However, Caracalla and Geta were real Roman Emperors. After the death of Emperor Commodus in 192 AD, many began vying for the throne in what became known as the Year of the Five Emperors.

In an interview with Empire, Scott and Quinn explained how Gladiator 2's evil Roman emperors, Geta and Caracalla, compare to Phoenix's Commodus. Quinn, speaking for Hechinger too, says that while ...

Just as Joaquin Phoenix played Commodus, an actual Roman emperor, in the 2000 hit starring Russell Crowe, the new characters Geta, Caracalla and Macrinus each did rule the empire.

Then Caracalla turns on his brother, murdering him, and parading his head around the Roman Senate. Caracalla is indeed believed to have murdered Geta in 211. “It is said that Geta was with his mum ...

The smaller grave, made somewhat earlier, contained the skeleton of a 2- to 3-year-old child and a rare bronze medallion depicting the Roman emperor Caracalla's (ruled A.D. 198 to 217) visit in A ...