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Gladiator 2 characters: A guide to Ridley’s new Roman Empire
Joseph Quinn joins the cast as Emperor Geta, one-half of the absolutely tyrannical leaders the Empire now has. He’s the more ...
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Gladiator 2's Denzel Washington Reflects On Historical Inaccuracy Of His Character Macrinus: "There Were No Black People In Rome"
Gladiator 2 standout Denzel Washington reacts to people pointing out that the character he plays, Macrinus, wasn't actually ...
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The Real History Behind Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’ and Life as a Fighter in the Ancient Roman Arena
The "Gladiator" sequel centers on Lucius Verus, the secret son of Russell Crowe's character from the 2000 film. Both men ...
Who was the real Macrinus, Rome’s North African emperor?
In "Gladiator II," Denzel Washington plays Macrinus, the namesake of a historical emperor with a thrilling story.
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There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?
Excavators first unearthed the barracks in the late 1700s. Among the ruins they found a bronze helmet, with a circular brim, ...
Graffiti was a powerful form of protest in ancient Rome – as Gladiator II shows
The obscene graffiti directed against Caracalla and Geta in Gladiator II then is part of a long tradition of political ...