Gladiators were the rock stars of the Roman Empire. But what was gladiator combat like? How did the slaves of the arena fight and survive over centuries worth of matches? Gladiator combat was a little ...

Movies & More reviewer John Gillispie shares his thoughts on “Gladiator II,” which is rated R and available on DVD.

In “Gladiator II,” Paul Mescal is the outsider ... He tastes opium as well but knows there’s a greater purpose to fighting in an arena. Moments, in fact, look like they could have been ...

While he fights in the arena, she is used as a pawn in his social and political affairs. What makes Fortuna such a great fit for the story is that she is unlike most of the other non-gladiator ...