What We Do In Life Echoes In Eternity?

What We Do In Life Echoes In Eternity – Banksy Design inspiration “What We Do In Life Echoes In Eternity – Banksy” Canvas Art. Banky’s first graffiti in Queens, NY uses a quote from the movie, “Gladiator.”The text reads “What we do in life echoes in Eternity,” as a man begins to wipe it off the wall.

As for the quote, it’s from Maximus in Gladiator, which is a variation from the original by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and philosopher who said “What we do now echoes in eternity.” We believe this piece is directed towards the taggers, bombers, and haters of his residency thus far. You have a guy wiping away the paint, besmirching the image.

Banksy’s telling these guys with a karmic voice (and all Banksy haters) that their destructive ways will manifest for eternity. What’s in your soul now, will be in your soul forever. : What We Do In Life Echoes In Eternity – Banksy

Contents

- 0.0.1 What is the famous line from Gladiator?

1 What did Maximus say in Gladiator?
- 1.1 What was the opening speech in the Gladiator?
2 What does Maximus say before he dies?
3 What do gladiators say before battle?
4 What echoes in Eternity Maximus?
5 What killed Maximus in gladiator?
- 5.1 Was Maximus gladiator real?
- 5.2 What is the moral lesson of Gladiator?
6 What does Gladiator yell?
- 6.1 What did gladiators say to each other?
  - 6.1.1 Who said what we do in life echoes in eternity?
  - 6.1.2 Who betrayed Maximus at the end?
7 Who kills Commodus?
8 What was the Roman battle motto?
- 8.1 Did gladiators ever refuse to fight?
  - 8.1.1 How would a gladiator ask for mercy?
- 8.2 What does life echoes mean?
9 What is Maximus’s full name Gladiator?
- - 9.0.1 Who do you play as in half life echoes?
10 What does Maximus say that he wants?
11 What does Gladiator yell?
12 What is the quote for the Colosseum?
13 What did gladiators say to each other?

What is the famous line from Gladiator?

Edit Commodus : Rise. Rise. Commodus : Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. I don’t think there’s ever been a gladiator to match you. As for this young man, he insists you are Hector reborn. Or was it Hercules? Why doesn’t the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name? You do have a name.

Maximus : My name is Gladiator.
Commodus : How dare you show your back to me! Slave, you will remove your helmet and tell me your name.
Maximus : My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and 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. Quintus : Arms! Commodus : The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor. Striking story! But now, the people want to know how the story ends.

Only a famous death will do.
And what could be more glorious than to challenge the Emperor himself in the great arena? Maximus : You would fight me? Commodus : Why not? Do you think I am afraid? Maximus : I think you’ve been afraid all your life.
Maximus : Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here? Crowd : Spaniard, Spaniard, Spaniard.

Maximus : At my signal, unleash hell. Maximus : Fratres! Maximus : Three weeks from now, I will be harvesting my crops. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so. Hold the line! Stay with me! If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled.

For you are in Elysium, and you’re already dead! Maximus : Brothers, what we do in life. echoes in eternity. Maximus : I knew a man once who said, “Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.” Commodus : I wonder, did your friend smile at his own death? Maximus : You must know. He was your father.

Commodus : You loved my father, I know. But so did I. That makes us brothers, doesn’t it? Smile for me now, brother. Lucilla : Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome. Marcus Aurelius : Are you ready to do your duty for Rome? Commodus : Yes, father.

Marcus Aurelius : You will not be emperor. Commodus : Which wiser, older man is to take my place? Marcus Aurelius : My powers will pass to Maximus, to hold in trust until the Senate is ready to rule once more. Rome is to be a republic again. Commodus : Maximus? Marcus Aurelius : Yes. Marcus Aurelius : My decision disappoints you? Commodus : You wrote to me once, listing the four chief virtues: Wisdom, justice, fortitude and temperance.

As I read the list, I knew I had none of them. But I have other virtues, father. Ambition. That can be a virtue when it drives us to excel. Resourcefulness, courage, perhaps not on the battlefield, but. there are many forms of courage. Devotion, to my family and to you.

But none of my virtues were on your list. Even then it was as if you didn’t want me for your son. Marcus Aurelius : Oh, Commodus. You go too far. Commodus : I search the faces of the gods. for ways to please you, to make you proud. One kind word, one full hug. where you pressed me to your chest and held me tight.

Would have been like the sun on my heart for a thousand years. What is it in me that you hate so much? Marcus Aurelius : Shh, Commodus. Commodus : All I’ve ever wanted was to live up to you, Caesar. Father. Marcus Aurelius : Commodus. Your faults as a son is my failure as a father.

Commodus : Father.
I would have butcher the whole world.
If you would only love me! Quintus : People should know when they are conquered.
Maximus : Would you, Quintus? Would I? Maximus : Nothing happens to anyone that he is not fitted by nature to bear Commodus : Have I missed it? Have I missed the battle? Marcus Aurelius : You have missed the war.

Commodus : Father, congratulations. I shall sacrifice a hundred bulls to honor your triumph. Marcus Aurelius : Save the bulls. Honor Maximus. He won the battle. Juba : And now we are Free. I will see you again. but not yet. Not yet! Maximus : Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mud.

Three thousand of them are bloodied and cleaved.
Two thousand will never leave this place.
I will not believe that they fought and died for nothing.
Marcus Aurelius : And what would you believe? Maximus : They fought for you and for Rome.
Marcus Aurelius : And what is Rome, Maximus? Maximus : I’ve seen much of the rest of the world.

It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light. Marcus Aurelius : Yet you have never been there. You have not seen what it has become. I am dying, Maximus. When a man sees his end. he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. How will the world speak my name in years to come? Will I be known as the philosopher? The warrior? The tyrant.? Or will I be the emperor who gave Rome back her true self? There was once a dream that was Rome.

You could only whisper it.
Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish.
It was so fragile.
And I fear that it will not survive the winter.
Maximus : You don’t find it hard to do your duty? Cicero : Sometimes I do what I want to do.
The rest of the time, I do what I have to.
Proximo : Those giraffes you sold me, they won’t mate.

They just walk around, eating, and not mating. You sold me. queer giraffes. I want my money back. Commodus : If you’re very good, tomorrow night I’ll tell you the story of emperor Claudius who was betrayed by those closest to him, by his own blood. They whispered in dark corners and went out late at night and conspired and conspired but the emperor Claudius knew they were up to something.

He knew they were busy little bees.
And one night he sat down with one of them and he looked at her and he said, “Tell me what you’ve been doing busy little bee or I shall strike down those dearest to you.
You shall watch as I bathe in their blood.” And the emperor was heartbroken.
The little bee had wounded him more deeply than anyone else could ever have done.

And what do you think happened then, Lucius? Lucius Verus : I don’t know, uncle. Commodus : The little bee told him everything. Marcus Aurelius : When was the last time you were home? Maximus : Two years, two hundred and sixty-four days and this morning.

Maximus : The frost, it sometimes makes the blade stick.
Gracchus : Fear and wonder, a powerful combination.
Falco : You really think people are going to be seduced by that? Gracchus : I think he knows what Rome is.
Rome is the mob.
Conjure magic for them and they’ll be distracted.
Take away their freedom and still they’ll roar.

The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the senate, it’s the sand of the coliseum. He’ll bring them death – and they will love him for it. Maximus : Ancestors, I ask you for your guidance. Blessed mother, come to me with the Gods’ desire for my future.

Blessed father, watch over my wife and son with a ready sword. Whisper to them that I live only to hold them again, for all else is dust and air. Ancestors, I honor you and will try to live with the dignity that you have taught me. Juba : You have a great name. He must kill your name before he kills you.

Commodus : Lucius will stay with me now. And if his mother so much as looks at me in a manner that displeases me, he will die. If she decides to be noble and takes her own life, he will die. Commodus : And as for you, you will love me as I loved you. You will provide me with an heir of pure blood, so that Commodus and his progeny will rule for a thousand years.

Am I not merciful? Commodus : AM I NOT MERCIFUL! Juba : Can they hear you? Maximus : Who? Juba : Your family. In the afterlife. Maximus : Oh yes. Juba : What do you say to them? Maximus : To my son – I tell him I will see him again soon. To keep his heels down while riding his horse. To my wife. that is not your business.

Maximus : Are you in danger of becoming a good man, Proximo? Proximo : Ha! Marcus Aurelius : Let us pretend that you are a loving daughter, and I am a good father. Lucilla : This is a pleasant fiction, is it not? Commodus : He sleeps so well because he is loved.

Commodus : I think I understand my own people.
Gracchus : Then perhaps Caesar will be so good as to teach us, out of his own extensive experience? Commodus : I call it love, Gracchus.
The people are my children, I am their father.
I shall hold them to my bosom and embrace them tightly.
Gracchus : Have you ever embraced someone dying of plague, sire? Commodus : No, but if you interrupt me again, I assure you that you will.

Tigris : We who are about to die, salute you! Commodus : What am I going to do with you? You simply won’t. die. Are we so different, you and I? You take life when you have to. as I do. Maximus : I have only one more life to take. Then it is done. Commodus : Then take it now.

Commodus : They tell me your son. Commodus :,squealed like a girl when they nailed him to the cross. And your wife. moaned like a whore when they ravaged her again and again. and again. Maximus : The time for honoring yourself will soon be at an end. Maximus : Highness. Proximo : Listen to me. Learn from me.

I was not the best because I killed quickly. I was the best because the crowd loved me. Win the crowd and you will win your freedom. On Screen Text : At the height of its power the Roman Empire was vast, stretching from the deserts of Africa to the borders of Northern England.

On Screen Text : Over one quarter of the World’s population lived and died under the rule of the Caesars. On Screen Text : In the winter of 180 A.D., Emperor Marcus Aurelius’ twelve-year campaign against the Barbarian Tribes in Germania was drawing to an end. On Screen Text : Just one final stronghold stands in the way of Roman victory and the promise of peace throughout the Empire.

Proximo : He knows too well how to manipulate the mob. Maximus : Marcus Aurelius had a dream that was Rome, Proximo. That is not it. That is not it! Proximo : Marcus Aurelius is dead, Maximus. We mortals are but shadows and dust. Shadows and dust, Maximus! Marcus Aurelius : If only you had been born a man, what a Caesar you would have made.

Gracchus : I don’t pretend to be a man of the people. But I do try to be a man for the people. Maximus : Quintus! Release my men. Senator Gracchus is to be reinstated. There was a dream that was Rome. It shall be realized. These are the wishes of Marcus Aurelius. Lucilla : What did my father want with you? Maximus : To wish me well before I leave for home.

Lucilla : You’re lying, I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it. Maximus : I never acquired your comfort with it. Lucilla : True, but then you never had to, life is more simple for a soldier. Or do you think me heartless? Maximus : I think you have a talent for survival.

Gracchus : And after your glorious coup, what then? You take your five thousand and.
Leave? Maximus : Yes, I will leave.
The soldiers will stay here for your protection, under the guidance of the Senate.
Gracchus : So, after Rome’s all yours, you just give it back to the people.
Tell me why.
Maximus : Because that was a dying man’s last wish.

I will kill Commodus. The fate of Rome, I leave to you. Gracchus : Marcus Aurelius trusted you. His daughter trusts you. I will trust you. Give me two days, and I will purchase your freedom. And you, stay alive, or I’ll be dead. Proximo : Shadows and dust. Proximo : Ultimately, we’re all dead men.

Sadly, we cannot choose how but, what we can decide is how we meet that end, in order that we are remembered, as men.
Lucilla : Is Rome worth one good man’s life? We believed it once.
Make us believe it again.
He was a soldier of Rome.
Honor him.
Gracchus : Who will help me carry him? Proximo : Congratulations, you have very persuasive friends.

Lucilla : My brother’s had Gracchus arrested. We daren’t wait any longer. We must leave tonight. Proximo will be here t midnight and take you to the gate. Your servant, Cicero will be waiting there with horses. Maximus : You have done all this? Lucilla : Yes.

Maximus : You risk too much. Lucilla : I have much to pay for. Maximus : You have nothing to pay for. You love your son, you are strong for him. Lucilla : I am tired of being strong.(sighs) My brother hates all the world and you most of all. Maximus : Because your father chose me. Lucilla : No because my father loved you.

and because I loved you. Maximus : A long time ago. Lucilla : Was I very different then? Maximus : (shakes his head, touches her face with his finger) You laughed more. Lucilla : I have felt alone all my life, except with you. I must go. Maximus : Yes. Gracchus : The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate, it’s the sand of the Colosseum.

He’ll bring them death and they will love him for it. Commodus : Quintus, sword! Commodus : Give me your sword! Commodus : Sword, give me a sword! Quintus : Sheathe your swords! Sheathe your swords! Maximus : You knew Marcus Aurelius? Proximo : I didn’t say I knew him, I said he touched me on the shoulder once! Proximo : I am Proximo! I shall be closer to you for the next few days, which will be the last of your miserable lives, than that bitch of a mother who first brought you screaming into this world! I did not pay good money for your company.

I paid it so that I might profit from your death. And just as your mother was there at your beginning, I shall be there at your end. And when you die – and die you shall – your transition will be to the sound of. Proximo : Gladiators. I salute you. Proximo : Can any of them fight? I’ve got a match coming up.

Slave Trader : Some are good for fighting, others for dying.
You need both, I think.
Lucilla : This man wants what you want.
Maximus : Then have *him* kill Commodus! Cassius : On this day, we reach back to hallowed antiquity, to bring you a recreation of the second fall of the mighty Carthage!.
On the barren plain of Zama, there stood the invincible armies of the barbarian Hannibal.

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Ferocious mercenaires and warriors from all brute nations, bent on merciless destruction, conquest. Your emperor is pleased to give you the barbarian horde! Maximus : Anyone here been in the army? Maximus : You can help me. Whatever comes out of these gates, we’ve got a better chance of survival if we work together.

Do you understand? If we stay together we survive. Cassius : I’m pleased to bring to you the Legionnaires of Scipio Africanus! Lucius Verus : Gladiator, are you the one they call the Spaniard? Maximus : Yes. Lucius Verus : They said you were a giant. They said you could crush a man’s skull with one hand.

Maximus : A man’s? No. A boy’s. Lucius Verus : They have good horses in Spain? Maximus : Some of the best. Maximus : This is Argento, and this is Scarto. They were my horses. They were taken from me. Lucius Verus : I like you Spaniard, and I shall cheer for you.

Maximus : They let you watch the games? Lucius Verus : My uncle says it makes me strong.
Maximus : And what does your father say? Lucius Verus : My father’s dead.
Lucius’ Attendant : Master Lucius, it is time.
Lucius Verus : I have to go.
Maximus : Thy name is Lucius? Lucius Verus : Lucius Verus, after my father.

Commodus : And now they love Maximus for his mercy. So I can’t just kill him, or it makes me even more unmerciful! The whole thing’s like some crazed nightmare. Falco : He is defying you. His every victory is an act of defiance. The mob sees this, and so does the senate.

Every day he lives, they grow bolder. Kill him.
Commodus : No.
I will not make a martyr of him.
Falco : I have been told of a certain sea snake which has a very unusual method of attracting its prey.
It will lie at the bottom of the ocean as if wounded.
Then its enemies will approach, and yet it will lie quite still.

And then its enemies will take little bites of it, and yet it remains still. Commodus : So, we will lie still, and let our enemies come to us and nibble. Have every senator followed. Commodus : It vexes me. I’m terribly vexed. Gracchus : He enters Rome like a conquering hero.

But what has he conquered? Falco : Give him time, Gracchus. He’s young, he may do very well. Gracchus : For Rome? Or for you? Proximo : So Spaniard, we shall go to Rome together and have bloody adventures. And the great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have your freedom.

Maximus : They say, “No.” Lucilla : I want to help you. Maximus : Yes, you can help me. Forget you ever knew me, and never come back here again. Maximus : Five thousand of my men are out there in the freezing mud. Three thousand of them are bloodied and cleaved.

Two thousand will never leave this place.
I will not believe they fought and died for nothing.
Maximus : I may die here in this cell or in the arena tomorrow.
What possible difference can I make? Maximus : Quintus, look at me.
Look at me! Promise me that you’ll look after my family.
Quintus : Your family will meet you in the afterlife.

Commodus : Your Emperor asks for your loyalty, Maximus. Take my hand, I only offer it once. Maximus : I am required to kill, so I kill. That is enough. Proximo : That’s enough for the provinces, but not enough for Rome. Lucilla : Please be quiet, brother! Your constant scheming gives me even more of a headache! Maximus : He killed the man who set you free.

Maximus : Lucius is safe. Proximo : Some of you are thinking that you won’t fight. Others, that you can’t fight. They all say that, until they’re out there Proximo : Thrust this into another man’s flesh, and they will applaud and love you for that. You may even begin to love them Proximo : for that. Quintus : Maximus, please be careful, that wasn’t prudent.

Maximus : Prudent? The Emperor has been slain. Quintus : Soldier! I told you to move those catapults forward. They’re out of range. Maximus : Range is good. Quintus : The danger to the cavalry. Maximus : Is acceptable. Agreed? Maximus : Do you remember what it was to have trust, Proximo? Proximo : Trust? Commodus : It’s a dream, a frightful dream.

life is. Juba : I didn’t know men could build such things. Gracchus : But the Senate IS the people, sire. Chosen from AMONG the people. To speak FOR the people. Commodus : I doubt if any of the people eat so well as you, Gracchus. Or have such splendid mistresses, Gaius. Proximo : I know that you are a man of your word, General.

I know that you would die for honor, for Rome, for the memory of your ancestors. But as for me? I’m an entertainer. Proximo : You’re good, Spaniard, but you’re not that good. You could be magnificent. Proximo : What do you want? Hmm? Girl? Boy? Maximus : You sent for me? Proximo : Yes, I did.

You’re good, Spaniard, but you’re not that good. You could be magnificent. Maximus : I’m required to kill, so I kill. That is enough. Proximo : That’s enough for the provinces, but not for Rome. The young emperor has arranged a series of spectacles to commemorate his father, Marcus Aurelius. I find that amusing since it Marcus Aurelius, the wise, the all-knowing Marcus Aurelius, that closed us down.

So, finally after five years of scratching a living in flea-infested villages, we’re finally going back to where we belong. The coliseum. Oh, you should see the coliseum, Spaniard. Fifty-thousand Romans. Watching every movement of your sword. Willing you to make that killer blow.

The silence before you strike.
And the noise afterwards. It rises.
It rises up like – like the – like a storm.
As if you were the Thundergod himself.
Maximus : You were a gladiator? Proximo : Yes, I was.
Maximus : And you won your freedom? Proximo : A long time ago, the emperor presented me with a rudis.
It’s just a.

a wooden sword. A symbol of your freedom. He touched me on the shoulder and I was free. Maximus : You knew Marcus Aurelius? Proximo : I did not say I knew him! I said he touched me on the shoulder once! Maximus : You asked me what I want. I too want to stand in front of the emperor.

As you did. Proximo : Then listen to me. Learn from me. I wasn’t the best because I killed quickly. I was the best because the crowd loved me. Win the crowd and you’ll win your freedom. Maximus : I will win the crowd. I will give them something they’ve never seen before. Proximo : So, Spaniard. We shall go to Rome together and have bloody adventures.

And a great whore will suckle us until we are fat and happy and can suckle no more. And then, when enough men have died, perhaps you will have your freedom. Here, use this. Maximus : Ancestors, I ask for your guidance. Blessed mother, come to me with the Gods’ desire for my future.

What did Maximus say in Gladiator?

Context – This line is spoken by Maximus (played by Russell Crowe ) in the movie Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott (2000). So the quote kinda sums it up, but for the record: Gladiator is about a beefy Roman general named Maximus who’s betrayed by Commodus ( Joaquin Phoenix ), the weasel-y son of the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius.

In his climb to power, Commodus murders his dear old dad, and Maximus’s family to boot. The ex-general then ends up as a slave-gladiator, hacking his way to revenge. Good times. The macho-man quote comes after Maximus has just won a battle in the arena and oh-so-dramatically reveals himself to Commodus and all of Rome.

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What was the opening speech in the Gladiator?

One Great Scene: GLADIATOR In this series of articles, we’re going to do a deep-dive on one knockout scene from a great movie. Today’s movie is GLADIATOR. The scene is when Russell Crowe’s Maximus reveals himself to Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus (here’s a link to the scene as a refresher: ).

The scene starts with Maximus stashing an arrowhead in his hand.
Commodus confronts Maximus in the Colosseum.
Commodus praises Maximus and asks him his name.
Maximus says his name is Gladiator and turns his back on Commodus.
Commodus, offended, addresses Maximus as “slave” and demands he take off his helmet and tell him his name.

Maximus removes his helmet and tells Commodus his name. It’s arguably one of the high points of the entire movie. Here’s the dialogue: “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridias, 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 reason the speech is so powerful is because we as the audience understand everything it represents.

Maximus was a respected general.
Marcus Aurelius respected him more than his own son.
Marcus was the “true” emperor, until Joaquin’s Commodus killed him.
Maximus’ wife and son were horribly murdered.
The whole movie has been building to this, to the reckoning guaranteed by Commodus’ treachery.
We, as the audience, are completely on Maximus’ side.

By putting Maximus through hell, the script has generated a need for catharsis. The audience must have the catharsis of some resolution to the injustice created by Commodus. Commodus has Roman soldiers with him, but the crowd wants Maximus to live. Commodus can’t simply kill Maximus or he will lose the crowd.

Commodus allows Maximus to live and retreats out of the arena.
The crowd, whom Maximus has killed many people for, has saved his life.
He has become the titular gladiator and “defeated’ the emperor in a standoff.
The scene is only a few minutes long, but it’s packed with clever construction.
The arrowhead, for example, amounts to nothing in the sequence.

Maximus doesn’t use it in the scene. But it functions as an unexploded bomb, narratively. It adds suspense. Similarly, Commodus has young Lucius with him, and holds him in front of him at the start of the scene, essentially using him as a human shield. Again, it ultimately doesn’t really mean anything, Lucius moves aside as the confrontation escalates, but it adds suspense.

Both in the micro details of the individual scene’s execution and in where it falls in the overarching narrative, this scene has tremendous power. Commodus’s imperial authority is a sham, and Maximus calling him on it in the most public possible literal arena is deeply emotionally satisfying. Do you think this a great scene? Let us know in the comments below.

: One Great Scene: GLADIATOR

What does Maximus say before he dies?

Advertisement – Guide continues below Death MAXIMUS: What we do in life, echoes in eternity. This is one of the most famous lines from the film, and the film’s first statement of the idea that what we do in life can ensure that our memory lives on. MARCUS AURELIUS: When a man sees his end he wants to know there was some purpose to his life.

Marcus Aurelius’ comments to Maximus pick up the same theme—the survival of our deeds after the death of our bodies. He wants to know “there was some purpose” because he wants to be remembered after death (which is just around the corner) for doing good, not for waging war and other things. PROXIMO: I did not pay good money for you for your company.

I paid it so that I could profit from your death. For Proximo, death is a business. For him, life only has value insofar as it has a monetary value. There may be a tiny bit of foreshadowing here. While Proximo doesn’t profit from the deaths of his latest batch of gladiators, Rome will eventually profit from Maximus’ death (they will be rid of an evil emperor).

PROXIMO: Ultimately, we’re all dead men.
Sadly we cannot choose how, but we can decide how we meet that end in order that we are remembered as men.
This is Proximo’s take on Maximus’ idea of our actions echoing in eternity, and Marcus Aurelius’ ideas about life having a purpose.
For Proximo, being “remembered as men” is the equivalent of becoming immortal.

To be remembered as a man, one must fight boldly and heroicallywhich Maximus does. 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’ life is really more like a death.
Death is all around him.
All the people he names in this statement of his identity—Marcus Aurelius; his wife and son—have been cruelly murdered.
PROXIMO: We mortals are but shadows and dust.
Proximo loves life, and he loves making money, but he knows that in the end we’re all just mortals.

We started as shadows and dust, and become shadows and dust at the end. Or do we? Maximus goes to the afterlife. His body may return to “dust” but his spirit journeys on. MAXIMUS: I knew a man who once said, “Death smiles at us all.” All a man can do is smile back.

Maximus never once acts as though he’s afraid of death.
He’s internalized the words of Marcus Aurelius (which he quotes here), and knows that death will come when it will come.
There’s no way around it.
That is one of the reasons he is so fearless.
LUCILLA: Is Rome worth the life of one good man? We believed it once.

Make us believe it again. He was a soldier of Rome. Honor him. Maximus’ death, while tragic, proves to be heroic and meaningful. His life is sacrificed, essentially, for Rome. Commodus’ death also, strangely, saves Rome as well, but there’s nothing sacrificial or heroic about it, just as there is nothing sacrificial or heroic about killing of a virus.

What do gladiators say before battle?

Let the Games Begin – Before fighting, gladiators had to swear the following oath: “I will endure to be burned, to be bound, to be beaten, and to be killed by the sword.” The Etruscans of northern Italy originally held public games, ( ludi ), which featured such events as gladiator battles and chariot races, as a sacrifice to the gods.

The Romans continued the practice, holding games roughly 10 to 12 times in an average year.
Paid for by the emperor, the games were used to keep the poor and unemployed entertained and occupied.
The emperor hoped to distract the poor from their poverty in the hopes that they would not revolt.
Over time, the games became more spectacular and elaborate as emperors felt compelled to outdo the previous year’s competitons.

The games involved more participants, occurred more frequently, and became more expensive and more outlandish.

What echoes in Eternity Maximus?

“Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity.”-Maximus, Gladiator In the movie Gladiator Russell Crowe, as the Roman general Maximus, addresses his troops before battle. He tells them to imagine where they will be after the battle; and if they do they will live and it will be so.

“Hold the line! Stay with me! If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you’re already dead! Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity.” This last line carries such weight and truth in it. “What we do in life” Each of us should examine what we are doing on a daily basis: our actions, our words, our goals and our direction.

It is clear in the scriptures that we were created for PURPOSE. “Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup” Psalm 16:5 “All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:16 We need not be concerned as we are already prepared to fulfill our calling.

First, God prepared our DNA exactly for that purpose. When we step into that for which we were made, it is a perfect fit. “Nothing happens to anyone that he is not fitted by nature to bear.”- Maximus Second, a promise is made to us in scripture: “He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.” Psalm 25:12 God does not leave us to wonder how to do the work given.

He is with us to accomplish His Will. “will echo in eternity.” Wow. Everything we do, the choices we make of how to use our time We are in the “selfie” generation whether it is pictures, fulfilling wants and desires of our own or ignoring the cries of need from others.

Friends, this should not be.
I appeal to everyone who reads this that you make deliberate choices of how you will leave your mark on eternity.
Ask yourselves, “What have I done to make an impact that will last forever? Who can point to me in eternity and say, ‘If it were not for you’?” This is a basis of the vision of Abundant Hope International.

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This is one impetus that drives the staff and volunteers of AHI. We want to make a difference. We want the Holocaust Survivors to be affected not just for an hour, or a day, but for eternity. We are not ashamed to say we need your help. Only God knows if your calling is to come to Israel and give hands-on assistance or if your part is to support with letters and prayer.

Or, could God be calling you to provide financial support for AHI? The costs are higher each year and the need for increased administrative roles drains our funds.
As the Survivors age, their needs are changing from mostly visitation to a great need for advocacy (see the article on “Survivor Advocacy”) to assist them with intervention for medical and daily life needs.

The word ‘impetus’ is the energy or motivation to accomplish something; the force that causes the motion of an object to overcome resistance and maintain its velocity. Will you be part of this force that is needed? The Survivor’s time is short and we feel the urgency of their needs.

What killed Maximus in gladiator?

Maximus himself is captured. Climax: Commodus stabs Maximus, then battles him, one on one, in the Coliseum. Climactic Moment: Maximus rallies to defeat the emperor—only to finally succumb to his own mortal wounds.

Was Maximus gladiator real?

While Gladiator is a historical film, the main character Maximus is fictional. Here’s which Roman figures inspired & influenced the iconic character. Released in 2000, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator is an epic film about revenge, loss and justice. It tells the story of Roman general turned gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius (played by Russell Crowe) who seeks to avenge the death of his family after they were killed by the malicious son of the emperor, Commodus (played by Joaquin Phoenix).

Though the film is based on historical events and even features real historical figures, the lead character Maximus was an amalgamation of several Roman historical figures. Set in 180 AD, Gladiator showcases a well of historical depth. The film demonstrates the world of gladiators and the political games and the military campaigns that were common during that time.

The movie’s key historical figures include the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, his aforementioned son Commodus, and daughter Lucilla. The main character Maximus is completely fictional, however. Instead, the creation of this character is influenced by several different historical people, particularly Roman generals, as well as by the gladiators themselves and the life they led.

One of the biggest influences for the character of Maximus was Roman general Marcus Nonius Macrinus.
Marcus was a general, statesman, and advisor during the time of Marcus Aurelius’ reign, similar to how Maximus was a general and advisor of Marcus Aurelius in the film.
In addition, both Maximus and Marcus were admired and well-liked by the emperor.

Another influence is Avidius Cassius, a Roman general who gained prominence under Marcus Aurelius and at one point, declared himself emperor after receiving reports – albeit false – of Aurelius’ death. A third influence, though minor, is wrestler Narcissus, who was the real-life killer of Commodus after he became emperor. The character of Maximus is also influenced by the lives of gladiators. As with Maximus, most gladiators were slaves and prisoners of war or had criminal backgrounds. Gladiators were classed into various groups according to what type of weapon they used and what armor they wore.

Some of the most well-known include Samnites (singular: Samnite), who were the most heavily armored and carried the classic gladius short swords, Murmillones (singular: Myrmillo), or the “fish men,” who were similarly armored and styled, Thraces (singular: Thraex), who wielded curved scimitar-like daggers called sica, and the Retiarii (singular: Retiarius), who used a large net and trident as weapons (via The Colosseum ).

From the design of Maximus’ armor to the small round shield and short sword he carried, it can be surmized that Maximus was a Hoplomachus gladiator, It was also common to see the different types of gladiators either paired together or set as opponents, as seen when Maximus was fighting against the Essedarius, gladiators who rode chariots.

As shown in Maximus’ first fight as a gladiator, some battles in the arena served as re-enactments of popular battles where the Roman army emerged victorious. Other combatants in the arena were the Bestiarii, who fought against wild animals, for example, lions and tigers. Though he is a fictional character, it is clear that Gladiator’s Maximus is heavily inspired by several historical Roman figures and the life of a gladiator in ancient times.

Through these influences, viewers are able to get a glimpse of what it was like for a person in Ancient Rome. Moreover, the characteristics that make up Maximus in Gladiator also serve as a symbol of justice and righteousness amidst corruption. Next: Gladiator 2 Should Never See The Light of Day

What is the moral lesson of Gladiator?

4. There Is No Losing, Only Winning or Learning – Real leaders only see two possible outcomes in all situations. Winning or learning. Losing can only happen when you give up. Leaders always find the best in every situation and look for solutions, not scapegoats.

When things go well, they feel fortunate—not superior or special—and are humble enough to know it could have gone the other way. When things go badly, they look for their part in how things went wrong and how they can shore up their weaknesses to avoid similar outcomes in the future. Maximus epitomizes leadership in all of these areas.

He behaves the same regardless of his status as the top general of the Roman Empire or as a slave, indentured to fighting to his own demise. True leadership is more than a title. Maximus is a leader no matter what his station. Maximus inspires those around him and he puts forth a vision and a plan and does so with passion.

Strength and honor” is his mantra to his fellow slaves and gladiators that have known neither for a long time. He sees in them what they cannot see in themselves. Because of their trust and respect for Maximus, they begin to believe in themselves and their cause in a way that would have been impossible without him as their leader.

Before Maximus joined their ranks, all of the gladiators were doomed to certain death. Now they can all see the possibility of escaping and having a future.

What does Gladiator yell?

At the beginning of Gladiator, the leader of the Germanic tribe opposing General Maximus proclaims something in German. What does the line mean? What does the leader of the Germanic tribe say during the iconic opening scene of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator ? Starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielson, and Richard Harris, Gladiator was inspired by Daniel P. Mannix’s 1958 novel, Those About to Die,

The central plot of the epic historical drama follows Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius (Crowe), who is sabotaged by the power-hungry son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius in an attempt to seize the throne. It is important to note that the events of Gladiator are loosely based on real events that occurred within the Roman Empire in the latter half of the 2nd century AD, leading to several historical inaccuracies and add-ons for artistic purposes.

A prime example of the fact is that the core conflict of the film, in which Commodus murders his father, is simply not true, as Aurelius died at Vindobona, Vienna in 180 AD from the Antonine Plague. Keeping this in mind, there are several liberties taken by Scott and the crew in terms of the portrayal of Germanic tribes, which factors into the film’s opening sequence.

The film opens with the cavalry riding past Gladiator ‘s protagonist General Maximus, who surveys his army pre-battle alongside the muddied paths of the battle-worn forest. The army is ready for the attack through the rear flanks of the tribes, who greet Maximus in the meanwhile with a max of respect and admiration.

While Maximus discusses the battle strategy with Quintus and Valerius, cries of the Germanic tribe can be heard faintly in the distance, the words ” Ihr seid verfluchte hunde! ” resonating throughout the space. A headless horseman emerges from the forest line, as the Germanic leader waves the horseman’s head and repeats his proclamation. ” Ihr seid verfluchte hunde! ” roughly translates to ” You are cursed dogs! ” in modern German, capturing the raw disdain of the tribes towards the Roman empire. While this is established, the presence of this proclamation is somewhat inaccurate, as it would make more sense for the phrase to be uttered in an Old Germanic dialect suitable to that point in time, instead of a direct modern German phrase.

Moreover, the actor uttering the line delivers the same in a heavy Scottish accent, lending more inaccuracy to the scene from a linguistic perspective. This, of course, is one of many historical inconsistencies in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, despite the fact that a handful of historians were hired for consultations, with most of their observations being ignored.

For instance, costumes were way off as per the attire of the times, as some of the soldiers are seen wearing fantasy helmets with bands wrapped around their arms. The Germanic tribes, such as the one featured in the opening sequence, are seen wearing clothing from the Stone Age period, which is a possible manifestation of the stereotype that these groups of people were “savages” or “barbarians”.

What did gladiators say to each other?

Ave Caesar morituri te salutant! – how often did the gladiators. If you have found a spelling error, please, notify us by selecting that text and pressing Ctrl+Enter, This post is also available in: () Ave morituri te salutant! (“Hail, Emperor, those who are about to die salute you!”) was a greeting of before the fight to the emperor. We know about the existence of this phrase thanks to the preserved work of, The only question is whether those words were uttered always before the fight? In the mass culture is known scene from film “Gladiator”, when before the fight Maximus’ rival – Tigris from Gaul – utters the famous words ! to,

Those words, however, have been highly popularized in culture. Based on the sources it should be clearly stated that we have only one primary source, where it has been mentioned. Suetonius, in his biography of Claudius, describes the greeting that prisoners and convicts were to deliver to in 52 CE, before fighting on the waters (the so-called ) of Lake Fucinus.

The ruler answered: Aut non (“Or not”), which forced to fight men understood as pardoning and did not want to fight anymore. The emperor supposedly was already to use his pretorians, catapults and ballists to end disobedience; but finally, he managed to get them into the fight.

This event is repeated by Cassius Dio and who, however, skips the phrase.
We do not have any other sources that would mention this greeting – which proves that it was just a one-off event.
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: Ave Caesar morituri te salutant! – how often did the gladiators.

Who said what we do in life echoes in eternity?

As for the quote, it’s from Maximus in Gladiator, which is a variation from the original by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and philosopher who said “What we do now echoes in eternity.” We believe this piece is directed towards the taggers, bombers, and haters of his residency thus far.
You have a guy wiping away the paint, besmirching the image.

Who betrayed Maximus at the end?

Tomas Arana as Quintus (loosely based on Quintus Aemilius Laetus): A Roman legatus, commander of the Praetorian Guard, who betrays Maximus by allying with Commodus.

Who kills Commodus?

Narcissus (wrestler) – Wikipedia Roman wrestler and assassin of Emperor Commodus Narcissus (born 2nd century A.D.) was a athlete, likely a wrestler, from the 2nd century AD. He assassinated the Roman emperor in 192 AD.

What was the Roman battle motto?

Theories of origin – ” Invicta ” has been a motto for centuries. Roma invicta is a Latin phrase, meaning “Unconquered Rome”, inscribed on a statue in Rome. It was an inspirational motto used until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD. This symbolic statement was later printed onto gold coins, to help boost the morale of the failing Empire.

For Kent, it dates back to the invasion of England by William the Conqueror, As the official motto, it appears on the coat of arms of Kent County Council, Legend has it that, while marching from the 1066 battle site at Hastings, William marched on to London on his way to the (then) capital Winchester,

While passing through Kent, the local people picked up branches and marched at William’s men. Scared, William and his army took flight and took a different route to London. As the people of Kent felt that they had chased William away, they adopted ” Invicta ” as a county motto. A different version of the legend above is depicted on a monument at Swanscombe, where legend states this meeting took place on the Old Roman Road to London ( Watling Street ). The monument, sculpted by Hilary Stratton and unveiled in 1958, was moved in the early 1960s due to the construction of the A2 dual carriageway.

It is now located in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul’s Church in Swanscombe, where the picture (right) was taken. The monument states that: Near this spot by ancient tradition the men of Kent and Kentish men carrying boughs on their shoulders and swords in their hands met the invader William Duke of Normandy.

They offered peace if he would grant their ancient rights and liberties otherwise war and that most deadly. Their request was granted and from that day the motto of Kent has been INVICTA meaning Unconquered. Its origin has also been said to have been because Dover was not besieged or defeated on William’s march through Kent, but instead agreed to a conditional surrender to him, on its own terms, and was therefore not conquered by him.

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Did gladiators ever refuse to fight?

Winners & Losers – Those who lacked the enthusiasm to fight were cajoled by their manager ( lanista ) and his team of slaves who brandished leather whips or red-hot bars. No doubt the indignant roars from 40,000 spectators and the unrelenting attacks of one’s opponent also convinced many to fight till the end.

There were cases of refusal to fight: Perhaps one of the more famous was in the gladiator games organised by Quintus Aurelius Symmachus c.401 CE when the Germanic prisoners who were scheduled to fight decided instead to strangle each other in their cells rather than provide a spectacle for the Roman populace.

The losing gladiator, if not killed outright, often appealed for mercy by dropping his weapon and shield and raising a finger. His adversary could then decide to be lenient, although, as there was a significant risk of meeting again in the arena, it was considered good professional practice to kill your opponent.

If the emperor were present then he would decide, although the crowd would certainly try to influence his judgement by waving cloths or gesturing with their hands – raised thumbs and shouts of Mitte! meant ‘let him go’, thumbs down ( pollice verso ) and Iugula! meant ‘execute him’.
Victors in the contests, particularly those with many fights behind them, became darlings of the crowd and as surviving graffiti on Roman buildings indicates, they were particularly popular with women – cases of affairs with aristocratic ladies and even elopement were not unknown.

Graffiti from gives a fascinating insight into how the gladiators were seen by the general public: ‘the barmaid’s choice’ or another was described as decus puellarum, suspirium puellarum (the delight and sighed-for joy of girls) and also written were how many victories some attained: Petronius Octavius 35 (his last), Severus 55, Nascia 60.

However, it should be noted that the average was much lower and there were even some games in which victors fought other winners until only one gladiator was left standing.
More material rewards for winning one’s contest included the prestigious palm branch of victory, often a crown, a dish heaped with prize money and perhaps, after years of victories, even freedom.

Emperor (180-192 CE) was keen & mad enough to compete himself in the gladiator arena.

How would a gladiator ask for mercy?

Meaning of the Gestures – A gladiator asked for mercy by dropping his shield and raising a finger of his left hand. The crowd then either called for him to be killed, or, if he fought well, asked that he be spared. They did this using both shouts and gestures. During the gladiator games, it is believed that a thumbs-down gesture by the audience meant sparing the enemy by the winner. Thumbs up was a sign of stabbing the enemy in the throat. (Image: Jean-Léon Gérôme/Public domain) Based on evidence from sculpture and mosaics, it was believed that the thumbs-down sign was a way of calling for the victorious gladiator to drop the weapon and spare his enemy, whereas the thumbs-up meant, stabbing him in the throat.

What does life echoes mean?

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What is Maximus’s full name Gladiator?

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.

Who do you play as in half life echoes?

Overview – The player takes control of a scientist simply known as “Candidate 12” and his perspective of the Black Mesa Incident. It ties into plot threads brought up in the later Half-Life games such as Half-Life 2: Episode Two, such as The G-Man being responsible for delivering the Xen crystal sample and starting the incident.

What does Maximus say that he wants?

Scene 24 –

We’re in one of Proximo’s chambers, and he asks Maximus what he wants: a girl? A boy?Proximo has sent for Maximus. He tells him he’s good, but not that good. He could be “magnificent” he really wanted to be.Maximus is unmoved: “I’m required to kill, so I kill. That is enough.”That’s enough for the provinces, but not for Rome, he tells him, before proceeding to inform Maximus that Commodus has arranged some “spectacles” to commemorate his father.Maximus’ interest is piqued. Proximo continues, noting the irony of the situation (it was Marcus Aurelius who “closed us down”) before expressing contentment at the fact that he is now able to go back where they both belong: the Colosseum.Proximo rhapsodizes about the Colosseum in Rome—the crowd noise, the celebration, the feelings of euphoria, and the approach to godhead (“as if you were the thunder god himself”).Proximo himself was a gladiator, Maximus notes. He asks him if he won his freedom.Proximo then tells how Marcus Aurelius gave him a wooden sword—the symbol of his freedom—touched him on the shoulder, and freed him.Maximus laughs, and Proximo gets very defensive. He’s proud of the fact that the wise emperor touched him on the shoulder.Maximus answers the question of what he wants: “I too want to stand in front of the emperor, as you did.”Proximo then tells Maximus to listen carefully. He, Proximo, was the best because the crowd loved him, not because he killed quickly.The crowd is the key, he says: “Win the crowd, and you’ll win your freedom.”Maximus says he will win the crowd. He’ll give them something they’ve never seen.Proximo laughs, and talks excitedly about going to Rome, and how much fun it will be, suggesting that, when enough men have died, Maximus just may have his freedom.Before sending him away, he gives Maximus a breastplate to use in combat.Proximo then looks out his window, and stretches his arms wide in celebrations.