The Gladiator Movies Use The Stoic Ideas Of Aurelius' Philosophy Gladiator uses the partly fictionalized Marcus Aurelius ...

Maximus Decimus Meridius was the lead character in "Gladiator." At the movie's start, he's the general of a dominant army for the Roman empire and emperor Marcus Aurelius' successor to his throne.

Ridley Scott’s 2000 film Gladiator was a sensational tale of honor and betrayal in the ancient Roman empire.. In the film, Rome’s dying emperor Marcus Aurelius fears that his son Commodus ...

Both ‘Gladiator’ and its upcoming sequel, ‘Gladiator 2′, are set in a specific era of the Roman Empire. The original story takes place during the end of the reign of Marcus Aurelius and ...

Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius and Russell Crowe as Maximus in a scene from “Gladiator” filmed in an English forest, doubling as the Roman frontier of Germanica.

In Gladiator, Lucilla and Maximus work together against Commodus, hoping to honor Marcus Aurelius’ memory. However, the movie also underlines how the two characters had some sort of romantic ...

Next to Julius Caesar, Augustus and Nero, Marcus Aurelius is one of the most famous leaders of the Roman Empire. Part of that is due to his role in “Gladiator,” the Oscar winner for Best ...

The genius of the 2000 movie “Gladiator” wasn’t just the music, ... Marcus Aurelius, aims to restore Rome to a Republic once again, and he chooses the general Maximus to succeed him, ...

'Gladiator' makes its Blu-ray disc debut on Sept. 1. Are you not entertained? With "Gladiator" (31/2 stars, R, 2000) director Ridley Scott took on the Herculean task of making a swords-and-sandals ...