Since Marcinus intentionally keeps his real name hidden throughout Gladiator II's runtime, ... Marcus Opellius Macrinus was a Roman emperor who reigned supreme from April 217 to June 218 ...

Gladiator was a worthy heir to classics such as Ben-Hur; the sequel belongs in a category that includes 2 Fast 2 Furious.

In "Gladiator II," a fighter is seen riding into the Colosseum on a giant rhino. This isn't likely to have happened, given that the animals were mostly there to be tracked and killed.