Product: Gladiator [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
In The Eye of The Beholder
As both a LOVER of this movie (It's probably my favorite ever) and a degreed historian, I can say Hollywood, though far from perfect, got some things right in this movie. Particularly the Emperor's interest in gladiators. A fact rather easily verified.The Emperor Commodus was obsessed with gladiators. Had a private arena in his palace. Regularly appeared in public as a gladiator. And took part in public fights with other gladiators, albeit they were essentially unarmed whereas he was not.Arrogance is in the eye of the beholder, I guess.