1: ( CNN ) In  Game of Thrones ,  Yunkai might be a fictional city ruled by an oligarchy of slave merchants , but the scenes had to be filmed in the real world . 2: More than a decade before them , Ridley Scott chose the North African country to film the gory glory of ancient Rome in his epic  Gladiator  starring Russell Crowe . 3: Ridley Scott 's film  Gladiator  and parts of  Game of Thrones  have been filmed in the area .
1: the real world 2: the North African country 3: the area