Before watching ‘Gladiator II,' here ... and betrayal in the ancient Roman empire. In the film, Rome’s dying emperor Marcus Aurelius fears that his son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) is unfit ...

strangled Commodus in the bath after the emperor had already been poisoned by his concubine, Maria. "Gladiator II" takes a similar approach: plucking out a few tasty morsels of documented Roman ...

Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus ...

It’s been more than two decades since the first Gladiator ... Maximus (Crowe), a Roman army general who seeks to avenge the loss of his family against the devious emperor Commodus (Phoenix ...

Juba is a Nubian warrior and friend of Maximus, while Gracchus is a Roman Senator ... a slave and a gladiator who eventually takes down the corrupt Emperor Commodus before dying a noble death ...

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 ...

Sir Ridley Scott is reportedly "moving forward" on a sequel to his classic 2000 film Gladiator ... the nephew of Emperor Commodus, played in 2000 by Joaquin Phoenix. Sir Ridley, who won an ...

Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus ...