Given his central role, many viewers are understandably keen to know whether he was a real person.
Rather, he blends history with cinematic grandiosity and compelling character studies to create moving stories.
For example,Gaius Julius Caesar was originally a general.
Caesar’s rise to power was significantly aided by his celebrity status, stemming primarily from his military conquests.
Ancient Romes celebrity culture was the inverse of ours.
This is particularly relevant to Scotts portrayal of public spectacle.
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Gladiators were popular with the public, and the elite reacted accordingly to preserve their assumed moral superiority.
They used the concept ofinfamiato discourage free Roman citizens from entering the arena for their gain.
Infamia stripped their rights and it was a kind of social death.
