From there,he is able to use his skills as an orator to claim absolute power.
In the movie, Lucius first encounters Macrinus at Antium, the center of culture south of Rome.
There is also little to no evidence that the real Macrinus was involved with gladiators in any way.
He was educated, which allowed him to become a talented lawyer and move into the bureaucracy over time.
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Gladiator 2 is the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s award-winning film Gladiator from 2000. Scott returns to direct the sequel, with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius, alongside Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn as the villain Emperor Geta. Gladiator 2 had been stuck in development hell for years before a script written by David Scarpa finally moved forward.
