These sword & sandal films did it the best. Set at the peak of the Roman Empire, the movie explores themes of the period, although Gladiator 2 strays away from being an accurate depiction.

Ridley Scott's upcoming film "Gladiator II" is set to premiere in theaters this week. The new film is the sequel to 2000's "Gladiator," which was also directed by Scott and starred Russell Crowe ...

The story of Gladiator kicks off in 180 AD. In the opening scene, the Roman Empire reaches its zenith under Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), who leads his armies to victory against Germanic ...

Gladiator II opens in Australia and New Zealand ... They do so in the way only blockbuster cinema can: with a bunch of swords-and-sandals dudes working together to avoid death by giant rhino ...

Please verify your email address. Sword and sandal movies depict realistic gladiators, with nods to historical practices of slavery and arena fighting. Many classic epics like Spartacus ...

Gladiator II is about Hanno (Paul Mescal), a Numidian soldier who hates Rome. After his wife is killed and he is captured in battle with General Acacius (Pedro Pascal), he vows to have his head ...

The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to promote ...

In every Roman epic – including the two Gladiators – it is shown that thumbs up is release him and thumbs down is finish him. This is wrong! In fact, thumbs down meant ‘swords down ...

Mescal plays the lead role of Lucius in Gladiator II, the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus in the original Gladiator. Phoenix, meanwhile, has collaborated with Scott multiple times, appearing in ...

Washington, 69, plays Macrinus, a wealthy power player in Rome who owns a troop of gladiators, in Ridley Scott’s sequel to his 2000 sword-and-sandal epic. The character reportedly mentions ...

Although prospective gladiators will not be putting down their swords to stay the night as “the Colosseum is a place of combat, not of rest”, the evening icon experience in Rome promises a ...