Gladiator

Marcus Aurelius was the last of the "good" emperors—but this so-called "Philosopher King" hid an extremely dirty little secret.

Ridley Scott is back with a sequel to Gladiator starring Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, and Paul Mescal. And it looks even more unhinged than anyone imagined.

History remembers Marcus Aurelius as one of the Roman Empire's "good" emperors—but in Ancient Rome, even the good guys did some pretty disturbing things.

One historian said the mad Commodus turned Rome “from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust”—yet few people know this brutal emperor’s dark history.

History remembers Marcus Aurelius as one of the Roman Empire's "good" emperors—but in Ancient Rome, even the good guys did some pretty disturbing things.

Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Gladiator is the story of Maximus Decimus Meridius, a loyal general who suffers a deep betrayal.