When Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies in the year 180, the Roman Empire falls into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's best and most trusted generals. He is also one of the emperor's most important advisors. Maximus is going to be killed when Marcus's cunning son Commodus takes the throne. He runs away, but slave traders catch him. Maximus was given the name Spaniard and made into a gladiator. He has to fight to the death with other men for the entertainment of paying audiences.
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When Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies in the year 180, the Roman Empire falls into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's best and most trusted generals. He is also one of the emperor's most important advisors. Maximus is going to be killed when Marcus's cunning son Commodus takes the throne. He runs away, but slave traders catch him. Maximus was given the name Spaniard and made into a gladiator. He has to fight to the death with other men for the entertainment of paying audiences.
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