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Gladiator 
 
 
Adapted from the novel by                            
DEWEY GRAM 
 
Based on the screenplay by 
DAVID FRANZONI, 
JOHN LOGAN and 
WILLIAM NICHOLSON 
 
Level 4 
Retold by Annette Keen                                                     
Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter 
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Pearson Education Limited
Edinburgh Gate, Harlow,
Essex CM20 2JE, England
and Associated Companies throughout the world.
ISBN 0 582 47117 6
First published in the USA by Penguin Putnam Inc. 2000
First published in Great Britain by Penguin Books 2000
This edition first published 2001
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TM & Copyright © DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures, 2000
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Contents
page
Introduction iv
Chapter 1 Farmer and Soldier
1
Chapter 2 The Last Battle
5
Chapter 3 One More Duty
11
Chapter 4 A Prisoner Again
19
Chapter 5 New Gladiators
27
Chapter 6 Caesar’s Arrival in Rome
32
Chapter 7 The Spaniard and the Crowd
37
Chapter 8 The Colosseum
44
Chapter 9 A Man for the People
51
Chapter 10 Secrets and Lies
57
Chapter 11 Broken Plans
62
Chapter 12 Home, At Last
71
Activities
72
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Introduction
All eyes turned to the trees. A horseman rode out, toward the Roman
army. There was something strange about the way he was riding
Maximus was the first to understand . . .
As the horse came closer, the other men could see what had happened.
The Roman messenger was tied to his horse. His head had been cut off.
Maximus knew now what he had to do. Life was suddenly simple.
General Maximus, Commander of the Roman Army of the
North, fights his last battle in the war against Germania. Then, he
hopes to return to his farm and his family in Spain.
But there are many serious problems in Rome and Emperor
Marcus Aurelius knows he will soon die. Maximus realizes that
he must perform another duty for the Emperor before he can go
home. He knows it will not be easy, and he is right. Soon he is
fighting for his life again, first as a prisoner, then a slave, and
finally as a gladiator.
One thought keeps Maximus alive: that he will finally meet
and kill the man he hates most—the new Emperor, Commodus.
The book, Gladiator, was written by Dewey Gram. The
screenplay by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William
Nicholson was made into a very successful movie. The movie
stars Russell Crowe as Maximus and Joaquin Phoenix as
Commodus. British actor Oliver Reed (Proximo) died before the
movie was finished, although almost all his scenes had been
completed.
On film and on paper, Gladiator is a very exciting story.
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