Lucius is presented as the last hope of Rome, and the last gasp of Marcus Aurelius's dream – which Maximus died for. Famously, Maximus pledged to have his revenge "in this life or the next." ...

However, the rest of the world had bigger ambitions for him. When Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) attempts to name Maximus as his successor, Maximus immediately and profusely turns him down.

The House and Senate both stepped toward each other and the goal of ending the tax on work Monday. Leaders should continue to ...

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 ...

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 ...