Am I not merciful?
Commodus
A General who became a slave, a slave who became a Gladiator, a Gladiator who defied an empire.
Commudus
I want you to become the protector of Rome after I die. I will empower you to one end alone; to give power back to the people of Rome and end the corruption it has crippled. Would you accept this great honor that I have offered?
Emperor
It's somewhere out there; my country, my home. My wife is preparing food. My daughter is carrying water from the river. Will I ever see them again? I think no.
Juba
Today I saw a slave become more powerful then the Emperor of Rome.
Lucilla
At my signal, unleash hell.
Maximus
I knew a man who once said, 'Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.'
Maximus
In this life or the next, I will have my vengeance.
Maximus
It's the frost, it sometimes makes the blade stick.
Maximus
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.
Maximus
Strength and honor.
Maximus
What we do in life echoes in eternity.
Maximus
You ask me what I want. I too want to stand up to the emporer as you did.
Maximus
These barbarians would rather drown in blood than yield an inch. If I didn't hate them so much I would admire them.
Quintus