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. The main.
plot of the story is Maximus, the most-trusted general serving the aging Caesar Marcus.
Aurelius leading troops into battle against Germania in 180 A.D. But Marcus Aurelius.
wants Maximus to fight a tougher opponent. the corruption of Rome, by taking power.
after the emperor's death and restoring Rome to a republic. Maximus is reluctant,.
preferring to return to his wife and son, but he agrees to serve his Caesar. But his Caesar.
doesn't last too long, thanks to Marcus Aurelius' son Commodus who kills his Dad and.
takes the throne and orders Maximus and his family executed. Maximus escapes, only to.
be captured by slave traders who train him as a gladiator. Maximus gets a chance at.
revenge on Commodus when he goes to Rome as a gladiator at the Coliseum. Maximus is.
a hit with the crowd, setting him against Commodus in a battle for the hearts and minds of.
Rome. The three main themes in my opinion are as follows: The king wanting to oppoint.
Maximus as the king, but the king son finds out about it and then kills his father to become.
king and kills the generals family. Another main theme about the movie is the Princess, the.
new kings daughter falling in love with the hero but the general didn't fall in love with her,.
and lastly the last big theme of the movie was the new king making up the big Gladiator.
event where at the end of the games he gets killed by Maximus and Rome is turned into a.
democracy.
One of thelessons? that took place that I agree with would probably be dot take things.
Maximus and other slaves are trained to fight as a Gladiators. ... The money is another reason that some men became gladiators. ... The gladiators also held a lot of sex appeal to the ladies watching. ... There were even women that became gladiators. ... Gladiators got the same treatment. ...
Gladiator Essay The movie Gladiator is a story about the Roman Empire back in 160 A.D. ... He was sold to Proximo to fight as a gladiator. ... He was not Spanish and he was never a gladiator. ... Back in the Roman empire gladiators were real. ... This was true in both the Gladiator movie and Roman history. ...
Would it be ironic for Romans to adopt the gladiatorial games? ... Gladiatorial battles gave each gladiator a chance to live whereas in a direct human sacrifice the human did not even have a chance to live. ... Romans warmly accepted gladiatorial contests in antiquity. ... Sea battles, animal hunts, women gladiators, and fighting emperors all contributed to new enhancements associated with gladiatorial combats. ... Gladiatorial combats were held for several nonpolitical reasons. ...
That is the sign for the net man to kill the other gladiator. ... With the coming of Christianity, gladiatorial show began to fall into disfavor. ... It shows that there is a good relationship between Maximus and other gladiators. ... After he becomes a gladiator, he establishes a good relationship with other gladiators. ... He sees the difference between soldiers and gladiators. ...
The essence of the bloodthirsty entertainment was in the form of the gladiator. The word gladiator comes from the Latin for swordsman, from gladius or sword. ... The sons of Junius Brutus first displayed gladiatorial combat when they honored their father at his funeral by matching three pairs of gladiators. ... Gladiatorial combat was so important to ancient Romans that they had gladiator schools to train men to be machines of slaughter for the scheduled entertainment (Johnston 287). ... The gladiators would be forced to fight the wild beasts unarmed. ...
Paper 2: "Gladiator- Evaluation The film Gladiator, by Ridley Scott is a blockbuster hit for more reasons than one. ... However, in my opinion, Gladiator was a very successful film that kept me on the edge of my seat. ... Maximus is then sold to gladiator-turned-impresario Proximo and forced to fight as a gladiator. ... Maximus then returns to Rome as a gladiator with the vile intentions of seeking revenge. ... I would argue that Gladiator is an exciting film to watch. ...
Determine if the movie "Gladiator" succeeded in depicting Roman and things Roman. "Gladiator" (DreamWorks) is arguably eh greatest movie depicting most precisely Rome and things Roman. ... Also, "Gladiator" reflected some other cultural features of the Roman world in greeting, talking, and in costumes. The best part of the movie about Roman culture was about the gladiators. ... Another fact of the Roman Empire that "Gladiator" portrayed spectacularly was their military. ...
Once a gladiator you will have to take the gladiatorial oath. ... Why would a free citizen want to become a gladiator? ... Once a gladiator, you"ll be designated as a certain type of gladiators. ... Once the games begin, you will fight another gladiator. ... A Rudiarii is a freed gladiator. ...
The Gladiators followed instructions, which was to live and die in honor. The word gladiator is a divertive from the Latin word, gladius; which means sword. ... The gladiator slaves were owned and trained by a person called a lanista. ... For the gladiator, life was terrible. ... Because they were gladiators, they could never be Roman citizens. ...
The gladiatorial games of ancient Rome were a fascinating part of the Roman culture. ... Most gladiators did not willingly go to these schools, as they were slaves sold into a familia gladitoria, the Latin name for a troupe of gladiators. ... Commodus in particular enjoyed participating in gladiatorial shows. ... The gladiators were considered celebrities. ... According to Alan Baker, in his book on Roman gladiators: The gladiators themselves were the superstars of their day, lusted after by both women and men. ...