Maximus and Lucilla's backstory
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Gladiator
andrea_fernandezc — 9 years ago(November 12, 2016 07:27 PM)
One thing that I've always being intrigued about Gladiator is Maximus and Lucilla's past relationship.
Obviously they were involved romantically. So, how do you think they met and fell in love? Why did they broke up? Would like to hear your theories. -
cjohn-16765 — 9 years ago(December 12, 2016 01:09 PM)
Here is my theory:
They loved each other around 8 or 9 years ago (remember at the camp when Lucilla talked to Maximus, they both mentioned the kids were around 8 years old?). They almost hit it into a marriage, but Lucilla selected another guy called Verus (actually this guy was Marcus Aurelius co-emperor in the real history) to marry.
This hurt Maximus a lot. That's why in the cell (or on another occasion, can't remember accurately), Lucilla mentioned she hurt Maximus a lot more than he did to her. That's also why Maximus said Lucilla had a insinct for survival (choosing her life based on cool calculation, without emotion involved).
Then they go different paths. Lucilla married Verus, who died early shortly after Lucilla gave birth to Lucius. And Maximus married another dark-haired Spanish girl and also had a son.