Determine if the movie "Gladiator" succeeded in depicting Roman and things Roman. ... On one hand, when Roman Republic was at its glorious era, the combination of the leaders (emperor or the triumphant) and Senate offered Rome and the Roman world a stable, democratic, and powerful governmental system. On the other hand, at times when Roman Empire started to show their imperfections and endangered to collapse, the opposing ideas in governing of the leaders and the Senate lead to immense and prolonged conflicts. ... The greed of power drove Commodus crazy and eventually made the c...

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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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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. ... Maximus is motivated by the desire to defend his family and the prosperous way of life that Roman imperialism provides. ... The last wish of the Emperor before he dies is to give the power of Rome back to the people by giving the Senate control rather than an emperor. ... With a central character grounded by family, religion, and a pledge of loyalty ...

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However, over time the Romans found it was damaging to the foundation as well as to the flooring. ... Occasionally, free Romans and women would enter the fight for a few brief moments of glory. ... They were to teach the local Romans how to fight in preparation for visits outside their empire and to display the strength and courage of the Roman citizen to unemployed visitors to the city of Rome. ... As the new Roman Emperor, Constantine ended all persecution of Christians. ... The emperor Augustus sought to preserve the pietas and virtus of the knight class and Roman senate by forbidding...

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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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