Lucius Verus, All Grown Up. ... Similarly, in the opening melee of Gladiator II, Lucius loses his own wife (Yuval Gonen), whose death motivates his own quest for vengeance.

The Ridley Scott sequel Gladiator II weaves in and out of the historical record. Here’s what really happened to Lucius Verus, Lucilla, Macrinus, the twin emperors, and more.

But in the new trailer for Gladiator 2, the older Lucius Verus (Paul Mescal) finally learns the truth. He is the son of Maximus, and he's following in his father's footsteps.

She was recently widowed at this point, following the death of Lucius Verus, but events in Gladiator 2 appear to confirm that she always knew her son’s true father was Maximus and kept it hidden ...

It’s been nearly 25 years, but the Oscar-winning “Gladiator” is back! Or, at least, a sequel is! True, "Gladiator" star Russell Crowe can’t return as Maximus (for obvious reasons), but ...

A new Gladiator 2 trailer shows the skilled gladiator in Ridley Scott’s sequel competing in a fight ... Mescal plays a grown-up Lucius Verus II, a nephew to emperor Commodus from the ...

Ridley Scott’s upcoming “Gladiator II” film has already drawn criticism from a leading historian. Aidan Monaghan / Paramount Pictures. Paul Mescal plays the grown-up Lucius Verus II, the son ...

During the ensuing fight, Lucius’ warrior wife, Arishat (Yuval Gonen), is shot and killed by archers under Acacius’ command. The Roman forces enslave Verus Aurelius, who bottles his rage and utilizes ...

And I, like Lucius, the main protagonist of “Gladiator II” who was also roughly 12 when he watched Maximus die, “never forgot it.” Given my adoration for “Gladiator,” I was heartbroken to discover ...

In “Gladiator,” Lucius is an incidental character. Played by Spencer Treat Clark, the boy is the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen), and it’s stated that his father is Lucilla’s late husband ...