The Gladiator

Maximus was a great Gladiator, he fought well, and was a loyal friend. Another positive for me was when Maximus avenged his family, he died in the end but was able to be with his wife and son in afterlife like in his visions. When Commodus decided to kill his father Emperor Aurelius to become Emperor himself was a negative part of the movie. When Emperor Aurelius was killed, Maximums was taken to Zucchabar were he was sold. Commodus became the new Emperor and attempted to kill Gladiator Maximus’s many

Gladiator is an epic historical action drama set in the Roman Empire during the reign of Commodus, the last emperor of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. The film is directed by Ridley Scott and features big name actors such as Russel Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, and the late Richard Harris. In brief the story of Gladiator centers Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russel Crowe), a betrayed Roman General who is forced into becoming a gladiator. Maximus fights his way from a lowly arena on the outskirts of the empire

What can be said about the accuracy of the historical references in the movie Gladiator? Gladiator is both accurate and inaccurate in its historical perception of the Roman Empire in AD 180. First, we will focus on the inaccuracies and accuracies of the Romans’ military strategies and weapons portrayed in “Gladiator.” There was no last great battle with the Germanic tribes on the eve of Marcus Aurelius’ death. There was a big battle that took a whole day to achieve victory late in the campaigning

Introduction Gladiators have long been regarded as entertainers performing spectacles of great violence for an avid audience. Many scholars debate whether the gladiators could be considered athletes due to the stark differences between the Greek athletes of the Olympics and the Roman gladiators of the arena. There are many myths surrounding the gladiators. Most people think that the gladiators were savage and would fight each other to the death every time they entered the arena. Many people are also

What was life as a gladiator? How does it affect humans today? What were the advantages and disadvantages of being a gladiator? There are so many are so many questions about gladiators that go unanswered, but now, thanks to archaeologists, we are able to answer those questions. Evidence shows that being a gladiators had both advantages and disadvantages. A gladiator is an armed fighter who entertained audiences in the Roman Empire by fighting against other gladiators, wild animals, and criminals

Defining of a Gladiator A gladiator is a fighter, a slave, they were bought to fight to the death. Gladiators mostly were slaves from villages that Rome raided, these slaves were usually men but occasionally some women wondered there way into the Colosseum. They were picked out by their strength, and were motivated about becoming rich and being free. Gladiators could be people sentenced to death by other means or by the sword that killed you in the arena. Or by capture from territory expansion

Gladiators A gladiator was a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators. A gladiator’s life was much more than fighting, it included the fear while fighting, the fame when not fighting, and the feelings and legacy after the fighting days were over. Gladiators were the celebrities and heroes of ancient Rome. The people needed someone

Gladiator Directed by Ridley Scott, Gladiator is an epic tale of honor, love, loyalty and power. If you could only see two movies a year make Gladiator one of them. It is full of action, adventure, drama, deceit and love. Russell Crowe plays the Roman General, Maximus, who heads the Roman Army in their conquers of Europe and Africa under the emperor Marcus Aurelius. Maximus has served Rome for “ two years, 264 days and this morning,” and is anxiously awaiting his release by

Introduction: The study of Rome presents an opportunity to relate the past to the present, and analyze how social behaviors have prevailed overtime through sport. Although sent to their death within the arena, the ancient public of Rome glorified gladiators. They supplied an outlet for the public to visually glorify war and violence, while being able to choose a desired hero to root for. Similarly, the professional football players who play in the NFL

The intended audience of the movie Gladiator is made for Teenagers and Adults. Teenagers would enjoy watching the movie because of the violence and Adults would enjoy watching the movie for the history. The director Ridley Scott put a spin on the film, he added some things that were not historically accurate. It was not a specific event and Ridley scott shows his vision of cultural rome and the spirit of what rome would be like. Ridley scott has made the film closed to being balanced, he attempts