The beginning of the movie starts with a battle between the tribe of Germany and the Roman army as the Germans are trying to defend their lands from the Romans. The main character is Gladiator is a general in the Roman army named Maximus. Maximus is played by the actor Russell Crowe. …show more content…
According to McKay, gladiator contests were one of the most popular forms of entertainment in Ancient Rome. The gladiator were when men dressed in armor and warrior outfits and fought each other usually until death. Battles were “between animals or between animals and humans” (McKay, 175). Commodus also participated in gladiator battles where he always won (Britannica Online, “gladiator,” information retrieved November 10, 2015). The way in which men became gladiators was usually by being “drawn from various sources but were chiefly slaves and criminals” (Britannica Online, “gladiator,” information retrieved November 10, 2015). They were also “soldiers captured in war”, “poor immigrants” or “volunteers” as well (McKay,