The following contains spoilers for Gladiator 2, now playing in theatersCaracalla and Geta, the emperors of Rome in Gladiator 2 were depraved and cruel rulers, and their pale skin is strangely ...

Russell Crowe as Maximus in 'Gladiator' (2000). 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 ...

Commodus, the emperor who was the basis for the character in “Gladiator” (2000), was “an emperor we are told actually performed in the arena,” says Scott.