DreamWorks, 2000 Maximus is a respected Roman general during the height of the Roman Empire. ... One thing that instantly stood out to me was, despite the fact that most or all of the characters were Roman, none of them spoke Latin except Maximus' son. ... Furthermore, Marcus Aurelius did not advocate the return of the Republic, and there was no General Maximus under his command. ... Roman Gladiatorial Games. 11 August 2002. 15 October 2002 Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) - full name Marcus Aurelius Antoninius 12 June 2000. ...

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In the beginning of the movie, the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is aging quickly. ... This movie accurately portrayed many aspects of Roman life during the time period it took place in. ... One of the most apparent inaccuracies might be when it was stated that Rome began as a Republic. As a matter of fact, Rome was initially a monarchy, and then became a republic. It then had a short lived period as an empire, and then returned back to being a republic. ...

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The movie Gladiator is an epic tale of a Roman general who is betrayed by the Roman government who kills his family under the leadership by a corrupt Roman prince who is turned king, the roman general comes back as a gladiator to seek revenge on the prince turned king. The movie which was made in 2000 stars Russell Crowe as the Roman general Maximus, Joaquin Phoenix as Comodus the prince turned king and Oliver Reed as Proximo the generals kind servant along with a whole list of other characters. ... But Marcus Aurelius wants Maximus to fight a tougher opponent.. the corruption of Rome, b...

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Upon his death, he whishes to announce his loyal general, Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) as emperor of Rome, in order to restore Rome to the republic it once was. ... Computer-generated "Rome-, is quite an eyeful and the costumes suitably fit the roman era. ... For instance: a wounded man, even a paragon of Roman strength and honor, with no provisions, no money and no support, be hard-pressed to ride on horseback all the way to Spain from the Germanian frontier, even with love of family as his motive. Then, there's the clichéd American act of giving the Roman characters,...

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Marcus Aurelius, the previous ruler of Rome, gave instructions to Maximus that Rome would be a republic again and he would become its leader. Since Claudius killed Hamlet's father for power and Commodus killed his father to prevent a republic of Rome from surfacing, both of the antagonists can be seen as sources of corruption in the state. ... Maximus's father figure is Marcus Aurelius, the former ruler of the Roman Empire. ... He had so much faith in Maximus that he entrusted the future of Rome as a republic to him, rather than giving it to Commodus. As a result, Maximus carries ou...

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