He killed the man who set you free.
Read more Maximus QuotesFrom: Gladiator (2000)
Gracchus : And after your glorious coup, what then? You take your five thousand and... leave?Maximus : Yes, I will leave. The soldiers will stay here for your protection, under the guidance of the Senate.Gracchus : So, after Rome's all yours, you just give it back to the people. Tell me why.Maximus : Because that was a dying man's last wish. I will kill Commodus. The fate of Rome, I leave to you.Gracchus : Marcus Aurelius trusted you. His daughter trusts you. I will trust you. Give me two days, and I will purchase your freedom. And you, stay alive, or I'll be dead.
I may die here in this cell or in the arena tomorrow. What possible difference can I make?
Juba : Can they hear you?Maximus : Who?Juba : Your family. In the afterlife.Maximus : Oh yes.Juba : What do you say to them?Maximus : To my son - I tell him I will see him again soon. To keep his heels down while riding his horse. To my wife... that is not your business.