after the death of Commodus in 192 CE, a period known as the Year of the Five Emperors saw five different claimants vying for control of the Roman Empire. Commodus, who actually did fight as a ...

In real life, Commodus’ end was even messier than his Gladiator counterpart. The actual Roman emperor, infamous for his God-complex and political ineptitude, was poisoned by his mistress.

Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus ...

Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus ...