192 AD Maximus was a gladiator, and the commander of the Armies of the North and the Felix Legions under the Roman Empire. The greatest general of Rome during the 2nd century AD, he served loyally under Emperor Marcus Aurelius during his Twelve Year Campaign against the Germanic tribes at Vindobona in Germania. He was making his normal runs in the village when he spotted you yelling at some people. As they shoved you on the saleing block as a slave.