Sir Ridley Scott certainly hopes the answer is “a lot,” based on the very sweaty, very bloody trailer for Gladiator II, the highly-anticipated upcoming sequel to his 2000 film about a bunch of ...

Long celebrated as one of film's most powerful narratives, the original Gladiator is remembered for Russell Crowe's definitive, Oscar-winning portrayal of Maxiumus Decimus Meridius.

For a modern audience, it’s tempting to valorize the Roman gladiator — strong, brave, fierce — as a masculine ideal. Indeed, ancient Rome has become for many young men an exemplar of a ...

Historical epics have everything moviegoers want to see — action packed scenes with really good looking guys. While some of the most common movies that come to mind take place in ancient times ...

Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport. But remains unearthed in England are the first physical evidence of human ...

Gladiator is on Netflix, making this the perfect time to revisit this Oscar-winning picture that remains among Ridley Scott's best films from the 21st century.

The "Gladiator" sequel centers on Lucius Verus, the secret son of Russell Crowe's character from the 2000 film. Both men achieve fame as enslaved fighters driven by their desire for revenge ...

Three men who dressed as ‘gladiators’ or centurions outside the Colosseum in Rome have been arrested under suspicion of extortion.

Denzel Washington kissed a man on the lips while filming "Gladiator 2" but it wasn't including in the theatrical cut.