Paul Mescal on Meeting King Charles, 'Glicked' Double Features and Drunk Karaoke With the 'Gladiator II' Cast When it comes to the Colosseum sea battle in “Gladiator II,” Scott is surprisingly ...

Sharks? Maybe not. But sea battles, semi-aquatic creatures and plenty of other eye-popping spectacles were part of the real-life games at the ancient Roman Colosseum.

More than that, Mariotti believes that films like Gladiator II connect viewers to their ancestors. Especially the scenes in the Colosseum, because Romans were attending those events for the same ...