Yeah you've seen the sequel - but have you read Nick Cave's original script for his version of #Gladiator2?

In which Maximus, send by the ancient Gods, returns from the afterlife. A divine instrument of vengeance, a soldier eternally wandering through time:

https://ia904601.us.archive.org/22/items/gladiator-2-script/Gladiator-2-script_text.pdf