"I served with you at Vindabona"
I felt there should have been more exposition on this. Here is one of Maximus' own men, and they dont explain who the character was or why he became a slave. I'd have thought Maximus would've allied with him. He would've been a more tactical ally to have than the African slave or Hagen.
"I served with you at Vindabona"
I felt there should have been more exposition on this.
It kind of goes nowhere but I am more confused by Proximo's math when he's buying Maximus and the other slaves and the beasts. 4000 + 2000 = 5000? Unless he's intentionally jacking the salesman around, which I guess is possible since he was pissed about the queer giraffes.
shareHe said 4000 and 2000, "that's 5000 for an old friend", in hopes of bartering for a better deal after the previous sale wasn't what it should've been.
share"I served with you at Vindabona"
Yes, Cicero spoke that line to Lucilla, but I think the OP was referring to the line spoken by a gladiator to Maximus when they were just about to reenact the massacre of Carthage.
shareCorrect Sithlord, it's mentioned on two occasions.
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Apologies to the OP, my mistake.
This means something, this is important.
Vindobona was a Celtic settlement and later a Roman military camp on the site of the modern city of Vienna in Austria. Around 15 BC, the kingdom of Noricum was included in the Roman Empire. Henceforth, the Danube marked the border of the empire, and the Romans built fortifications and settlements on the banks of the Danube, including Vindobona with an estimated population of 15,000
nothing to explain, he served in battle under the emperor and the general.
I don't think the OP was confused, he just wanted them to do more with the character that had served with him and develop him more into the plot. He could have been a loyal ally, having served under Maximus previously, but I don't think they do anything with him after the reenactment of Carthage.
shareI don't know if this needs to be mentioned, but Marcus Aurelius died at Vindobona in 180, making the battle at the beginning of the film the very same battle of Vindobona mentioned twice later in the film, tying it all together.
Maybe Maximus didn't care enough for his men to make a connection with his former subordinate, but that seems out of character. It's most likely poor writing on the supporting characters and limited time for the story to fold out.
Concerning the OP, I simply think that the man who mentions that line is on the same wavelength as Maximus, and they have a similar way of fighting the enemy, so Maximus can trust him so they will all succeed in the Coliseum.
I agree with you. He shrugs it off as if he didn't even care. At the very least he'd be like OH SHIT WADDUP to someone he did battle with previously?
sharei disagree, thousands of soldiers would have been involved
shareMaximum is a general, he’s not going to fangirl out over some grunt. He acknowledges it and lets it slide.
WHY??
HE was a commander, Other dude was a footsoldier
There was NO social equality at the time, and the fact that Maximus was a Spaniard, and made commander he was probably even worse at it than a regular Roman