The film Gladiator is not true but there are historical events, gladiators, Coliseums, and actual people in which this film was about. The time frame of this movie, which is 180 AD, takes place around the time of the real characters and events. According to David Neelin, the director Ridley Scott and story writer David Franzoni of this film tries to not only show historical history, observation and experience, but to show the characters mental attitude and culture. While the events of what happened in gladiator may not be in the correct order of time, the film is best seen as a collection of artistic portrayal of ancient history. (http://www.exovedate.com/the_real_gladiator.html)
Although General Maximus Meridius is a fictional character in …show more content…
So the characteristic of Maximus was not that far off. There seems to be several real historical figures that portrayed him.
His makeup and personality is that of a person who represses feelings or endures patiently, which is evident by his concern for duty and high standards to the state. Marcus Aurelius the stoic philosopher was admired by General Maximus so it kind of makes sense why these two got along well. One thing that should be noted is that while many Romans and Christians believed in the afterlife, stoics usually did not. This was not like his character in the film.
Marcus Aurelius was a true emperor from 161 to 180 AD as well as a stoic philosopher. He was remembered as a proficient ruler and really did engage in battles as portrayed in the film. In the film they called him my lord and sire and that is totally a disregard of time in what he would have been referred to. His full name was Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. These are the titles in which he would be known as. Marcus adoptive brother Lucius Verus is an intriguing fact that was left out of the film. He was the husband to daughter Lucilla and was made co-emperor with Marcus. They were two consuls who ruled during the time of the Republic of Rome each with equal power to prevent dictatorship. In the film Lucius portrayed a young
Although General Maximus Meridius is a fictional character in …show more content…
So the characteristic of Maximus was not that far off. There seems to be several real historical figures that portrayed him.
His makeup and personality is that of a person who represses feelings or endures patiently, which is evident by his concern for duty and high standards to the state. Marcus Aurelius the stoic philosopher was admired by General Maximus so it kind of makes sense why these two got along well. One thing that should be noted is that while many Romans and Christians believed in the afterlife, stoics usually did not. This was not like his character in the film.
Marcus Aurelius was a true emperor from 161 to 180 AD as well as a stoic philosopher. He was remembered as a proficient ruler and really did engage in battles as portrayed in the film. In the film they called him my lord and sire and that is totally a disregard of time in what he would have been referred to. His full name was Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. These are the titles in which he would be known as. Marcus adoptive brother Lucius Verus is an intriguing fact that was left out of the film. He was the husband to daughter Lucilla and was made co-emperor with Marcus. They were two consuls who ruled during the time of the Republic of Rome each with equal power to prevent dictatorship. In the film Lucius portrayed a young