Lucius Verus: Are you the one they call the Spaniard? Maximus: Yes. Lucius Verus: They said you were a giant. They said you could crush a man's skull with one hand. Maximus: A man's? No. A boy's
Gracchus: He will bring them death, and they will love him for it.
Maximus: You risk too much. Lucilla: I have much to pay for. Maximus: You have nothing to pay for.
Proximo: [holding up a sword] Thrust this into another man's flesh, and they will applaud and love you for that. You may even begin to love them [thrusts] Proximo: for that.
Proximo: Some of you are thinking that you won't fight. Others, that you can't fight. They all say that, until they're out there
Quintus: Maximus, please be careful, that wasn't prudent. Maximus: Prudent? The Emperor has been slain.
Maximus: [to Proximo] He killed the man who set you free.
Marcus Aurelius: Tell me again, Maximus, why are we here? Maximus: For the glory of the Empire, sire.
[Maximus is about to ride out with the cavalry to fight the barbarians] Quintus: Soldier! I told you to move those catapults forward. They're out of range. Maximus: Range is good. Quintus: The danger to the cavalry... Maximus: Is acceptable. Agreed?
Proximo: You're good, Spaniard, but you're not that good. You could be magnificent.
German Barbarian: Ihr seid verfluchte hunde!
Proximo: I know that you are a man of your word, General. I know that you would die for honor, for Rome, for the memory of your ancestors. But as for me? I'm an entertainer.
Gracchus: The Senate is the people, sire. Chosen from among the people, to speak for the people.
Lucilla: I want to help you. Maximus: Yes, you can help me... Forget you ever knew me, and never come back here again.
Maximus' Son: Mamma, i soldati!
