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The silence before you strikeand the noise afterwards
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Take away their freedom and still they'll roar
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The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate
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It's the sand of the Colosseum
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He'll bring them death
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and they will love him for it
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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.