In 73 B.C a gladiator started a revolt in Italy, which involved 70,000 slaves. Maximus was the one who was the leader of this revolt. Maximus became a slave, who had to fight in he gladiator games. Eventually he was in the coliseum fighting fir his life. Maximus also won the crowds heart as he killed each victim. he earned his great skill from wars before. Maximus was the greatest general in all of Rome. A …showed first 75 words of 354 total…

…showed last 75 words of 354 total…slaves for out of the desert or go buy slaves from other places so they could die in battle for the Rome's people. Later they turned these slaves into Gladiators who had to fight bears, tigers, And tons of other wild beast with no weapons. One Gladiator named Maximus had to fight the emperor. Maximus killed Commodus and died less then 5 mintues after the fight due to the stab that Commodus made in his kidney.