Feeley, Gregory (March 2005). "When World-views Collide: Philip Wylie in the Twenty-first Century". Science Fiction Studies. 32 (95). ISSN 0091-7729 . Retrieved 2006-12-06. This book talks about a strong man at Rome in 180 A.D. Maximus is a great man and has leadership, so Marcus likes and trusts him. Therefore, Commodus has jealous of Maximus and kills Marcus to be new emperor. Maximus is killed his family and destroyed his village by commodus. Also, he is sold as a gladiator. when he become strong gladiator, he decided to join the game in colosseum to kill commodes. In addition, Lucilla who is sister of commodus ask him to kill commodus. Finally,Maximus kills commodus and die himself.Everyone are proud of him.

My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.'' The Gladiator Mindset is the debut self-help/autobiography from Adam Peaty where he teaches his ten steps involved in building the "Gladiator Mindset". The book covers a diverse range of topics from defining your goals, to welcoming adversity as a chance to grow. Peaty also talks about his own anger growing up and how he channelled that into his swimming as well as discussing the talent vs. graft debate.Besides that, I wasn’t rooting for the main heroes. Instead, I was in support of the antagonists. I mean, Cato and Macro are fighting against a slave revolt. Am I supposed to side with the slave masters? Hell nope. I know the presence of slavery in the story was just indicative of the times and I get that. But I don’t understand how the author expected me to root for characters that are fighting against freedom? Disguising herself as a slave, Vita escapes the wedding preparations to watch a performance of one of her favourite stories – Theseus and the Minotaur. I am very conflicted about this book. While I enjoyed the book and storyline, there was just some aspects that I did not like.

What comes as an unexpected and pleasant addition is that we have an enemy who we had left behind long ago, emerge. One that gives us plausible cause to believe he is not only present at the recovering Crete, but his actions will and do impact the story. This was a romance and so much more. Carla brings us to 81 AD when to be a Christian was a lot more than just a phrase. It was life and death. It was unique to visit this Roman era. It's still not on a par with a number of other Roman fiction authors I've read but it's a good, enjoyable way to spend your time I guess.The Gladiator... Macro and Cato are still quite a double act (Cato being the straight guy, with Macro not usually intending to be funny *laughing just thinking about it*). I won't ruin the plot so far, but they're each strong enough character's to carry a chapter on their own. They are Optio/Centurion's/Prefect's/Tribune *smiling*, depending on what fate has carved for them. Here they are stranded in a different scenario and up against the odds once again. This time against a former slave, a former Gladiator, and an entire army of risen men and women. The Gladiator has battle knowledge, a really good strategist, and this is not what they need. But it appears to be more personal, especially where Macro and Cato are concerned. Oh, and Cato's has a young love to consider, and vice versa. Truly good characters and well written... So far, so good, though the start I didn't find to be the best entrance into the book, it was necessary. I also liked the developing secondary romance between Quintus, a slave who is being trained as a gladiator by Caros, and Adiona, Caros’ seemingly hardened widow friend. In a way, she is like a male version of Caros. She seems hard and cruel, but down deep, she hides wounds that keep her from living a full life. I have a feeling that Quintus will bring love into her life. The main theme of the book is based on the bible verse (Roman 8:28) "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose." . Gladiator is a 2000 epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. The film was jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures.