帝國驕雄2 Gladiator II 預告釋出

Paul Mescal is Lucius


Pedro Pascal is Marcus Acacius.


Denzel Washington is Macrinus.


Connie Nielsen is Lucilla


Joseph Quinn is Emperor Geta


Fred Hechinger is Emperor Caracalla.

Mando

仲以為Paul Mescal會走唔出Aftersun嗰種鬱悶形象，但睇到trailer後半又好似OK

將來幅圖會變Roman outfit

Narcos

雖然唔係唔鍾意Denzel，不過係羅馬帝國有黑人權貴呢件事真係好唔make sense，果時如果有黑人一定俾人歧視到仆街

在羅馬帝國，黑人（主要來自撒哈拉以南非洲）有不同的地位和角色。儘管他們並未形成羅馬社會的主要群體，但其存在和影響仍然顯著。以下是一些主要觀察：

1. **奴隸和自由人**：許多黑人來自被征服的地區或通過奴隸貿易被帶到羅馬。作為奴隸，他們從事各種工作，包括家務、農業、礦山勞動和娛樂（如角鬥士）。然而，與其他奴隸一樣，黑人奴隸也有機會被解放，成為自由人（liberti）。一旦解放，他們的地位和權利會顯著提高，並能參與經濟和社會活動。

2. **軍隊服務**：一些黑人在羅馬軍隊中服役，尤其是在帝國的邊疆地區。軍隊提供了一個上升的途徑，使一些黑人能夠獲得羅馬公民權和相對較高的社會地位。

3. **文化和宗教影響**：黑人也對羅馬的文化和宗教產生了影響。一些來自非洲的神祇被引入羅馬宗教，如伊西斯崇拜。這些宗教和文化影響展示了羅馬帝國的多樣性和包容性。

4. **社會地位和歧視**：黑人在羅馬社會中可能面臨某些形式的歧視和偏見。然而，羅馬社會的種族觀念與現代種族主義不同，更多關注的是文化和社會地位而非膚色。

總體來說，黑人的地位在羅馬帝國中既受到限制，也有機會提升。他們的經歷因地點、時間和個人情況而異，顯示了羅馬帝國內部的複雜社會動態。

在羅馬帝國的歷史中，通常被認為是「黑人」皇帝的是塞普蒂米烏斯·塞維魯斯（Septimius Severus）。他於193年至211年在位，是羅馬帝國塞維魯斯王朝的創建者。

你解釋咁多做咩呀，總之我哋右傾會員見到黑人就唔舒服啦理得你史實係點

The ancients did not fall into the error of biological racism; black skin color was not a sign of inferiority. Greeks and Romans did not establish color as an obstacle to integration in society. An ancient society was one that for all its faults and failures never made color the basis for judging a man.
- Frank M. Snowden Jr.

再者到2024年仲係Ridley Scott戲到追求historic accuracy 係幾傻仔

你以為啦

首先Denzel飾演嘅Macrinus，係歷史上實際存在嘅羅馬皇帝。據記載出身於帝國行省Mauretania Caesariensis，即係今日嘅阿爾及利亞嗰頭
所以根本就係非洲人
雖然嚴格嚟講，北非嗰頭嘅膚色未必係撒哈拉沙漠以南嗰啲黑人咁黑
但係古希臘/羅馬人畫起畫上嚟，都係將佢地同埃塞俄比亞嗰頭撈埋一齊當黑人

The people who inhabited Libya, Carthage, and Numidia were thought to be of Phoenician descent, while the Egyptians were a race of their own. The Ethiopians and other sub-Saharan peoples were also considered distinctive, though both Greeks and Romans often represent peoples of north Africa in writing as of Phoenician decent, but in images as Ethiopian.

p141

其次根據當時嘅種族理論
人嘅種族構成係受環境氣候影響
非洲人近赤道，一般嚟講係話佢哋嘅性格文弱得嚟醒目且蠱惑
但係就唔會話歧視佢哋到仆街嘅

例如公元一世紀嘅古羅馬博物學家老普林尼就喺《博物志》提到：

We must add to these observations the connection to heavenly causes. It is not in doubt that the Ethiopians are burned by the heat of thesun, which is nearer to them, and are born like burned people with their beards and hair frazzled. On the opposite and icy side of the world there are peoples with white skin and light-colored hair. The latter races are wild because of the cold, the former lackluster because of the weather’s fickle-ness.

p48

公元五世紀嘅Vegetius喺討論羅馬軍事理論，講點用外籍傭兵嘅時候提到：

The dryness caused by excessive heat affects all tribes living near the sun. They are said to be quick-witted, it is true, but they have less blood and therefore lack the steadfastness and confidence to fight hand to hand, because people who know that they have little blood fear wounds.

p51

公元二世紀嘅天文學家托勒密就喺《占星四書》入面，將民族性連繫落星象：

The remaining quadrant contains the region called Libya as well as Numidia, Carthage, Africa, Phazania, Nasamonia, Garamantia, Mauritania, Gaetulia, Metagonitis, and those places located in the south- west of the world. These are aligned with the southwestern triangle of Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, and are ruled, of course, by both Ares and Aphrodite in their western orientation。。。These peoples tend to love beautifying themselves and dressing themselves up with womanly adornments because of Aphrodite. They are also manly in their souls, wicked and magical, but also charlatans, deceitful, and reckless because of Ares.

p108

參考資料：
Rebecca F. Kennedy, C. Sydnor Roy, and Max L. Goldman - Race and Ethnicity in the Classical World: An Anthology of Primary Sources in Translation

Denzel 同Tony Scott 真係黃金組合

結局:

人地都講明係2

This is the way

勁正，期待，
呢啲戲，有黑人先正，
一定係勁大隻勁強悍，好睇

黑人唔應該出現

- keyboard gladiator 連登仔 jr

單素勁有霸氣