LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Gladiator II , in theaters Nov. 22, fulfills the promise that 24 years of filming technology can bring to ancient Rome. The film relishes in epic spectacle while building on the legacy of the first film. It has only been 16 years since the events of Gladiator . Lucius (Paul Mescal) is an army leader in Numidia, though called by a different name. Advertisement Roman General Acacius (Pedro Pascal) kills Lucius' wife in battle and takes the Numidia survivors back to