{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63971eb0ea2f0000119818db/671cb202e1ae5a1f286ec158?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Accurate is the Portrayal of Commodus in Gladiator (2000)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63971eb0ea2f0000119818db/1729933248971-f1a65c2e-5823-4756-9d8d-bdc36568b420.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Episode Synopsis:</strong> In this episode of <em>The Mummy Movie Podcast</em>, we delve into the historical accuracy of the character Commodus, as portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in the 2000 film <em>Gladiator</em>. We explore how closely the movie's depiction aligns with historical records and what creative liberties were taken in bringing this infamous Roman emperor to life on screen.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the Show:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Patreon:</strong> <a href=\"https://patreon.com/MummyMoviePodcast?utm_medium=unknown&amp;utm_source=join_link&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=copyLink\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support us on Patreon</a></li><li><br></li></ul><p><strong>Contact Us:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Email:</strong> mummymoviepodcast@gmail.com</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode References:</strong></p><ul><li>Benfree. (2011). <em>RoaringCrowd.wav</em>. Retrieved from <a href=\"https://freesound.org/people/benfree/sounds/130568/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://freesound.org/people/benfree/sounds/130568/</a></li><li>Burgersdijk, D. (2024). <em>A revised Loeb of Historia Augusta</em> - (D. Magie, D. Rohrbacher, Eds. &amp; Trans.), <em>Historia Augusta, Volume I (Loeb Classical Library 139)</em>. Cambridge, MA, and London: Harvard University Press. <em>The Classical Review, 74</em>(1), 121-124.</li><li>Dan_AudioFile. (2022). <em>Football-match_Cheering_Large-crowd_Ambience.stereo.wav</em>. Retrieved from <a href=\"https://freesound.org/people/Dan_AudioFile/sounds/654085/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://freesound.org/people/Dan_AudioFile/sounds/654085/</a></li><li>Dio, C., Cary, E., &amp; Foster, H. B. (1917). <em>Roman History: Volume VI, Books 51-55</em>.</li><li>FunWithSound. (2017). <em>Applause 4.mp3</em>. Retrieved from <a href=\"https://freesound.org/people/FunWithSound/sounds/381358/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://freesound.org/people/FunWithSound/sounds/381358/</a></li><li>Giovannitp. (2015). <em>Horse and chariot 30 sec.mp3</em>. Retrieved from <a href=\"https://freesound.org/people/giovannitp/sounds/271060/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://freesound.org/people/giovannitp/sounds/271060/</a></li><li>Herodian. (n.d.). <em>History of the Empire, Volume I: Books 1-4</em>.</li><li>Jakobthiesen. (2013). <em>Ext Large Crowd at Sunnyside Pool.WAV</em>. Retrieved from <a href=\"https://freesound.org/people/jakobthiesen/sounds/194865/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://freesound.org/people/jakobthiesen/sounds/194865/</a></li><li>Kreaton. (2008). <em>isaapp1.wav</em>. Retrieved from <a href=\"https://freesound.org/people/Kreaton/sounds/61288/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://freesound.org/people/Kreaton/sounds/61288/</a></li><li>Kevp888. (2022). <em>R4_00357_FR_LaughAndCheering.wav</em>. Retrieved from <a href=\"https://freesound.org/people/kevp888/sounds/662101/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://freesound.org/people/kevp888/sounds/662101/</a></li><li>Lenski, N., &amp; Talbert, R. J. A. (2012). <em>From Village to Empire: A History of Rome from Earliest Times to the End of the Western Empire</em>. New York.</li><li>Nicholls, M. (2019). <em>Galen and the Last Days of Commodus: Galen’s Treatise Περὶ Ἀλυπίας (De indolentia) in Context</em>, 245.</li><li>WebbFilmsUK. (2013). <em>Marching 2.wav</em>. Retrieved from <a href=\"https://freesound.org/people/WebbFilmsUK/sounds/200323/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://freesound.org/people/WebbFilmsUK/sounds/200323/</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Peter Rose"}