Gladiator 2, center around the dream of Rome, begging the question of what exactly this dream entails. The dream of Rome is first mentioned by Marcus Aurelius in the first film, an ideal that is ...

Russell Crowe as Maximus in 'Gladiator' (2000). Ridley Scott’s 2000 film Gladiator was a sensational tale of honor and betrayal in the ancient Roman empire. In the film, Rome’s dying emperor ...

As for Maximus, he slowly restores his honor as a gladiator, embracing Marcus Aurelius’ dream of a Republic and using his new-found fame to challenge Commodus. As the trailers for Gladiator II ...

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Gladiator 2. Gladiator 2's ending concludes the sequel with expected sword fights ...

By comparison, Gladiator begins in 180 AD with the death of Marcus Aurelius and the ascension of Commodus, who tries to have Maximus killed. Maximus is enslaved and sold to a gladiator trainer ...

Here’s a rundown of the real-life military commanders in the “Gladiator” franchise and how they rate compared to one another: Richard Harris portrayed Emperor Marcus Aurelius in 2000's ...

One of the most pivotal scenes in the original “Gladiator” blockbuster was filmed in a place you might not expect: a parking lot. Arthur Max, production designer for both “Gladiator” and ...

Maximus Decimus Meridius was the lead character in "Gladiator." At the movie's start, he's the general of a dominant army for the Roman empire and emperor Marcus Aurelius' successor to his throne.

Gladiator II had a difficult (perhaps impossible ... Acacius (Pedro Pascal), the sole heir of former Emperor Marcus Aurelius makes his way to him one fight at a time in order to get his revenge.

Neither Gladiator nor its cinematic sequel is particularly concerned with historical fact. For one thing, the emperor Marcus Aurelius had no intention of restoring the republic. Gladiatorial ...

Rome, circa 209 A.D. Sixteen years after the demise of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000), the Roman Empire is now ruled by the tyrannical Emperors Caracalla ...

But he’s finally notched a win with “Gladiator II,” the enjoyable ... girl from the first film and the daughter of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, is still around, too — sipping wine in the ...