screenshots / Gladiator of Rome (aka: Battles of the Gladiators) / 1962 Giorgio Agliani Cinematografica

Original Italian title: Il gladiatore di Roma.

As a result of his strength, a warrior turned slave ends up becoming a gladiator in the Roman arena.

Starring Gordon Scott (as Marcus) who was better known to American movie audiences as Tarzan, having portrayed the character from 1955 to 1960 in five films.

Other peplum credits for actor Alberto Farnese include The Giants of Thessaly (1960), The Giant of Metropolis (1961) and The Two Gladiators (1964).

Director Mario Costa had worked with both Gordon Scott and Alberto Farnese on the film Kerim, Son of the Sheik, also released in 1962.

The production filmed at the Titanus Farnesina Studios, Rome, Italy.