Location Flashback: Gladiator (2000)

In this scene, Praetorian guards, sent by Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), surround Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) after his excape in an attempt to reunite with his former servant Cicero (Tommy Flanagan) as part of a plot to over Emperor Commodus.

Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen,Tomas Arana, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final role), Djimon
Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, and Tommy Flanagan.

In November 1998, DreamWorks reached a deal with Universal Pictures to help finance
the film whereby DreamWorks would distribute the film in North America, while Universal
Pictures would distribute it internationally.

Gladiator grossed $465.4 million worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2000.The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Crowe.A sequel, titled Gladiator II, is scheduled to be released in the United States on November
22, 2024.

Valletta Ditch is exactly that, a ditch. It was included in the original design of Francesco Laparellli’s vision for Valletta to
serve as a final defense to prevent invading enemies from reaching the city’s walls. The design consisted of a bastioned land front with two cavaliers separated from the mainland by a deep ditch that measured 12.5 meters (40 ft) in depth and 25 meters wide (82 ft.) from to Grand Harbor.