Ridley Scott's long-anticipated return to ancient Rome is a pale shadow of its Best Picture-winning predecessor.

From the very beginning, it is evident the sequel's entire existence relies on Gladiator nostalgia — from the recap-esque ...

The games were, however, almost certainly seen as a way to demonstrate locals’ adoption of Roman ways. Adding to the ample literary evidence exploring the world of gladiators, over the last ...

Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Connie Nielsen also star in the bruising sword-and-sandal epic, set 15 years after the events of the original Oscar-winning drama.

Just last year, the internet was mightily bemused by the discovery that many men are low-key obsessed with the Roman Empire.

All-action Paul Mescal is the pumping heart of this stirring Roman epic - It’s thumbs up for Ridley Scott’s return to Ancient ...

Gladiator 2 is thrilling – even if Paul Mescal is no Russell Crowe - 4/5 Ridley Scott’s belated sequel has sharks, monkeys, ...

A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, archaeologists found the remains of 12 unidentified people in the reused tomb.

In Gladiator II, political intrigue takes center stage. Does it uphold Maximus’s legacy? Discover what succeeds—and what falls short!

Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. The dream it once symbolized is ...