He knows it will not be easy, and he is right. Maximus realizes that he must perform another duty for the Emperor before he can go home. But there are many serious problems in Rome and Emperor Marcus Aurelius knows he will soon die. Then, he hopes to return to his farm and his family in Spain. General Maximus, Commander of the Roman Army of the North, fights his last battle in the war against Germania.

The Roman messenger was tied to his horse. As the horse came closer, the other men could see what had happened. There was something strange about the way he was riding Maximus was the first to understand.

A horseman rode out, toward the Roman army. Introduction All eyes turned to the trees. Published by Pearson Education Limited in association with Penguin Books Ltd, both companies being subsidiaries of Pearson Plcįor a complete list of the titles available in the Penguin Readers series please write to your local Pearson Education office or to: Marketing Department, Penguin Longman Publishing, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL Pinto (Madrid)Īll rights reserved no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers. Typeset by Ferdinand Pageworks, London Set in 11/14pt Bembo Printed in Spain by Mateu Cromo, S. 2000 First published in Great Britain by Penguin Books 2000 This edition first published 2001ĥ 7 9 10 8 6 4 TM & Copyright © DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures, 2000 ISBN 7 6 First published in the USA by Penguin Putnam Inc. Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE, England and Associated Companies throughout the world. Retold by Annette Keen Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potter Adapted from the novel by DEWEY GRAM Based on the screenplay by DAVID FRANZONI, JOHN LOGAN and WILLIAM NICHOLSON

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