DreamWorks, 2000 Maximus is a respected Roman general during the height of the Roman Empire. ... His sister Lucilla is the voice of reason who keeps Commodus in good terms with the senate. ... 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. ... 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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There was a Roman general named Maximus but not until the third century. ... He really did hate the senate and had several senators killed. ... Back in the Roman empire gladiators were real. ... This was true in both the Gladiator movie and Roman history. ... The senate helped with making reccomendations but the Emperor often over ruled the senate with his own decision. ...

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Gladiator is about the victorious and admired Roman General, Maximus Decimus Meridias. ... This means taking temporary control of the Empire until the Roman Senate can get it together enough to take over. ... Maximus very weak now, orders the troops to be freed, and the empire handed over to the Roman Senate. ...

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The long reign of Antoninus Pius was one of the most peaceful and prosperous in Roman history. ... The emperor Antoninus Pius died on March 7 of that year but not before clearly indicating to magistrates and the senate that he wanted Marcus Aurelius to succeed him by having the statue of Fortuna, which had been in Pius's bedroom, transferred to Marcus. ... With Antoninus's death and the uncertainty upon and new emperor (in this case two, a diarchy, for the first time in Rome's history), the Parthian monarch, Vologaeses III, struck rapidly, placed his own candidate on the Armen...

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