Historical Truth Of Gladiator
In the year 2000 Universal Studios released the film "Gladiator." This film directed by Ridley Scott is both a great and terrible depiction of the Roman Empire in its "Golden Age." Some of the tiniest details of this time period have been observed and recreated skillfully, yet some major issues have been completely altered or tweaked.
Right from the opening scene one can view historical inaccuracies. First, there was no last great battle against the Germanic tribes the day before Marcus Aurelius' death. However, a great battle was fought late in the campaign in 179 C.E., yet Marcus Aurelius did not die until the year 180 C.E.#
This leads to another point of error in this film; Marcus Aurelius was not murdered by his son Commodus. It is believed that after two long winter campaigns along the Danube River Aurelius contracted the plague and died shortly after at the age of 59.
In fact, in actual history there is not even a motive for Commodus to assassinate his father and......
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