Gladiator & The Fall of the Roman Empire: Historical Movie Analysis

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Would you be surprised to learn that the 2000 historical action/drama film "Gladiator" is an uncredited remake of a much lesser-known film from 1964, "The Fall of the Roman Empire"? Both films have the same basic group of characters, take place at the same time (180 CE), and are drawn from the same source material. In this deep dive video we'll examine both films and the events they're based on, parse historical fact from Hollywood fiction, and try to understand how and why our culture sees this story from imperial Rome as a shorthand to understand the lengthy and complex process of the fall of the Western Roman Empire. My website: https://www.seanmunger.com My Ko-fi: https://Ko-fi.com/seanmunger My blog: https://gardenofmemory.net/ Chapters: 00:00-09:19: 1 - Intro & Road Map 09:19-15:28: 2 - The Stories Behind These Films 15:28-20:47: 3 - The Roman Empire in 180 C.E. 20:47-27:40: 4 - Was There a Big Battle With Germanic Tribes? 27:40-38:58: 5 - Who Was Marcus Aurelius? 38:58-49:00: 6 - Who Was Commodus? 49:00-56:01: 7 - Who Was Lucilla? 56:01-1:02:06: 8 - Were Livius and Maximus Real People? 1:02:06-1:06:55: 9 - How Did Marcus Aurelius Die? 1:06:55-1:15:15: 10 - What Were Gladiator Games Like? 1:15:15-1:17:52: 11 - The Violence of Rome 1:17:52-1:21:43: 12 - Slavery in Rome 1:21:43-1:25:24: 13 - Did Commodus Really Fight in the Arena? 1:25:24-1:31:50: 14 - What Happened During Commodus's Reign? 1:31:50-1:35:58: 15 - How Did Commodus Die? 1:35:58-1:41:35: 16 - What Happened Afterwards? 1:41:35-1:50:39: 17 - "Swords and Sandals" Epics 1:50:39-1:54:37: 18 - What's the Legacy of These Films? 1:54:37-1:56:27: 19 - Conclusion