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Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mudThree thousand of them are bloodied and cleavedTwo thousand will never leave this placeI will not believe that they fought and died for
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Gladiator

Yet you have never been there. You have not seen what it has become. I am dying, Maximus....

Maximus:
Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mud. Three thousand of them are bloodied and cleaved. Two thousand will never leave this place. I will not believe that they fought and died for nothing.Marcus Aurelius:And what would you believe?Maximus:They fought for you and for Rome.Marcus Aurelius:And what is Rome, Maximus?Maximus:I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Marcus Aurelius:Yet you have never been there. You have not seen what it has become. I am dying, Maximus. When a man sees his end... he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. How will the world speak my name in years to come? Will I be known as the philosopher? The warrior? The tyrant...? Or Will I be the emperor who gave Rome back her true self? There was once a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish... it was so fragile. And I fear that it will not survive the winter

Full Transcript

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Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mud
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Three thousand of them are bloodied and cleaved
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Two thousand will never leave this place
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I will not believe that they fought and died for nothing
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And what would you believe
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They fought for you and for Rome
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And what is Rome Maximus
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I've seen much of the rest of the world
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It is brutal and cruel and dark Rome is the light
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Yet you have never been there
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You have not seen what it has become
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I am dying Maximus
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When a man sees his end
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he wants to know there was some purpose to his life
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How will the world speak my name in years to come
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Will I be known as the philosopher
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The warrior
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The tyrant
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Or will I be the Emperor who gave Rome back her true self
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There was once a dream that was Rome
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You could only whisper it
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Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish
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it was so fragile
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And I fear that it will not survive the winter
Available in 6 languages
Duration
72 seconds
Views
4,932
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:00
Uploaded
Jan 31, 2026
Production
Universal Pictures,Scott Free Productions,Red Wagon Entertainment,Mill Film,DreamWorks Pictures

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Movie Summary

In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

Actors

Russell Crowe
Maximus
Richard Harris
Marcus Aurelius