It took more than two decades, but Gladiator II is finally in theaters, taking us back to Ridley Scott's vision of the Roman ...

It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

Statue of Roman emperor Hadrian. This intrepid Redditor sorted the emperors into several tiers: Stay Far Away From Me, Ugly, Mediocre, Cute, Hot, Apollo Himself, and Caligula Tier. Subscribe to ...

The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages, between the years 1203 and 1204 AD. This was a record that the Byzantines set, living up to the most convoluted ...

Gladiator II's Geta and Caracalla are just the latest in a long line of wicked emperors to grace the screen. Indeed, evil emperors – some real, some fictional – have long been the villains ...

The Roman Senate in the Fourth-Century Empire. Rita Lizzi Testa’s Christian Emperors and Roman Elites in Late Antiquity is a unique and refreshing analysis of the role played by the Roman senate in ...

Ridley Scott has revealed why the emperors in his films all tend to be a bit unstable – turns out it’s all the lead in their water pipes. In a new interview, Scott explains that there is a ...

The drama in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, out Nov. 22, not only takes place in the Colosseum arena floor, but also in the stands, between the emperors Geta and his older brother, Caracalla ...

A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a ...

Scott has a specific reason as to why his Roman leaders in both 'Gladiator' and 'Gladiator II' were unhinged: "No wonder they were f--king crazy." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large In Gladiator II ...