are a bunch of 'em.)

A great site about the Rome…and the Roman Empire.

The inevitable website for a Gladiator fan club.

A book written by classics professor Monica S. Cyrino about ancient Rome on the big screen.

A link to a book about the making of Gladiator.

A link to the book Those About to Death, which inspired David Franzoni to conceive and write the story of Gladiator.

A review of the film from the New York Times. It's, um, not great.

An article about Gladiator written by a classics professor at the University of New Mexico.

A short article about the ways in which Gladiator is also about Fascism.

A behind the scenes video about Gladiator—it's a little easier than figuring out the bonus features on the Blu Ray.

Feel like reliving the audio experience of the film? Look no further. Here's a link to the film's soundtrack.

A picture of Ridley Scott, flanked by Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. Did they coordinate their outfits?

This painting intrigued Ridley Scott enough that he agreed to make the film.

A picture of Russell Crowe with his best actor Oscar in 2001. He doesn't look that thrilled.

A picture of one of the stuffed tigers used during Maximus' famous fight scene with Tigris of Gaul. Real tigers were used…but not killed.