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With the apparent return of the historical epic movie – Braveheart, Gladiator, The Passion of Christ, Troy, King Arthur and several films of Alexander and Boudicca (Boadicea for those over 40), attention is again focused on the authenticity of the genre. Was it really like that? Is the costume and architecture true to life? And, most commonly asked by those who enjoyed Gladiator, was the gripping battle scene at the outset, true to Roman warfare of that period (mid-second century AD). Troy is currently being laughed off stage for its wildly inaccurate story and mixing and confusion of buildings, equipment and artefacts and, as many readers will know, Kathleen Coleman of Harvard University was deeply upset by how little attention was paid to her as “consultant” for Gladiator.
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