The following contains spoilers for Gladiator 2, now playing in theatersGladiator 2's line of Emperors ends up being a major ...

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 ...

The story of Gladiator kicks off in 180 AD. In the opening scene, the Roman Empire reaches its zenith under Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), who leads his armies to victory against Germanic ...

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 ...

Gladiator II, the sequel to the original Gladiator ... and efficiently hiding the starving residents and unseen cruelties behind grand architecture. Still, perhaps Marcus Aurelius’ initial dream ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scroll down to see the connections between the films below: Gladiator centers around Maximus (remember, that’s Crowe) who forms a bond with Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris). Marcus Aurelius ...

Lucius is the nephew of the late Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), who murdered his father Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) to take the throne in the first Gladiator(2000). Lucius is also Marcus ...

Mescal’s Lucius, son of Connie Nielsen’s Lucilla, appeared as a child in Gladiator (2000). Lucius is the nephew of the late Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), who murdered his father Marcus Aurelius ...