Trajan, Hadrian and Theodosius were from Hispania, as Gladiator in the film. That's why they are called "Hispanics". 'Spaniard' is not correct, since it is the name for the current citizens of Spain. It is just a film for Americans, don't forget it: that's why they use a Central-american girl with Indian heritage to be the wife of Gladiator.
Spain had been overtaken by Rome like many other countries/regions had been. Look at the start of the film,the Romans, thus Maximus were battling the Germans for control of Germania as it was known at the time.
Indeed he should has been called hispano, because spain, the modern spain, was created in near 1500 with the unifications of the kingdoms.
Hispania was one of the best provincies of Rome, 2 of the 5 best emperors were born in Italica, southwest of Spain, and other emperor i think was part hispano too.
I dont know why they call him in the movie spaniard, in the spanish version he is called hispano, and the city where he lives, trujillo, it s a modern name, in that age Trujillo didn t exist. In spanish version they say Merita Augusta, the capital of Hispania, in mid west of the peninsula.
Always wondered that, since Spain wasn't even a nation until well after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. During the time of Rome, it was, I believe inhabited by Celts, Iberians, and Phoenicians, and later the Visigoths.
Actually that term was used ( in ancient times), to describe the inhabitants of the Iberan peninsula, before there was a Spain. The Iberan peninsula; (Spain, Portugal, Andora and Gibraltar) (^_^)/
He was Spanish. At that time the Roman Empire was expansive and covered most of present day Europe. So it was quite possible someone from the Iberian Peninsula to become a General (or whatever rank he aquired) in the Roman army.
Maximus was spanish, his home was in spain and his wife was spanish.. remember when they found him lying by his wifes and childs grave? that was in spain thats why they called him "spaniard".
His name is "Maximo Decimo Meridio". That s a latin name that means "My name is Maximo, thenth son of my family (Decimo), and I am Meridian (From Emerita Augusta, the actual Merida, Spain)"
That s the reason then they call him Hispaniar (from Hispania).
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He was hiding his identity so they wouldnt kill him for being a Roman citizen, so he pretended he was Spanish since he was in Europe at the time.
Spaniard Gladiator
Trajan, Hadrian and Theodosius were from Hispania, as Gladiator in the film. That's why they are called "Hispanics". 'Spaniard' is not correct, since it is the name for the current citizens of Spain. It is just a film for Americans, don't forget it: that's why they use a Central-american girl with Indian heritage to be the wife of Gladiator.
As answered previously, he was from Spain.
Spain had been overtaken by Rome like many other countries/regions had been. Look at the start of the film,the Romans, thus Maximus were battling the Germans for control of Germania as it was known at the time.
Indeed he should has been called hispano, because spain, the modern spain, was created in near 1500 with the unifications of the kingdoms.
Hispania was one of the best provincies of Rome, 2 of the 5 best emperors were born in Italica, southwest of Spain, and other emperor i think was part hispano too.
I dont know why they call him in the movie spaniard, in the spanish version he is called hispano, and the city where he lives, trujillo, it s a modern name, in that age Trujillo didn t exist. In spanish version they say Merita Augusta, the capital of Hispania, in mid west of the peninsula.
Always wondered that, since Spain wasn't even a nation until well after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. During the time of Rome, it was, I believe inhabited by Celts, Iberians, and Phoenicians, and later the Visigoths.
Actually that term was used ( in ancient times), to describe the inhabitants of the Iberan peninsula, before there was a Spain. The Iberan peninsula; (Spain, Portugal, Andora and Gibraltar) (^_^)/
He was Spanish. At that time the Roman Empire was expansive and covered most of present day Europe. So it was quite possible someone from the Iberian Peninsula to become a General (or whatever rank he aquired) in the Roman army.
Spain was a part of the Roman Empire at that time. He (Maximus) was a roman citizen born in Spain and his home was in Spain.
Maximus was spanish, his home was in spain and his wife was spanish.. remember when they found him lying by his wifes and childs grave? that was in spain thats why they called him "spaniard".
His name is "Maximo Decimo Meridio". That s a latin name that means "My name is Maximo, thenth son of my family (Decimo), and I am Meridian (From Emerita Augusta, the actual Merida, Spain)"
That s the reason then they call him Hispaniar (from Hispania).