5,000 of my men are out there in the freezing mud. 3,000 of them are bloodied and cleaved. 2,000 will never leave this place. I will not believe that they fought and died for nothing. And what would you believe? They fought for you and for Rome. And what is Rome, Maximus? I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark. Rome is the light. 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. Maximus... let us whisper now... together, you and I.
Gladiator
9.3s
Pink stones that warm in the sun. A kitchen garden that smells of herbs in the day... jasmine in the evening.
Gladiator
1.9s
Worth fighting for.
Gladiator
5.8s
What would you have me do, Caesar? I want you to become the protector of Rome after I die.
Gladiator
1.7s
What will you do?
Gladiator
1m41s
Rise. Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. I don't think there's ever been a gladiator to match you. As for this young man, he insists you are Hector reborn. Or was it Hercules? Why doesn't the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name? You do have a name. My name is Gladiator. How dare you show your back to me? Slave! You will remove your helmet and tell me your name. My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius... commander of the armies of the north... general of the Felix Legions... loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius... father to a murdered son... husband to a murdered wife... and I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next. Arms! Live!
Gladiator
5.6s
There is one more duty... that I ask of you before you go home.
Gladiator
10.6s
I will empower you to one end alone... to give power back to the people of Rome... and end the corruption that has crippled it.
Gladiator
1.8s
What's your trade?
Gladiator
1.3s
It's done.
Gladiator
10.4s
I will empower you to one end alone... to give power back to the people of Rome... and end the corruption that has crippled it.
Gladiator
1.7s
Worth fighting for.
Gladiator
5.4s
There is one more duty... that I ask of you before you go home.
Gladiator
3.2s
I envy you, Maximus. It's a good home.
Gladiator
3.7s
Blessed Mother, come to me with the gods' desire for my future.