Gladiator II
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Gladiator 2.
Like its predecessor,Gladiator IIwas never expected to be historically accurate.
Owing to this expectation, many historical inaccuracies inGladiator IIcan be overlooked.
After their father’s demise, the two brothers became the joint inheritors of the throne and the empire.
Unlike their movie counterparts, they were not passive, waiting to be influenced by other figures.
According to real history,an armed war did ensue between Rome and Numidia between 112106 BCE.
Custom Image by Milica Djordjevic.
As a result, Rome was drawn into a prolonged conflict against Numidia.
However, Dondas could be based on Caligula’s horse, Incitatus.
Geta passed away in his mother’s arms, and his demise had nothing to do with Macrinus.
Gladiator 2 is the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s award-winning film Gladiator from 2000. Scott returns to direct the sequel, with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius, alongside Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn as the villain Emperor Geta. Gladiator 2 had been stuck in development hell for years before a script written by David Scarpa finally moved forward.
As depicted in the movie, the real Macrinus conspired against Caracalla.
After Caracalla’s demise, Macrinus also took over as the Emperor and reigned for about a year.
However, instead of trying to destroy the Roman Empire, he made efforts to improve the Italian capital.
TowardGladiator II’s endingmoments, Lucius prevents Macrinus from executing his nefarious plan by killing him.
After being overthrown, Macrinus attempted to flee to Rome.
However, he was captured soon after in Chalcedon and executed with his son.
Lucilla and Lucius Verus had three children, one of them being Lucius Verus II.
