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Gladiator By Ridley Scott: Contemporary Representation Of Roman Empire

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Joshua Brown
HUM 1020 Gladiator (2000)
The movie “Gladiator by Ridley Scott” was the contemporary representation of Roman empire contains views of betrayal, leadership, and politics. The movie general plot was to present a Roman. Ancient Rome was duplicated in “Gladiator as the most powerful empire on Earth. “The film is loosely based on real events that occurred within the Roman Empire in the latter half of the 2nd century AD” (Griffin). The film provided a simulation of historical viewpoint of the Roman empire.
It’s unknown how severe a punishment can be if a general decides to go against the emperor. In the movie the general motion for such punishment against Maximus is execution or attempt to execute him. Was that a case of cruel
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