Pascal describes his character, Acacius, as "the Roman general," while Mescal plays a lieutenant in the Numidian army — and there's no love lost between the two. "He represents everything that I ...

finds himself in Roman custody and forced to engage in gladiatorial combat. Lucius’ anger with the system clashes with his devotion to the ideals of strength and honor espoused by Maximus ...

With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people. It is based on the characters by ...

To participate in Roman political culture required training ... any given gladiator may have thanks to dumb luck.” Strength? Definitely. Honor? Depends who you ask.

“With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people,” the official synopsis state ...

The real defenders of Roman values—according to Cicero ... any given gladiator may have thanks to dumb luck.” Strength? Definitely. Honor? Depends who you ask. John M. Oksanish is an associate ...

Honor Cargill-Martin (@honorcargillm) is a classicist and the author of “Messalina: Empress, Adulteress, Libertine: The Story of the Most Notorious Woman of the Roman World.” ...

He grows up there, but as an adult, he finds himself thrust into Roman politics — and the arena — when forces led by General Marcus Acacius (Pascal), under the order of emperors Caracalla and Geta ...