Warning! This article contains spoilers for Gladiator 2. Gladiator 2 includes several elements that are taken from real Roman ...

Gladiator II picks up 16 years after Maximus’ death, This could be as early as 196 AD, but considering that Caracalla and Geta are enthroned, it more accurately matches 211 AD.

Contrary to the "strength and honor" depicted in Hollywood films "Gladiator" and "Gladiator II," some ancient Romans considered gladiators the embodiment of amoral tyranny.

The Ridley Scott sequel Gladiator II weaves in and out of the historical record. Here’s what really happened to Lucius Verus, Lucilla, Macrinus, the twin emperors, and more.

Which is why it’s useful that “Gladiator II” is so obsessed with its own history and continuing both its visual legacy and the plotlines of the main characters in the original 2000 film.

Gladiator II is the sequel nobody saw coming. The original finished with Maximus and Commodus dead and we felt confident that the story could not be continued. So what does the sequel have to ...

Popular media, such as the 2000 film "Gladiator," often depict Roman gladiators in gory battles that don't end until at least one of the fighters is slain. But in real life, did gladiators really ...

Paul Mescal's Lucius and Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger's co-emperors are some of the returning and based-on-real-life characters present in 'Gladiator II.' ...

Gladiator Movies Aren’t Telling the Real Story About Rome. Nov. 23, 2024. ... There’s just one catch: To ancient Romans, gladiators were not ideals of masculinity, or of heroism.

But in real life, did gladiators really fight to the death? In fact, sometimes they did, but not always, experts told Live Science. Alfonso Manas, a researcher at the University of California, ...