When he did become the emperor, he ordered his men to kill Maximus. He escaped before they were even able to lay a hand on him. They, however, did kill his wife and son. He then got sold into slavery, and became a gladiator. Proximo was his master, and he told Maximus when to fight. Fighting back in those days was one of their only types of entertainment. They had the gladiators in the coliseum fighting other slaves from distant lands. Whoever won, got the glory, and sometimes the best of the best were freed from slavery. This is what everyone always wanted to see, because they thought it was what the gods had also wanted.

Once Commodus found out that Maximus was still alive, he could not kill him because he thought the people would think he was unjust, and make Maximus a martyr. Meanwhile, Maximus, Gracchu

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