My name is Maximus; I am a general in the Great Roman Army. I have not seen my family in 264 days. My family consists of my wife and my wife and my son is nearly eight. I am a great warrior and I have the respect of my men.
We win the war and Caesar has asked me to be Emperor when he dies. I don't know if I want to accept this great honor. I was in the middle of a debate with myself when a guard came in ask that I report to Caesars quarters. When I arrived I saw the great Caesar, one of the most inspirational people in my life dead.
When I left the quarters Commidus (Caesars son) was waiting on me and he asked me if I am with him or against him. I didn't answer I him I just walked off. A couple of minute's later guards show up at my door to arrest me and have me executed. I escape execution by beating up the guards and stealing a horse.
I road my horse all the way back to my plantation, where I find my wife and son both burned and crucified. I immediately broke down and wept. Later buried them. I lay beside their gravesites without leaving for a couple of days now. I am beginning to feel weak and weary. I believe it may be from the infection caused by a cut on my left shoulder I got when I escaped my execution.
I awoke this morning in a daze I was being carried on a cart by some strange people and the maggots are cleaning wound and helping get rid of the infection. Juba a slave was the first person that I met once I was semi-conscious. When I passed out again I awoke as we met a slave trader by the name of Proximo.
Proximo bought me from the people who had picked me up from my family's grave. I begin gladiator training today, but I refused I fight. Bibius a big guy nearly killed me with a wooden sword.
Today I had my first fight as a gladiator; Juba and me were tied together and put in the ring with a bunch of professional fights. We functioned well as a team and as a result we lived.
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. ...
