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The Magnificent Gladiators (Gladiator films)

by Oslo_Jargo • Created 8 years ago • Modified 2 weeks ago
Gladiators, We Salute You!


“The only reward of a slave is scars.”

Spartacus
Spartaco (1953)

“[After quickly killing another gladiator]

Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?”

Maximus
Gladiator (2000)

“When a free man dies, he loses the pleasure of life. A slave loses his pain. Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it.”

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)


Hail Rome, Hail the gladiators!
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