Gladiator (2000)
180 · Resource
Commodus's accession, heavily fictionalised. The film that revived the historical epic. Accuracy note: Maximus is invented; Marcus Aurelius's succession is not as shown.
On these timelines: Historical films, Resources: Combined
Around 180
- Reign of Marcus Aurelius (161)
- Reign of Trajan (98)
- Sassanid Empire (224)
- Cai Lun invents paper (105)
- Colosseum opens in Rome (80)
- Galen (129)
- Teotihuacán at its peak (100)
- Hadrian's Wall built (122)
- Classic Maya civilization (250)
- Crisis of the Third Century (Roman Empire) (235)