What Lakiere calls a “criminally underused” setting and theme — ancient Rome! gladiator combat! — finds a perfect toehold in a very popular genre, the roguelike or roguelite, which has ...

ROME — This time of year in Rome, the evening sky is a marvel. Just before sunset, there among the cupolas, starlings mass by the hundreds of thousands, performing an aerial dance. They dip and ...

The majestic structures of ancient Rome have survived for millennia — a testament to the ingenuity of Roman engineers, who perfected the use of concrete. But how did their construction materials ...

2000's Gladiator follows Crowe's Maximus, a Roman general who is cast out by the emperor's son Commodus after Commodus murders his father, usurps the throne and has Maximus' family killed.

According to Deadline, Gladiator 2 is finally happening ... Now, Scott is bringing Rome back to the big screen in the film's first-ever sequel. The new film stars Paul Mescal, best known for ...

Gladiator was a co-production with Universal, with that studio now having the option to co-produce the sequel once the project is packaged. At the time of the release, Gladiator grossed $460 ...

Gladiators were the super athletes of ancient Rome, and gladiator fights were a popular diversion of the time. Most gladiators were condemned prisoners or enslaved people whose athletic prowess ...