(SPOILERS) The 2000 historical epic told the story of Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe), who in the year 180 A.D. leads the Roman army and is named by Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard ...
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 ...