He's a morally upright guy, and he's committed to ending the tyranny of Commodus' rule. However, he also knows how difficult it'll be to depose an emperor that's well liked by the citizenry—and Commodus has quite a fan base because he throws a good gladiatorial fight. But Gracchus has a close relationship with Lucilla, and through her he's able to meet with Maximus and concoct a plan. While Gracchus is initially reluctant to free Maximus and let him return with an army, Maximus makes him realize that the "time for half measures and talk is over" and that something must be done, however drastic.
Gracchus : Then perhaps Caesar will be so good as to teach us, out of his own extensive experience? Commodus : I call it love, Gracchus. The people are my children, I am their father.
I shall hold them to my bosom and embrace them tightly Gracchus : Have you ever embraced someone dying of plague, sire?
Commodus : No, but if you interrupt me again, I assure you that you will. Gracchus : And after your glorious coup, what then? You take your five thousand and Maximus : Yes, I will leave. The soldiers will stay here for your protection, under the guidance of the Senate. Gracchus : So, after Rome's all yours, you just give it back to the people.
Tell me why. Maximus : Because that was a dying man's last wish. I will kill Commodus. The fate of Rome, I leave to you. Only 18 at the time of the death of his father, Commodus is described as tall, muscular and blonde. He trained in gladiatorial combat and boasted victories, at least according to his own writing, which is probably accurate enough because his opponents always submitted to the Emperor.
They call him The Spaniard because as far as they are aware, he was captured by slave traders in Spain after his family is killed. Selected as emperor by his great uncle Tiberius, Caligula may have ordered his benefactor's suffocation. Nero: 54 — 68 AD. Nero mourning the mother he had killed. Commodus: — AD.
Caracalla: — AD. Maximinus Thrax: to AD. Lucilla did have a past romance with Maximus , when they were both young and had not yet married. The relationship however ended and Maximus married and had a son, while Lucilla married, had a son and later was widowed. A gladiator who won several fights, or served an indefinate period of time was allowed to retire, in many cases to continue as a gladiator trainer.
Those who did win or buy their freedom, or at times at the request of the crowd or Emperor, were given a wooden sword rudis as a memento. Invasions by Barbarian tribes The most straightforward theory for Western Rome's collapse pins the fall on a string of military losses sustained against outside forces.
The Roman Empire was one of the greatest and most influential civilisations in the world and lasted for over a years. The extent and length of their reign has made it hard to trace their rise to power and their fall. One of the reasons for Caesar's success was his great leadership. Defection and Capture [ ] Lucilla told Maximus of Gracchus' treachery, under threat of her son's death.
Trivia [ ] Gracchus and his fellow senator Gaius are a play on Gaius Gracchus, people from Roman history. The two Gracchi, Tiberius and Gracchus, were populist politicians favouring land reform in the early late Republic. Cancel Save. Universal Conquest Wiki.
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