Gladiator II is set 15 years after the heartbreaking death of Maximus at the end of ... Maximus was loyal to [Emperor Marcus Aurelius]. Lucius hates Rome and everything to do with it.

As the grandson of Lucilla’s departed father and former emperor Marcus Aurelius ... that led to his wife’s death during the battle of Numidia. Plot-wise, Gladiator II feels like a predictable ...