Marcus Aurelius and General Maximus Decimus Essay

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The movie I watched was the “Gladiator” it came out in 2000 it is a historical drama film that describes the historical things that were occurring in the AD 180.
In the AD 180 General Maximus Decimus leads the Roman army to get victory against Germanic tribes at Vindobona, which that made it end a long war on the Roman frontier and earning the confidence of the elderly Emperor Marcus Aurelius he has a son Commodus although the emperor that is dying wants to grat temporary leadership to Maximus he hopes to return to the Roman Senate. When Commodus finds out of the decision that his father made it made him bitter that his father Marcus favors him over Maximus, as for that he murders his own father. Maximus later realizes the truth of Marcus death, Maximus is betrayed by his friend Quintus which he tells his guards to go and kill Maximus wife and his son. Maximus was devastated for his loss and he was unconscious some slave traders found him and took him with them and they told him don’t worry you will see them in the afterlife. Then Maximus fought in tribute of the Battle of Zama yet Commodus wanted to kill Maximus he wanted to do the impossible to see him dead he put him strategies yet he never dies so he was so frustrated he couldn’t kill Maximus. Maximus wanted to escape but he couldn’t he wanted to save Cicero but he failed. Desperate Commodus wants a duel with Maximus in the arena he wanted to show his greatness to the crowd. As they were getting out the arena Commodus