Gladiator (disambiguation)
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Gladiator
s were professional fighters in Ancient Rome.
Gladiator(s) or The Gladiator(s) may refer to:
Gladiator
A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the...
s were professional fighters in Ancient Rome.
Gladiator(s) or The Gladiator(s) may refer to:
In entertainment and music
- The Gladiator, a 1938 adaptation of Gladiator (novel)Gladiator (novel)Gladiator is an American science fiction novel first published in 1930 and written by Philip Wylie. The story concerns a scientist who invents an "alkaline free-radical" serum to "improve" humankind by granting the proportionate strength of an ant and the leaping ability of the grasshopper...
- Gladiator (1992 film)Gladiator (1992 film)Gladiator is a 1992 sport film, directed by Rowdy Herrington, and starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., James Marshall, Brian Dennehy, and Robert Loggia. The film tells the story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to pay off gambling debts accumulated by his...
, a boxing drama film - Gladiator (2000 film)Gladiator (2000 film)Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays the loyal Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed...
, directed by Ridley Scott- Gladiator (soundtrack), soundtrack for the 2000 film
- The Gladiators (film), a 1969 film by Peter Watkins
- The Gladiator (1986 film)The Gladiator (1986 film)The Gladiator is a vigilante made for TV action film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Nancy Allen and Ken Wahl. Robert Culp, Brian Robbins and Rick Dees have supporting roles. The film was released in February of 1986...
, Abel Ferrara's 1986 film starring Ken Wahl in the title role and co-starring Nancy Allen and Brian Robbins - The Gladiator MarchThe Gladiator March"The Gladiator" is a march by John Philip Sousa, written in 1886 while Sousa was leader of the US Marine Band.The Gladiator was written as a tribute to Charles B. Towle, a journalist at the Boston Traveler. The journalist introduced him to the Knights Templar...
by John Philip Sousa - The Gladiators (band)The Gladiators (band)The Gladiators are a Jamaican roots reggae band, most popular during the 1970s. The core was Albert Griffiths , Clinton Fearon and Dallimore Sutherland bass guitar and singer. The two most famous albums are Trenchtown Mix Up and Proverbial Reggae with songs as "Hearsay", "Jah Works", "Dreadlocks...
, a Jamaican roots reggae band
In television
- The Gladiator (1986 film)The Gladiator (1986 film)The Gladiator is a vigilante made for TV action film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Nancy Allen and Ken Wahl. Robert Culp, Brian Robbins and Rick Dees have supporting roles. The film was released in February of 1986...
a 1986 television vigilante film starring Ken Wahl, Nancy Allen and Brian Robbins - Gladiators (television franchise), with numerous incarnations:
- American GladiatorsAmerican GladiatorsAmerican Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility.The concept was created by...
, an American sports entertainment television show- American Gladiators (2008 TV series)American Gladiators (2008 TV series)American Gladiators is an American competition TV show that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own "gladiators" in contests of strength, agility, and endurance...
, a revival of the original show - Gladiators 2000Gladiators 2000Gladiators 2000 was a spin-off television show of American Gladiators. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Maria Sansone . Season 5 American Gladiators grand champion Peggy Odita served as head referee. It premiered on September 17, 1994 and ran until May 11, 1996...
, a children's adaptation of the original show
- American Gladiators (2008 TV series)
- Gladiators (UK TV series), the UK version of the series
- Gladiators (2008 UK TV series)Gladiators (2008 UK TV series)Gladiators was a British television series which aired on Sky1 from 11 May 2008 to 25 October 2009. It was filmed in Shepperton Studios and was produced by Shine Limited. It was a revival of the earlier series of the same name and based on the American version of the show. The US, UK and...
, a revival of the original UK show
- Gladiators (2008 UK TV series)
- Gladiators (Australian TV series)Gladiators (Australian TV series)Gladiators is an Australian television series which aired on Saturday nights on the Seven Network from 1995 until 1996 almost consecutively for eighteen months. It was based on the American version of the same name...
, the Australian version of the series- Gladiators (2008 Australian TV series)Gladiators (2008 Australian TV series)Gladiators was an Australian television series which aired on the Seven Network in 2008. It was a revival of the earlier series of the same name, and was based on the American version of the show, which was also revived in 2008....
, a revival of the original Australian show
- Gladiators (2008 Australian TV series)
- MTN GladiatorsMTN GladiatorsMTN Gladiators was a game show produced by MTN for SABC3 in South Africa from 1999 to 2001. Following South Africa's initial participation in the second International Gladiators and Springbok Challenge tournaments in Birmingham, England, the format developed a cult following in South Africa...
, the South African version of the television series
- American Gladiators
- Gladiator (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), Hercules episode
Books
- Gladiator (novel)Gladiator (novel)Gladiator is an American science fiction novel first published in 1930 and written by Philip Wylie. The story concerns a scientist who invents an "alkaline free-radical" serum to "improve" humankind by granting the proportionate strength of an ant and the leaping ability of the grasshopper...
, a 1930 novel by Philip Wylie - The Gladiator (novel)The Gladiator (novel)The Gladiator is a 2007 Harry Turtledove novel for young adults. Part of the loose Crosstime Traffic family of books it is set in a world in an alternate history in which the Soviet Union has won the Cold War. It tied with Jo Walton's Ha'penny for the 2008 Prometheus Award.-Plot summary:The...
, a 2007 Harry Turtledove novel - The Gladiators (novel)The Gladiators (novel)The Gladiators is the name of Arthur Koestler's novel about the Spartacus revolt in the Roman Republic. Although not as famous as Howard Fast's novel Spartacus , The Gladiators is interesting in its own right, because Koestler is not merely writing about the original slave revolt, but the 20th...
, a 1939 novel by Arthur Koestler - The Gladiators, a novel by George Whyte-MelvilleGeorge Whyte-MelvilleGeorge John Whyte-Melville was a Scottish novelist of the sporting-field and a poet.-Life and work:Born at Mount Melville, near St. Andrews. He achieved immediate success as a writer of fox-hunting stories with his first novel Digby Grand in 1854...
published in 1863 - The Gladiator (Simon Scarrow)The Gladiator (Simon Scarrow)The Gladiator is a 2009 novel by Simon Scarrow, the ninth book in the Eagle series, where we see the return of Macro and Cato, this time up against a ruthless gladiator in the Island of Crete after their ship is damaged by a tidal wave on their way to Rome...
, a 2009 novel by Simon Scarrow
Games
- Gladiator A.D.Gladiator A.D.Tournament of Legends is a fighting video game developed by High Voltage Software for the Wii console.-Gameplay:...
, a versus fighting game for Nintendo's Wii console, developed by High Voltage Software - Gladiator (arcade game)Gladiator (arcade game)Gladiator, known in Japan as , was a arcade game developed by Allumer and published by Taito. It was followed by a sequel titled Blandia.-Gameplay:...
, a 1986 arcade game by Taito - Gladiator: Sword of VengeanceGladiator: Sword of VengeanceGladiator: Sword Of Vengeance was a hack and slash game from Acclaim Entertainment. At the time many big third person action games like BloodRayne and Prince of Persia were enjoying major success. So Acclaim decided to join the genre with their own third person hack and slash action game Gladiator:...
, a 2003 video game from Acclaim Entertainment - Gladiator BeginsGladiator Beginsis an action role-playing game developed by GOSHOW and published in Japan by Acquire on January 14, 2010, and in North America by Aksys Games on September 14, 2010. It is the sequel to the 2005 video game Colosseum: Road to Freedom, which was originally released for the PlayStation 2.- Plot :Marcus...
, a 2010 video game published by Aksys Games
Vehicles
- Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground VehicleGladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground VehicleThe Gladiator Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle was a remotely operated unmanned ground vehicle employed by the United States Marine Corps. It is described as the world's first multipurpose combat robot....
, an American unmanned vehicle - Gloster GladiatorGloster GladiatorThe Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. It was the RAF's last biplane fighter aircraft and was rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs even as it...
, a British biplane fighter aircraft designed in the 1930s - HMS GladiatorHMS GladiatorThree ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gladiator, after the Gladiators of the ancient Roman Empire:*HMS Gladiator was a fifth rate ship of the line launched in 1783. She spent her entire career on harbour service, never once putting to sea...
, the name of three British warships - Jeep GladiatorJeep GladiatorThe Jeep Gladiator is a full-size pickup truck based on the large SJ platform that was built under varying marques from 1962 to 1988. The Jeep pickup design was noteworthy for being in production for more than 26 years with only minor mechanical changes...
, an American pickup truck model - Tugboat Gladiator, a tugboat built in 1876
- USS GladiatorUSS GladiatorUSS Gladiator may refer to:, a tugboat, built 1876, in service briefly with the U.S. Navy in 1918, a U.S. Navy minesweeper commissioned 1944, active during World War II, decommissioned 1955, an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship of the U.S. Navy, commissioned 1993...
, the name of three American ships - Yamaha GladiatorYamaha SS 125The Yamaha SS 125, also known as the Gladiator, is a 125 cc motorcycle, produced by India Yamaha Motor.In the beginning of March 2008 Yamaha introduces two new models of the Gladiator, Gladiator Type RS, Type SS....
,a motorcycle developed by India Yamaha Motor
Sports
- Cleveland Gladiators, an Arena Football League team
- Gwinnett GladiatorsGwinnett GladiatorsThe Gwinnett Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Gladiators play their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center....
, a hockey team from Duluth, Georgia - Mike AwesomeMike AwesomeMichael Lee Alfonso , better known by his ring name Mike Awesome, was an American professional wrestler best known in America for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and in World Wrestling Federation and also in Japan for his work with Frontier Martial-Arts...
(1965–2007), American professional wrestler with the ring name "The Gladiator" - Pittsburgh Gladiators, an arena football team that now plays as the Tampa Bay Storm
- The Gladiator (wrestler), one of the ring names of Canadian professional wrestler Charles Sprott
Other uses
- Gladiator (energy drink)Gladiator (energy drink)Gladiator Energy Drink is a lucha libre-themed line of energy drink sodas first released in México in 2008 by The Coca-Cola Company. This product is endorsed by lucha libre stars of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre like Místico, Perro Aguayo, Jr., Último Guerrero and Dr. Wagner, Jr...
, a Mexican energy drink brand owned by Coca-Cola - "The Gladiators", an award-winning 1963 Australian sporting photograph by John O'Gready
- MantophasmatodeaMantophasmatodeaMantophasmatodea is a suborder of carnivorous African insects discovered in 2002, originally considered to be a new order, but since relegated to subordinal status, and comprising the single family Mantophasmatidae...
, an order of carnivorous insects also known as gladiators