Category "gladiator"

Maximus fighting the masked champion in the arena with tigers

When Maximus is knocked to the ground he lands a shot through his opponent's foot with an axe. His opponent then seems to be spitting blood (hard to tell due t

Rubbing dirt on hands scene in Gladiator

In Gladiator, every time before a war scene, Maximus picks up a small quantity of dirt from around his feet and rubs it on his hands. Sometimes he smells his ha

How did Maximus become a slave?

In the Gladiator, how did Maximus become a slave? The army believed he was executed, so he wasn't an offically known deserter due to this. Also, he was a Roman

Why did Maximus not return to his army camp when he escapes being murdered?

When Maximus is first taken out to be killed up in Germany somewhere at the beginning of Gladiator and they ride out until dawn and are to slay him, he goes all

Why does Maximus refuse the sword from Cicero?

When Maximus is captured by Quintus in Gladiator, Cicero offers him his sword. Why does he refuse? Come to think of it. If he had defeated Quintus and the 3 me

Were gladiators forced to fight in historical reenactments, as they did in "Gladiator"?

In the 2000 movie Gladiator, Maximus is forced to fight in a gladiator coliseum in a reenactment of the Battle of Zama. He is on the team of the Carthaginians,

Why does Proximo have this person killed?

Why kill someone if they are to make a profit from it? In Gladiator there is a scene where Proximo is giving a speech about how he just bought all these slaves

Do the other gladiators know who Maximus is?

During the reenactment of the Romans vs Carthaginians in Gladiator (2000), we hear Maximus ask, "Anyone here been in the army?" with one fellow gladiator replyi

Does Maximus' blocking an axe with the sharp edge of his gladius make sense?

At 0:10:31, in the battle with a Germanic tribe, Maximus is placing the sharp edge of his gladius on his palm to block an axe swing. Wouldn't the impact simply