11. GLADIATOR

SUMMARY OF GLADIATOR

Maxiums is a general in the Roman army loved by the emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Marcus wants Maxiums to become emperor after he dies as he thinks that his son Commodus isn't like he wants. When he tells it to Commodus, he murders him. When Maxiums refuses to believe that Marcus died of natural causes, Commodus orders that Maximus and his family, his son and his wife, should be executed. However, Maximus escapes and returns home but it was too late to save his family. They were already dead. He collapses and is sold as a slave where his prowess as a gladiator gets noticed and eventually he fights his way through Africa to Rome. There he meets the emperor face to face, and, of course, he wants to kill him. The emperor spares his life, and then challenges Maximus to a fight in the arena. Maximus accepts and the two engage in a bloody battle. Maximus kills the emperos and after that he dies too to be with his family in the afterlife.

Reluctantly- de mala gana

To pass out- passar fora

Buries- enterrar

Murder- assassinat

Yearns- anhela

Defeat- derrota

Toward- cap a

Rendezvous- cita

Succumbs- sucumbeix

Crowd- multitud