How realistic is
How realistic is the movie Gladiator? The box office hit Gladiator is driven by a Hollywood plot but retains a large amount of factual information. A lot of the characters names they used did exist but were not historically correct. The story-line of the movie was one created for the movie however it is quite realistically portrayed. The basic plot starts with the Spaniard general of the Roman army, Maximus, leading his loyal troops to a heroic victory. The emperor Marcus Aurelius, who is approaching his death, asks Maximus to be his successor instead of his son Commodus. Commodus kills his father in reaction to the news and asks Maximus to serve him. When Maximus declines his offer and plots his death Commodus commands the death of Maximus and his family. He fights through his execution in attempt of saving his family but he arrives too late. Badly wounded he passes out is taken by slave traders. He is sold along with other slaves to Proximo to fight in the gladiator games. Eventually they make it to the coliseum and Maximus becomes more popular with each victory he has. Commodus can't kill Maximus because Rome loves him so much, even though he knows that Maximus will kill him in revenge of his family and
Annia Lucilla was also his daughter but was married to Lucius Verus who was actually Marcus Aurelius' adopted into the imperial family as Marcus Aurelius' brother and Commodus' cousin. Some say it is, others think it could be the opposite, or that two fingers up meant death and a closed fist meant mercy. In reality Marcus Aurelius was emperor of Rome from 161 to 180 AD. The city celebrated by removing his name from inscriptions and tearing down his statues. This story, of course has a love story, intense action, and a secret plot considering it's a Hollywood film. He was stripped of his rank in 182 often Commodus suspected him in a plot and was sent away. Annia Lucilla was also suspected by Commodus when he took the throne and was exiled to Capri and then murdered. She tells him how Maximus is supposed to meet his awaiting loyal army to come to Rome and kill Commodus. In the movie the emperor would give thumbs up to kill the fighter or thumbs down for mercy. Gladiators did exist and were as well known as celebrities. One son died four years after death and the other was Commodus. Although 1 out of 10 gladiators died in battle.
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