Selfie-stick-waving influencers may feel like they are breaking new ground, but did Roman gladiators beat them to it by more ...

Some of which would have been familiar to a Roman gladiator. But, of course, the stakes were a little higher for the average sword and sandals slinger. While modern-day influencers chase likes ...

In place of Russell Crowe's Maximus, Paul Mescal steps in as Lucius, son of Maximus and Lucilla ( Connie Nielsen ). Living in ...

One of the most baffling online trends that went viral this year is the “Roman Empire” meme. Swedish influencer Saskia Cort ...

Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal come head to head in Gladiator II. Photo: Paramount Studios. The original Gladiator is a bit of ...

Twenty-four years after “Gladiator,” and 48 after “I, Claudius,” he still looks stately in a toga, returning as Rome’s Senator Gracchus. Mr. Jacobi decided to stop aging about 30 years ...

The real slave rebellion wasn't an overnight awakening, and the actual Caracalla wasn't a sickly fop with a monkey ...

A sword and sandal epic, visually splendid and cautionary about the abuse of power, not just Rome's but ours as well.

Irish actor Paul Mescal follows in Oscar winner Russell Crowe's sandals to fight in the Colosseum in Gladiator II ...

To ancient Rome for the flashiest cinematic spectacle of 2024. From an Irish perspective, it’s difficult to know where the Gladiator II excitement ends, and the Paul Mescal buzz begins. Some of us ...