Uggggghhhhh...why do people quote Gladiator scenes as if it were an historical reference work? It was fiction, a very entertaining movie. It gets somethings right, somethings wrong, exaggerates others. Same for Braveheart. If you want entertainment, watch a movie. If you want history, read.

How many beautiful gasoline fireballs do you see in "war/action" movies where the source is supposedly a grenade, rocket, or high explosive weapon? It's in the movie, but it sure isn't an accurate depiction.

So help me...the next person that quotes Gladiator as if it were a historical resource will be tried for crimes against history