Director Ridley Scott and Joseph Quinn, who playsEmperor Geta, explain how Gladiator 2's evil Roman emperors compare toJoaquin Phoenix's Commodus.

Commodus, the Roman emperor known for his passion for performing in arena dressed as a gladiator, might have his private arena at his imperial family estate where he killed wild animals.

After Commodus’s death, Pertinax was named the emperor, but he rankled the Praetorian Guard (the imperial bodyguards/secret service) when he tried to initiate a program of reforms that revoked ...

Ridley Scott ’s 2000 film Gladiator was a sensational tale of honor and betrayal in the ancient Roman empire. In the film, Rome’s dying emperor Marcus Aurelius fears that his son Commodus ...

Gladiator's Commodus didn't have a long reign, but other movie villains can learn some timeless lessons from the young emperor's mistakes.

Richard Harris played the Roman emperor-philosopher Marcus Aurelius in the Oscar-winning film, "Gladiator." But who was Marcus Aurelius really?

Ancient Rome was a dangerous place to be an emperor. During its more than 500-year run, about 20 percent of Rome's 82 emperors were assassinated while in power. So, what led to their downfalls?

In June of the year 68, the emperor Nero, on learning that the Roman Senate had declared him a public enemy, plunged a dagger into his throat (with the loyal assistance of his private secretary ...