I am Maximus Decimus Meridius. "Commander to the armies of the north. General of 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" I was a general who became a slave. A slave that won over my people to overthrow an emperor. Gutsy, honored, brave, fearless respected by his troops and loved by his people.