Table of Contents
List of Illustrations.
Notes on Contributors.
Editor’s Preface.
1. Gladiator from Screenplay to Screen: Jon Solomon (University of Arizona).
2. Gladiator and the Traditions of Historical Cinema: Martin M. Winkler (George Mason University).
3. Gladiator in Historical Perspective: Allen M. Ward (University of Connecticut-Storrs).
4. The Pedant Goes to Hollywood: The Role of the Academic Consultant: Kathleen M. Coleman (Harvard University).
5. Commodus and the Limits of the Roman Empire: Arthur M. Eckstein (University of Maryland).
6. Gladiators and Blood Sport: David S. Potter (University of Michigan).
7. Gladiator and the Colosseum: Ambiguities of Spectacle: Martin M. Winkler (George Mason University).
8. The Vision of a Fascist Rome in Gladiator: Arthur J. Pomeroy (Victoria University of Wellington).
9. Gladiator and Contemporary American Society: Monica S. Cyrino (University of New Mexico).
10. The Politics of Gladiator: Peter W. Rose (Miami University of Ohio).
11. The Major Ancient Sources:.
Cassius Dio on Commodus.
The Augustan History: Commodus.
Herodian on the Death of Commodus.
Aurelius Victor on Commodus.
Chronology: The Roman Empire at the Time of Commodus.
Further Reading.
Index to Chapters 1-10
