From 180 to 192 C.E., Emperor Commodus ruled ancient Rome with an insatiable lust for power that brought an end to the fabled ...

As someone who’s studied Ancient Rome for years, I’ve recently been asked which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump. In ...

VIII. The strangest volunteer gladiator was a Roman Emperor. His name was Emperor Commodus, who you might recognise from the movie Gladiator. He was a deeply unpopular emperor who ruled Rome until ...

It’s been 24 years since the Ridley Scott classic Gladiator came out, starring Russell Crowe as Maximus and Joaquin Phoenix as Emperor Commodus, the outstanding film received five Academy Awards ...

a slave and a gladiator who eventually takes down the corrupt Emperor Commodus before dying a noble death in the gladiator arena. In the first film, we briefly meet Lucilla’s young son ...

Gladiator can easily be considered a contender as one of the best films of its genre. Directed by Ridley Scott and boasting a ...