With the gladiatrix banned by Septimius Severus in 200 C.E., blotted from Roman history, and overlooked in both “Gladiator II” and its predecessor, it seems we’re still not ready for a woman ...

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Gladiator 2. Gladiator 2 includes several elements that are taken from real Roman ...

“Gladiator II” and the missed opportunity of history far more riveting than Ridley Scott’s fiction Real-life rebellions aren't overnight awakenings, and the actual Caracalla wasn't a sickly ...

The Ridley Scott sequel Gladiator II weaves in and out of the historical record. Here’s what really happened to Lucius Verus, Lucilla, Macrinus, the twin emperors, and more.

Which is why it’s useful that “Gladiator II” is so obsessed with its own history and continuing both its visual legacy and the plotlines of the main characters in the original 2000 film.

Paul Mescal as Lucius Verus in Gladiator II, which tells a heavily fictionalized story of the joint reign of brothers Geta and Caracalla Aidan Monaghan / Paramount Pictures. To mark the opening of ...

The story in ‘Gladiator’ may be pure fiction, but the movie uses real characters, situations, and elements that come from history. Meristation. News Gaming Reviews Guides and Cheats Gaming Club.

In "Gladiator II," a fighter is seen riding into the Colosseum on a giant rhino. This isn't likely to have happened, given that the animals were mostly there to be tracked and killed.

What Hollywood gets wrong—and right—about Roman gladiators. With Gladiator II now in theaters, archaeological discoveries reveal how Hollywood’s warriors compare to history.

The following contains . minor spoilers. for "Gladiator II." Save for a few wisps of time-worn text and a bit of sharp-edged stone, little is left on this earth that tells the gladiatrix’s story.