Homework Help

[Sakuya]

Hi. Would anybody happen to know some Rome history and had seen the movie Gladiator? My assignment is to list several differences when comparing the movie's events with real events that happened in Rome.

All I could come up with was that Caesar was killed by his own son. That's highlighted white for spoilers. Any help is appreciated! :P

[Forum Troll]

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&client=google&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2...tory+gladiator

I weep for the future.

[Grimey]

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/wardgladiator1.html

here's a big article listing just about every historical innacuracy in the film.

[jimmalenko]

search is your friend

[Rookie64]

You might also want to try renting this from one of the various DVD rental outlets -

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237666/



Or comapare with other movies, such as -

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065922/


http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0054331/


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058085/



I'd list some non-hollywood / Italian-made films, but those unfortunately are not available on DVD yet.


lots of books on the subject as well - a library is a good place to browse

[thecoalman]

lots of books on the subject as well - a library is a good place to browse

<thecoalman waiting for> What's a library? When I went to school there was no Google...

[lordsmurf]

Or "LIE-BERRY" for some people.

[yoda313]

search is your friend

Hello,

Just don't use the reports that pop up on the first page!!!

I think I remember one of my teachers in college a few years ago said some guy copied a paper that showed up in the first page of a search!!!

I mean that's REALLY LAZY!!

Kevin

[jimmalenko]

Hello,

Just don't use the reports that pop up on the first page!!!

I think I remember one of my teachers in college a few years ago said some guy copied a paper that showed up in the first page of a search!!!

I mean that's REALLY LAZY!!

Not to mention STUPID !!!



Kevin



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[tekkieman]

I weep for the future.

I'd have to agree.

[yoda313]

Hello,

Just don't use the reports that pop up on the first page!!!

I think I remember one of my teachers in college a few years ago said some guy copied a paper that showed up in the first page of a search!!!

I mean that's REALLY LAZY!!

Not to mention STUPID !!!



Kevin



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Hello,




You need to update your sig line if you're going to impersonate me in the future!

Kevin

[jimmalenko]

You need to update your sig line if you're going to impersonate me in the future!

Nah, I reckon you'll have to change your signature back, so that our impersonations are accurate

Besides, it's funnier with that image IMO

[yoda313]

You need to update your sig line if you're going to impersonate me in the future!

Nah, I reckon you'll have to change your signature back, so that our impersonations are accurate

Besides, it's funnier with that image IMO

Hello,

Yeah it's a HOLIDAY SPECIAL

Kevin

EDIT - Back on topic - Your best friend is the library (read up )

[jimmalenko]

EDIT - Back on topic - Your best friend is the library (read up )

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this forum is OFF-TOPIC, is it not ???

[tekkieman]

EDIT - Back on topic - Your best friend is the library (read up )

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this forum is OFF-TOPIC, is it not ???

So...in order to keep a topic "on-topic" in the Off Topic forum, you would need to keep "off-topic" for the topic....right?

[jimmalenko]

So...in order to keep a topic "on-topic" in the Off Topic forum, you would need to keep "off-topic" for the topic....right?

Yeah .....

[ViRaL1]

Can we PLEASE get back to the strippers?


ok...wait....

[jimmalenko]

Good work, lads. Shameless threadjacking is the core mission of OTPW. I sense we'll all get our bonuses from Da Prez this year for this effort

[BobV]

http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/wardgladiator1.html

here's a big article listing just about every historical innacuracy in the film.

Damn, homework is so much easier these days.

[Capmaster]

Good work, lads. Shameless threadjacking is the core mission of OTPW. I sense we'll all get our bonuses from Da Prez this year for this effort

Yes ...yes, that's true. I'm keeping a list, checking it twice .....

[jimmalenko]

Good work, lads. Shameless threadjacking is the core mission of OTPW. I sense we'll all get our bonuses from Da Prez this year for this effort

Yes ...yes, that's true. I'm keeping a list, checking it twice .....

[thecoalman]

Good work, lads. Shameless threadjacking is the core mission of OTPW. I sense we'll all get our bonuses from Da Prez this year for this effort

Yes ...yes, that's true. I'm keeping a list, checking it twice .....

You need any coal let me know...

[Garibaldi]

Considered the worst Roman Emperor, Gais, also known as Caligula, went insane during his reign. At one point he actually appointed a horse senator. He had a fever most of his reign which may account for his mental illness. He was assascinated by a group of Romans lead by Claudius, who then became emperor. That is just a little of what I remember. I can post more if you want. I hope that helps.

Also a possible cause for the fall of the Western Roman Empire is lead poisoning, because the glasses that the royalty drank out of had lead in them (and they drank alot of wine, which is acitic and corroeded the lead), but its just a theory.