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Title: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2010, 03:03:33 PM
Watched this last night. An excellent documentary. VERY gory if you are averse to dramatisations of real events that depict the accurate results of mortal combat do not watch this.

[youtube:ywvmlpff]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wHM_PHVtas[/youtube:ywvmlpff]
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: Cecilie on June 15, 2010, 03:09:15 PM
Dammit, can't watch it.  :sigh:
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2010, 04:55:52 PM
Quote from: "Cecilie"Dammit, can't watch it.  :sigh:

However keep an eye out for it and if it does get shown then do watch it. It is the most fascinating insight into the gladiatorial life style and the rather grisly ends they came to. It's also very interesting watching the forensic examinations being carried out on the skeletons. One chap has his right arm 18mm longer than his left arm. He was not deformed, apparently exactly the same thing happens if people start tennis training before their puberty growth spurt. The same chap had a stress fracture in the clavicle and this is indicative of lots of circular motion in the arms. The deduction was that he was the type of gladiator based on the sea god and used a trident and net. The net was kept in constant swirling motion, hence the uneven arm development and the corresponding stress fracture. Fascinating stuff!
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: Cecilie on June 15, 2010, 05:09:21 PM
Quote from: "Tank"
Quote from: "Cecilie"Dammit, can't watch it.  :sigh:

No fair.  :verysad:
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: elliebean on June 15, 2010, 07:39:53 PM
Quote from: "Tank"
Quote from: "Cecilie"Dammit, can't watch it.  :sigh:
Nope, I can't watch it either.  :(
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2010, 08:08:51 PM
It's obviously restricted to UK IP's. Oh well keep your eyes peeled on HBO!
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: Cecilie on June 15, 2010, 08:09:47 PM
Quote from: "Tank"It's obviously restricted to UK IP's. Oh well keep your eyes peeled on HBO!
Don't have HBO.  :verysad:
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2010, 08:13:47 PM
Quote from: "Cecilie"
Quote from: "Tank"It's obviously restricted to UK IP's. Oh well keep your eyes peeled on HBO!
Don't have HBO.  :verysad:
Well do you ever see UK TV in Norway in some way or another?
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: Cecilie on June 15, 2010, 08:19:01 PM
Quote from: "Tank"
Quote from: "Cecilie"
Quote from: "Tank"It's obviously restricted to UK IP's. Oh well keep your eyes peeled on HBO!
Don't have HBO.  :verysad:
Well do you ever see UK TV in Norway in some way or another?
We have 'Heartbeat', 'Midsomer Murders' and '5th Gear' and stuff. Don't watch those though.
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2010, 08:23:41 PM
Quote from: "Cecilie"We have 'Heartbeat', 'Midsomer Murders' and '5th Gear' and stuff. Don't watch those though.

Neither would I!
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: KDbeads on June 15, 2010, 10:17:47 PM
I've seen something like this advertised on History (I think) here recently.  Totally watching it!
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: xSilverPhinx on June 19, 2010, 10:25:52 PM
I found a link here which hosts the documentary on many sites:

http://www.movies-links.tv/movies/gladiators_back_from_the_dead/
Title: Re: Gladiators, Back from the Dead
Post by: Tank on June 19, 2010, 10:53:16 PM
Quote from: "xSilverPhinx"I found a link here which hosts the documentary on many sites:

http://www.movies-links.tv/movies/gladiators_back_from_the_dead/

10/10
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