... one genre but rather multiple ones. The film starts out after the winning a major battle against the Germanic peoples of the north. Emperor Marcus Aurelius (played by Richard Harris) asks his commanding general Maximus (played by Russell Crowe) to succeed him and then to end the corruptness of ... the kingdom by returning power to the Senate of Rome for the good of the people. When Marcus Aurelius discloses his plan of succession to his son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) he kills his father in order to ensure his inheritance and orders the ... and trained by Proximo (played by Oliver Reed)...

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• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate