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by Martin M. Winkler (Editor) "Everyone interested in tracing the development of Gladiator has access to various sources: two preliminary versions of David Franzoni's screenplay; several Internet Interviews with Franzoni,..." (more)
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"Invaluable." Times Literary Supplement

"A most welcome addition to this rapidly expanding discourse. It succeeds in collecting an insightful and diverse set of reflections 'inspired by' Gladiator (as filmmakers might say) and will hopefully encourage similar explorations of more recent and forthcoming films set in antiquity." Bryn Mawr Classical Review


"This book provides a very useful resource that will enhance the analytical sophistication of students of Scott's film and one that will deepen their appreciation of the complexity of Roman society in the reign of Commodus as well as the problem of imperialism then and today. I have no doubt that it will be a great success and a distinct credit to its editor and his contributors." Scholia


"Martin Winkler is one of the pioneers in the use of film as applied to classical antiquity." New England Classical Journal


Winkler has created an unlikely meeting of brains and brawn in this collection of papers from classicists who contemplate the popularity of Ridley Scott's film Gladiator." Reference and Research Book News

"Martin Winkler has brought together classicists who understand and respect the power of modern film. This volume will set the standard for the serious study of the reflections and influence of the classical world on contemporary popular culture." Gregory N. Daugherty, Randolph-Macon College

"Boasting its own triumphant array of stimulating double takes on the film Gladiator, this book successfully recaptures the excitement and immediacy of the turn of the 21st century cinematic epic." Paula James, The Open University

"A promising model of the multiple approaches that may be taken to a single cinematic text ... Its demonstration that even highly commercial products of popular culture can still yield serious insights and analysis can only benefit the study of classics and cinema." Journal of Roman Studies

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This is the first book to analyze Ridley Scott’s film Gladiator from historical, cultural, and cinematic perspectives.


  • The first systematic analysis of Ridley Scott’s film, Gladiator.
  • Examines the film’s presentation of Roman history and culture.
  • Considers its cinematic origins and traditions.
  • Draws out the film’s modern social and political overtones.
  • Includes relevant ancient sources in translation.


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Everyone interested in tracing the development of Gladiator has access to various sources: two preliminary versions of David Franzoni's screenplay; several Internet Interviews with Franzoni, director Ridley Scoot, and co-producer Douglas Wick; the film itself; extra footage on its DVD issue; numerous comments on the World Wide Web; and, finally, the ancient historical sources for the life of the villainous Commodus - Cassius Dio, Herodian, and the Augustan History. Read the first page
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several rpts, historical cinema, occident des origines, life echoes, beast hunts, gladiatorial combat, historical film, gladiatorial games, battle sequence, opening battle
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Marcus Aurelius, New York, Ridley Scott, Triumph of the Will, Cassius Dio, Star Wars, United States, University of California Press, Augustan History, Russell Crowe, Septimius Severus, Battle of Carthage, Los Angeles, Mad Max, Anthony Mann, Imperial Projections, Quo Vadis, America's Rome, Bridgeman Art Library, Eternal City, Harvard University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, Leni Riefenstahl, Lucius Verus, Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus
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