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Gladiator, the period drama from 2000, was a groundbreaking creative attempt that redefined the genre of historical epics for the next generation.

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His nuanced performance unearths the essence of Macrinus: a survivor whose enslavement under Marcus Aurelius bred a methodical quest for vengeance against Rome itself.

This statement reigns boldly true as Macrinus appointed the heinous systemic devices that enslaved him under Marcus Aurelius (who was Lucilla’s father) against her son, Lucius, who seeks revenge.