The University of Sydney -

In 2002, Professor Kathleen Coleman, an expert on gladiators in ancient Rome and the technical advisor for the Oscar award-winning film, 'Gladiator', delivered the 15th Todd Memorial Lecture titled 'Bonds of Danger: Communal Life in the Gladiatorial Barracks of Ancient Rome'. In this lecture, published in 2005, Professor Coleman explored the world of gladiators looking at the words and images preserved on the walls of Pompeii.