In Rome, I saw the Forum and I saw the Colosseum, where the gladiators died and the slaves were thrown to the lions. A vulgar American remarked to me, ‘It looks like a mighty fine quarry.’ ...

To create an authentic toga costume, you will need a large piece of white fabric, preferably a lightweight linen or cotton. The traditional length of a toga was approximately 4.5 meters for men and ...

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Gladiator II, directed by Ridley Scott, sees Mescal playing a grown-up Lucius Verus II, a nephew to emperor Commodus from the original film, played by Joaquin Phoenix.

Gladiator II is still weeks away, but that hasn’t stopped Ridley Scot from planning Gladiator 3. Scott has already conceived an idea for a third Gladiator film, even going so far as to write ...

A Roman gladiator’s tomb from the third century A.D. was uncovered in modern-day Turkey. Instead of the gladiator, archaeologists found the remains of 12 unidentified people in the reused tomb.

Viewers of the original Gladiator may recall that there was some question about the paternity of Lucius Verus (Spencer Treat Clark), because it was made very clear that his mother, Lucilla (Connie ...

It’s fair to say that’s definitely the case with Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, the long-gestating sequel to the director’s Oscar-winning 2000 historical epic starring Russell Crowe.

If you’re going to a Halloween party this year, you want to make sure your costume is both unique and timely. Luckily, with ...

A restaurant in Hudson closed Tuesday after receiving “increased harassment and threats” for serving two World War II reenactors who were dressed as Nazi soldiers over the weekend.

It has been 24 years since Ridley Scott’s famed Gladiator hit the screens. So many years, in fact, that I had not yet joined everyone else on Earth when the film dropped. After almost a quarter ...

Joaquin Phoenix’s Emperor Commodus from the original Gladiator movie remains one of the most memorable depictions of onscreen villainy this century. A portrait of what happens when immense ...

The teaser for Ridley Scott’s sequel centers on a skilled gladiator competing in the arena before fighting for all of Rome in the Hollywood tentpole set to hit theaters Nov. 22. By Etan Vlessing ...