Arishat was the wife of Lucius Verus, known to her as "Hanno."
In the film Gladiator II, Arishat is portrayed by Yuval Gonen.
History[]
After being sent away from Rome to remote Numidia by his mother, Lucilla, Lucius Verus adapts to the culture there. He falls in love with Arishat and takes her as his wife, the two of them living peacefully on a farm.
Their peaceful time came to an end when the coastal village was invaded by the Roman army. Lucius, having trained for just this possibility, takes up arms, leading the defensive forces. Arishat does not sit idly by either, taking up a bow in the village's defense. Lucius, however, can do nothing but watch in shock as Arishat is shot in the heart by one of the Roman archers and falls into the waters below.
Stunned, Lucius is shot as well in his distraction but is not wounded, only knocked into the water. He briefly passes out and has a vision in which Arishat is led away on a boat by Death himself. He awakes, left with the loss of his wife.