<P> In AD 180 , Hispano - Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius intends to return to his home after he leads the Roman army to victory against the Germanic tribes near Vindobona on the Limes Germanicus . Emperor Marcus Aurelius tells Maximus that his own son , Commodus , is unfit to rule and that he wishes Maximus to succeed him , as regent , to help save Rome from corruption . Commodus murders his father when he is told about the plan . </P>
<P> In AD 180 , Hispano - Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius intends to return to his home after he leads the Roman army to victory against the Germanic tribes near Vindobona on the Limes Germanicus . Emperor Marcus Aurelius tells Maximus that his own son , Commodus , is unfit to rule and that he wishes Maximus to succeed him , as regent , to help save Rome from corruption . Commodus murders his father when he is told about the plan . </P>
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Germanic tribes
Germanic tribes