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

Others were vagrants. Generally, gladiators were “on the outside of Roman society,” according to Beard. It is also true the ...

As should be abundantly clear after “Napoleon,” “Robin Hood,” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” Ridley Scott is interested in history as a vehicle for studying characters and/or huge volleys of flaming arrows.

Contrary to the "strength and honor" depicted in Hollywood films "Gladiator" and "Gladiator II," some ancient Romans ...

Cicero’s career was both marked and made by the constitutional crises that characterized the last decades of the Roman republic. In several of his speeches from the period, he characterized the ...

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Gladiator 2. Gladiator 2 includes several ...

The "Gladiator" sequel centers on Lucius Verus, the secret son of Russell Crowe's character from the 2000 film. Both men ...

Gladiator II is a historical fiction, and for some viewers, the emphasis is on “fiction.” The movie does not have any ...

Since its earliest history, the term ‘Legion’ has been heavily associated with the Roman military, whether it denoted entire armies in the formation years of the Roman Republic, or the more elite ...

The legendary Roman empire took in every country around the Mediterranean Sea (which the Romans called “Mare Nostrum”—”Our Sea.”) It was so powerful that it managed to last for 500 years in the West ...

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said the announcement made Thursday — that the city and Republic FC professional soccer team had finalized a term sheet for a new, roughly $200 million stadium ...