Historical Inaccuracies in Film and Television That Broke the Suspension of Disbelief

The Gas Cylinder in “Gladiator”

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In the 2000 film “Gladiator,” a chariot was overturned during a battle scene in the Colosseum in ancient Rome. Unfortunately, when this happened, it revealed a metal gas cylinder which clearly didn’t exist thousands of years ago and was definitely too complex of a piece of machinery for the era.

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