Archaeologists recently discovered proof of a gladiatorial fight with a lion in an unexpected tourist destination.

Nowadays, Marcus Aurelius is remembered less for his philosophizing than for being smothered by young Commodus at the start of the swords-and-sandals epic Gladiator. In reality, he succumbed to a ...

When Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) attempts to name Maximus as his successor, Maximus immediately and profusely turns him down. As with many great epics, the essence of Gladiator's story comes ...

Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris). The arrest sets the rest of the story in motion as Maximus escapes execution, is enslaved, and becomes a gladiator — a role he uses to plot revenge ...

In the original “Gladiator,” Maximus is willing to sacrifice everything for not only justice but also the sake of the Roman dream, having served as the general and right-hand man of Aurelius.

Rome, circa 209 A.D. Sixteen years after the demise of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000), the Roman Empire is now ruled by the tyrannical Emperors Caracalla ...

Contrary to the "strength and honor" depicted in Hollywood films "Gladiator" and "Gladiator ... drama "Resolution 819" won the gold Marcus Aurelius award for best film voted by the public at ...