Gladiator is a great movie to watch and has some interesting historical details. The premise is totally wrong, however, in that Commodus only lasted 8-9 months as emperor. He was around for 12 years before they got rid of him. It'd be like having Clinton around for another term! It's weird that for all the 7-800 years of Roman history they can't come up with another story. Gladiator is a rehash of the old Fall of the Roman Empire movie, which had its own set of inaccuracies.