This is a movie that stars Russell Crowe he plays General Maximus Decimus Meridius. Emperor Marcus Aurelius is betrayed by his son. The son then blames the murder on Maximus. The prince then orders the guards to kill Maximus but he escapes. He then came to near death in the desert but slavers found him and sold him to a Gladiator keeper. He then goes to Rome for the gladiator tournament and becomes loved by the people. The prince then finds out and sets out to find a way to kill him without upsetting the people. In the end the emperor fights Maximus and loses, but Maximus bleeds to death.