Historian Roel Konijnendijk reviews ancient warfare scenes and battle tactics in movies and TV shows. He looks at the naval battle and gladiator fights depicted in "Gladiator II," starring Paul ...

It's Hollywood's first re-enactment of an ancient Roman naval battle—and it's spectacular. The special effects from this sequence will have been a major component of the film's reported US$310 ...

Historian Michael Taylor rates depictions of ancient Rome in movies and TV shows ... He breaks down the Roman naval warfare tactics in "Cleopatra," starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.