Gladiator movies are actually a part of the
gay subculture. Makes perfect sense--
smooth, muscular men getting all
hot and sweaty, and their
glistening chests all over the
screen. The
gladiator is one of the
archetypes of
gay beauty--again, the
smooth, trim, muscular,
hairless type.
This was brought to my attention by a gay man when Gladiator came out (so to speak). He was amazed I didn't know this about gladiator movies.
So, if you know men who are more than casually interested in Roman Sport, then, well. . . not that there's anything wrong with that.