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Rome was not built in a day, but the original soundtrack didn’t take too much longer than that, maybe a few months. Gladiator was just one of four blockbusters that Zimmer scored that year.

“Gladiator II” goes bigger and wilder than its predecessor in its action sequences, including monkeys, rhinos and even sharks circling two ships battling in the Colosseum.

Local Romans not entertained by Colosseum becoming an Airbnb The short-term rental app is giving people a chance to cosplay as gladiators.

Our experts says: “The sharks feel like a homage to Jaws rather than to Roman times. [The Colosseum] would filled be with freshwater - either from the River Tiber or from an aqueduct. Not saltwater.

Our experts says: “The sharks feel like a homage to Jaws rather than to Roman times. [The Colosseum] would filled be with freshwater - either from the River Tiber or from an aqueduct. Not saltwater.

"Gladiator II" cinematographer John Mathieson breaks down flooding the colosseum for a shark battle.

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Some folks cannot believe the Roman Colosseum was home to man-eating sharks, but the truth isn’t too far removed from Gladiator II’s most outrageous scene.