The Latest Breaking News from Caracalla

Gladiator II opens with a Roman fleet brutally laying siege to a city in the north African kingdom of Numidia. On the big screen we see ships set ablaze by pots of burning oil and defenders impaled by man-sized iron bolts. The so-called barbarian inhabitants are eventually enslaved and carted…

Real-life rebellions aren't overnight awakenings, and the actual Caracalla wasn't a sickly fop with a monkey

STATE OF THE ARTS: Critics have generally been kind to the eagerly anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning 2000 blockbuster. But these critics are wrong, insists Patrick Smith. It’s a rushed, poorly acted quasi-remake from which only Denzel Washington and a well-dressed monkey emerge unscathed. What was Ridley Scott thinking?

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Gladiator II.

4/5 It’s thumbs up for Ridley Scott’s return to Ancient Rome a quarter of a century on

Exclusive: Fred Hechinger gives us the lowdown on his character Caracalla in Gladiator 2

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The miniature bronze portrait depicts Alexander the Great with his wavy hair and crown of ram horns.

These beautiful archeological discoveries are quite fascinating.