Gladiator II
Includes MAJOR SPOILERS for Gladiator 2!
Leading up toGladiator 2’sending, there are numerous similarities.
He has the loyalty of his troops, while Commodus arrives late to the campaign and misses the war.
Similarly,inGladiator 2, the movie begins with a naval invasion of Numidia.
General Acacius (Pedro Pascal) leads the war front for the Romans.
He tries to have Maximus killed and has his wife murdered and his home destroyed.
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Years later, inGladiator 2,Lucius' wife is killed in the film’s opening battle.
He was a gladiator himself before the movie’s events and earned enough wealth to buy his freedom.
Later, he ends up dying on behalf of Maximus.
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InGladiator 2, this role is fulfilled by Macrinus, though there’s a major twist.
InGladiator 2, she works against Caracalla and Geta by helping both Acacius and Lucius.
In Numidia, he prepares a battle speech before the battle against the Romans.
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