[Editor's note: The following article contains spoilers for "Gladiator II."] As should be abundantly clear after "Napoleon," "Robin Hood," and "Kingdom of Heaven," Ridley Scott is interested in ...

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. Thought ...

The following contains spoilers from "Gladiator II." About two hours into "Gladiator II," Hanno (Paul Mescal) steps up to deliver a speech that might finally tell us why we should care about anyone or ...

Even if historical films like Gladiator II, debuting Friday, are inaccurate on key points, CU Boulder Department of Classics Assistant Teaching Professor Travis Rupp sees value in them as a gateway to ...

(JTA) — In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The catastrophe famously entombed, and preserved, the city’s villas, ...

Jeremy has more than 2200 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

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 ...

As should be abundantly clear after “Napoleon,” “Robin Hood,” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” Ridley Scott is interested in history as a vehicle for studying characters and/or huge volleys of flaming arrows.