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There really was a Roman emperor named Marcus Aurelius, and he had a son named Commodus, who succeeded him. In contrast to the movie, Marcus named Commodus his successor, rather than Maximus. However, some historians suspect Commodus did have a hand in his father's death. Commodus did not die in the arena. He was killed by a wrestler. After Commodus' death, Rome did not return to a republic as suggested in the movie. General Maximus Decimus Meridius is a fictitious character. There was a general named Avidius Cassius, who fought in the campaign depicted in the film and, upon hearing of Marcus' death, declared himself emperor of Rome. However, his own soldiers assassinated him. Later in Roman history, there was a general named Maximus, who appears to have had revolutionary ideas. Commodus really did have a sister named Lucilla, and, as depicted in the movie, she hated him. Lucilla was married to the co-emperor, Lucius Verus. Lucilla plotted to have Commodus assassinated, but Commodus had her exiled for the plot and later executed. So, unlike what happened in the movie, Commodus outlived his sister. It was another sister, not Lucilla, that Commodus was rumored to have had sexual relations. The tattoo on Maximus' arm reads, "SPQR." The letters relate to an often-used Latin phrase, Senatus Populusque Romanus, which means "the Senate and People of Rome." However, it is highly unlikely a Roman general would have such a tattoo, as tattoos were worn by foreigners and lower-class citizens.
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Where was the real gladiator named Spartacus born?
Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator.
Was agrippa the roman gladiator real?
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What are the release dates for The Real Story - 2009 Gladiator 3-4?
The Real Story - 2009 Gladiator 3-4 was released on: USA: 5 June 2011
What were the two names for roman gladiators?
If you mean their given names, there are very few that have come down to us. Most of the names of gladiators are remembered either by their tombstones or because of some scandal associated with them. If you mean the names of the type of gladiator, the main types were Eques, Thraex, Secutor, Retarius, Provocator, Myrmillo, Hoplomachus and the Venator.
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Was Maximus a Roman general?
If you mean the Maximus from the movie Gladiator, yes. Archaeologists recently fond a tomb that they hyped up as being the Maximus of the movie. However the real Maximus certainly did not live the life of the movie one and the real guy may even have lived at a different time.
Is Lucius Verus in the movie Gladiator?
The Movie "Gladiator" in Historical Perspectiveby Allen Ward, University of ConnecticutIn real life, Commodus' eldest living sister, Lucilla, did plot with a number of senators to kill him within the first two years of his reign. As the movie indicates, she had been married to Marcus' former co-emperor, Lucius Verus.
Where do you find out about the story of Spartacus?
The key parts of the story about the real Roman gladiator Spartacus can be found in a history book about the Roman Republic.
What did a gladiator?
It is not clear what exactly you want to know because your question does not specify anything. The gladiators were professional fighters who fought at the gladiatorial combats of the gladiatorial games in the amphitheatres (arenas). The most famous arena is the Colosseum in Rome, whose real name was Flavian Amphitheatre. Most of them were slaves. Most belonged to the gladiator trainers and some of them were bought by rich men because owning a gladiator was prestigious. They lived and trained at the gladiatorial schools.
When did spartacus become a gladiator?
Spartacus became a gladiator when he was captured and trained. I know this is not a very specific answer, but we know very, very little about Spartacus, the man. We don't even know if "Spartacus" was his real name. He comes into history as a leader of a slave revolt and leaves history as a defeated enemy.
Can you still be gladiators in Rome today?
No, nobody can be a gladiator today. The gladiatorial games ended in the fifth century, for they began to be looked down upon, and it caused the extinction of some animals like the Barbary Lion. If anyone tried to be a real gladiator in the present, they would be charged with murder because the gladiators fought to the death against their will and the audiences thrived on the carnage. The closest thing you can get to a real gladiator would be at a reenactment festival, where the fighting would clearly be fake. If one goes to Rome, perhaps you may see a man merely attired in gladiatorial armour for the sake of tourism.
How real is the movie gladiator?
There really was a Roman emperor named Marcus Aurelius, and he had a son named Commodus, who succeeded him. In contrast to the movie, Marcus named Commodus his successor, rather than Maximus. However, some historians suspect Commodus did have a hand in his father's death. Commodus did not die in the arena. He was killed by a wrestler. After Commodus' death, Rome did not return to a republic as suggested in the movie. General Maximus Decimus Meridius is a fictitious character. There was a general named Avidius Cassius, who fought in the campaign depicted in the film and, upon hearing of Marcus' death, declared himself emperor of Rome. However, his own soldiers assassinated him. Later in Roman history, there was a general named Maximus, who appears to have had revolutionary ideas. Commodus really did have a sister named Lucilla, and, as depicted in the movie, she hated him. Lucilla was married to the co-emperor, Lucius Verus. Lucilla plotted to have Commodus assassinated, but Commodus had her exiled for the plot and later executed. So, unlike what happened in the movie, Commodus outlived his sister. It was another sister, not Lucilla, that Commodus was rumored to have had sexual relations. The tattoo on Maximus' arm reads, "SPQR." The letters relate to an often-used Latin phrase, Senatus Populusque Romanus, which means "the Senate and People of Rome." However, it is highly unlikely a Roman general would have such a tattoo, as tattoos were worn by foreigners and lower-class citizens.
