Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Gladiator II.Marcus Aurelius’ “dream of Rome” is at the heart of Gladiator II, with ...

In 1860, archaeologist Jean Charles Loriquet uncovered a massive mosaic in the town of Reim in northern France that depicted ...

Gladiator 2 debuted in theaters 24 years after the first movie, taking the audience back to that world of swords and sandals and “strength and honor.” Set 16 years after the death of Maximus Decimus ...

An 1,800-year-old mosaic fragment featuring a topless leopard fighter confirmed that female gladiators battled animals in the ...

To preface, I am not a history buff. I have not studied Roman history to any great extent, yet I am a lover of the original Gladiator. In fact, I was first introduced to the glories of Rome by my ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This Roman-era relief depicts two female gladiators fighting each other in Halicarnassus, an ...

Dr. Racette-Campbell, a classics professor at the University of Winnipeg, is the author of “The Crisis of Masculinity in the Age of Augustus.” For a modern audience, it’s tempting to valorize the ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

Russell Crowe might have died at the end of Gladiator, but the first trailer for Gladiator II shows the dream of Maximus still lives. The young boy he once inspired is now grown, full of fury, and ...