But believe it or not, Russell Crowe nearly torpedoed the line because he thought it was, in his words, “shit.” In a defining ...
No, neither Maximus Decimus Meridius nor the actor who played ... In ‘Gladiator’, upon the death of Marcus Aurelius - murdered by his son in the film - Commodus inherited the throne and ...
Rome, circa 209 A.D. Sixteen years after the demise of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000), the Roman Empire is now ruled by the tyrannical Emperors Caracalla ...
Commodus was eventually taken down by Roman general-cum-gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell ... That's Lucius (Mescal), the son of Marcus Aurelius' daughter Lucilla (Connie Nielsen ...
Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus ...