Gladiator

One example of Roman culture in modern times is the movie Gladiator. In the movie, different aspects of Roman life and politics were combined into a dramatic story about Maximus, a general turned gladiator. Similar to Roman times, Maximus gained fame as a gladiator, and went up in ranks. This was very common for popular and winning gladiators to do well in society overall. The dramatic story of the murder of his family, while not entirely accurate to Roman times, is a story that is spread among many modern movies and stories set in Roman times. Despite the overall inaccuracy, the idea of gladiator popularity reigns true. IMDb also gave it an 8.5 out of 10, and I think it's entertaining as well.



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Rachel Neil