Gladiator
Gladiator fights were basically to entertain. Politicians set up gladiator fights to win the favor of the crowds.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire, released in 2001.
Yes the movie Hercules was set in Greece before 500 AD
The gladiator fights were held in the afternoons and lasted until the set number of fighters performed. There was no set time for them to end.
The old Gladiator set is still available for purchase. However, it is now obtainable by using Tier4 tokens and handing them in at the PvP vendor on the Isle of Quel'danas. You can hand in Tier5 tokens for the Relentless Gladiator's items. The Brutal and Vengeful Gladiator's sets I believe are still obtainable by paying Arena points to the PvP vendors in Netherstorm.
No not really unless you count the Hain empire. There were many small states that fought each other for control of Japan. Then Tokugawa set off to reunite all of japan.
The Gladiator fight Verus versus Priscus was written down from Martial in a poam. This was the only time that something was written this detailed over a gladiator fight. Both gladiators were called winners afterwards and were set free.
Doubtful. There might have have been someone with that name in ancient Greece (where the film was set) or in the roman empire (hence the ending -us)
The art would be chinese. The movie Mulan is set in ancient China
There are numerous references to Jove in Twelfth Night - Jove is an alternative name for the ancient Roman God, Jupiter. The play is set in Illyria, on the Adriatic coast, which was part of the ancient Roman Empire.
As far as I know there was never a famous female gladiator. However, during gladiator games there were often "special matchups" that might feature women. For example, a woman might be dressed as a gladiator and set to fight a dozen midgets. Other special events might include wild animals, foreign people, etc.