While being a gladiator was considered a punishment, there were some star fighters who were allowed to retire after surviving several years. Some were given gifts and were followed by groups of ...

The first benefit that the gladiators provide Macrinus is giving him direct leverage over Thraex, as Lucius is the one who earns him his first win against Thraex, causing him to owe Macrinus a ...

But where Washington has always thrived (and particularly brings the house down in Gladiator II) is in his line readings. At one point in Macrinus's rise to power, he meets with Senator Thraex ...

The first Gladiator film was released in 2000 so I ... Tim McInnerny is Senator Thraex. Except for Lucius, everyone else is a bad guy, a badder guy or a baddest guy. I always think of Denzel ...

There, you will don armor that most closely reflects your gladiator type, whether that be murmillo, thraex, provocator, retiarius, or contrarete. Choose wisely. Traverse the torch-lit ...

but also catches the eye of Macrinus (Denzel Washington), a gladiator wrangler who has enough clout, he’s a patron of Senator Thraex’s (Tim McInnerny) wild bacchanals and occasionally in the ...

“Gladiator II”, directed by Ridley Scott ... After winning a bet against the corrupt Senator Thraex, he extracts details of Acacius’ impending coup from him in return for debt forgiveness, and has the ...