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Gladiator is a movie based on actual people that lived thousands of years ago in ancient Rome. Gladiator, the story behind the movie is the story of the actual people from ancient Rome; Commodus, Marcus Aurelius, Narcissus (who
killed Commodus). The gladiator of ancient Rome fought (many times to the death) for the pleasure and entertainment of the populous. The Roman Gladiators were courageous and young/strong men, that if beaten in the collosseum, would either be spared or killed on the
spot. The gladiator living or dying depended on the mood of the crowds in the collosseum. Gladiator, the story behind the movie, is filled with fascinating links to buried treasures about Rome, the gladiators, Commodus, Marcus Aurelius, Narcissus and ancient Roman ways.
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