Lucius' wife unfortunately died during the battle that the Romans eventually won.
After losing his wife and his home,Lucius vowed that he would get revenge against Acacius.
Therefore, Lucius blamed the accomplished Roman general for the death of his wife.
In fact,Acacius is actually one of the leading members of the rebellion against the Emperors.
Therefore, he learns a lot about Acacius very quickly when they are both put in the arena together.
General Acacius, played by Pedro Pascal, is a vital ingredient in Ridley Scotts Gladiator II.
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One of the things that Lucius learns is that Acacius served with Lucius' father, Maximus.
Since their philosophies and goals align, Lucius chooses not to kill Acacius in the arena.
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.
While Lucius entered the arena with the plan of killing Acacius, his mindset completely changed during their fight.
Eventually, Geta and Caracalla had to order their own men to shoot arrows at Acacius.
