Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russell Crowe as Maximus in 'Gladiator' (2000). Ridley Scott’s 2000 film Gladiator was a sensational tale of honor and betrayal in ...

A great hero needs a great villain. That’s exactly what Russell Crowe’s Maximus had in Gladiator. Joaquin Phoenix‘s Commodus was a slimy, conniving monster who made our skin crawl. We still hate him ...

Ridley Scott’s Gladiator ruled the 00s with $465.4M at the box office. Its most brutal moment? Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) murdering his father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris). Aurelius chose ...

Want to walk in the footsteps of Roman emperors? Now you can because an ancient secret passageway in Rome's Colosseum used exclusively by emperors is now open to the public for the first time since ...

A view of the so-called Passage of Emperor Commodus, a newly restored tunnel ancient Roman emperors would use to enter the Colosseum unseen and protected (Andrew Medichini/AP) For the first time in ...

Twenty years after its original release, Gladiator remains a triumph of Hollywood spectacle. However, Gladiator is not merely an example of spectacle, but a celebration of it. The story of Gladiator ...

As the beloved child of the reigning Emperor, Commodus was born with the world at his feet. Unfortunately, he also had a serious case of “only son” syndrome. While he started out as a promising ruler, ...