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Its most brutal moment? Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) murdering his father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris). Aurelius chose Maximus (Russell Crowe) as his heir, crushing Commodus’ ego and ...

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That film ended with — spoiler alert — Maximus dying after avenging his family murdered by Emperor Commodus (Joaquin ... of former Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris in Gladiator).

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Synopsis: "Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor and father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the great ...

Russell Crowe stars as Maximus, a Roman general serving under the emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris ... ambitious son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) has other ideas. Soon Maximus has lost ...

Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus ...

As for Commodus, son to Marcus Aurelius, he wasn’t a fair ruler, his lust for power was dramatised. He did however ascend the throne for a decade following his father’s death.