#anyways i enjoyed it thoroughly!! especially the fights and the sea battle in the colosseum were so yummy. but pray tell be so forreal | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

goldentangerines · 2 days ago

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watched gladiator II with friends and on god it was such a fun movie. as an archaeologist and historian of the mediterranean i have to say almost all of it was wrong (sometimes it's got to be intentionally and for the dramatique) but it was just a silly goofy fun movie!!

#come get your ancient roman newspaper-style folded morning papyrus issue of the ''ROMA'' magazine you sick fucks!!#gladiator ii #anyways i enjoyed it thoroughly!! especially the fights and the sea battle in the colosseum were so yummy. but pray tell be so forreal #why had every woman in that movie a wardrobe fitting for ancient rome's finest street whores. i'm not complaining it was enjoyed by me but #they had no sleeves. they wore pearl shoulder straps and strapless dresses and a deep decolettage and hugging dresses and hm...#THEIR HAIR LOOSE AND UNCOVERED. AS MOSTLY MARRIED WOMEN. BE SO FORREAL WHY.#also the historical facts and dates are so horrendously wrong they NEED to know that. when caracalla and geta reigned lucius verus has been #dead for 20 (?) slutty slutty years. and numibia (the city( needn't've needed conquering seeing it was an ally province ans vassal state #of rome since 64 bc or so #anyways. good night. maybe i'll write an explanation post about it.#gremlin speaks

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