Gladiator was inaccurate in everything other than the fact that: 1) Marcus Aurelius was the Roman Emperor at the time of the beginning of the movie and 2) Commodus was his son
were inaccurate. No Roman General by the name Maximus ever existed, Aurelius died of old age/opium poisoning (disputed) and Commodus was strangled by his wrestling partner. Historically inaccurate, but still an entertaining movie.
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1) Marcus Aurelius was the Roman Emperor at the time of the beginning of the movie and
2) Commodus was his son
were inaccurate. No Roman General by the name Maximus ever existed, Aurelius died of old age/opium poisoning (disputed) and Commodus was strangled by his wrestling partner. Historically inaccurate, but still an entertaining movie.
Not exactly the most informative article, but a good one nevertheless.