In
AD 180, Maximus leads the Roman army to a decisive victory against
the Germanic tribes. Marcos Aurelius is old and dies, although he has
a son, Commodus, he asks Maximus to succeed him as a regent and turn
Rome back to a republic. When the emperor speaks with Commodus and he
explained the decision, Commodus decided to kill the emperor.
Commodus
decided to kill Maximus wife and son. Maximus managed to escape his
own execution, but he finds his wife and son dead. Maximus is taken
to Zucchabar, where is sold to a man called Proximo, who uses him as
a gladiator.
Maximus
is forced to fight in local tournaments. When he fights in the
Coliseum, he upset their opponents. He wins a lot of battles day by
day and he showed how corrupt Commodous was. He inspired roman people
to rediscover their values and hoping. These actions ended with a
fight in the Coliseum between Commodus and Maximus. Finally, the
miserable Commodus died on the hands of Maximus.
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new words:
Leads:
go before
Decisive:
conclusive
Succeed:
triumph
Regent:
Acting like a monarch
Manage
to escape: Try to escape
Execution:
Killing
Upset:
emotionally disturbed
Corrupt:
who takes bribes.
Values:
worth
Hoping:
desire
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