features illustrations of gladiators and hunting scenes. Originally believed to be a purely decorative piece imported from ...

Historian Roel Konijnendijk reviews ancient warfare scenes and battle tactics in movies and ... He points out how line formations operate in "Rome," starring Tobias Menzies and Kerry Condon.

He breaks down the Roman naval warfare tactics in "Cleopatra ... More from Entertainment Ancient warfare historians review ancient warfare scenes and battle tactics in movies and TV shows.

The role of animals in gladiator battles, he says, is well-documented. An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a scene of an execution known in Latin as 'damnatio ad bestias' which translates to ...

Bite Marks on Roman Skeleton Unveil Gladiator Battles with Big Cats in Ancient England Bite marks ... practices in provincial cities like York. Scenes of deadly combat between gladiators and ...

Recognizable quotes on the ancient Romans ... in Judea in the first century. In one scene, a gang of thugs are planning an assassination upon a Roman official, Pontius Pilate, when the gang ...

This scene doesn’t just serve as a plot point ... After all, no one does treachery and tragedy like ancient Rome—and Ridley Scott.

doubling as the Roman frontier of Germanica. ©DreamWorks/Courtesy Everett Collection In addition to the battle, other scenes were filmed in Bourne Wood, most of which took place in and outside ...

Ancient Greek and Roman warships were equipped with bronze rams to smash and sink enemy vessels – and a team of archaeologists has just recreated one. They plan to test the weapon on replica ...

Some thought a Roman army had used Burnswark as an ancient firing range and training camp, while other researchers regarded the hill fort as the scene of ... the site of the Battle of Little ...