Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to.

Gladiator

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Topic

Duty

Speaker

Cicero

Actor

Tommy Flanagan

Source

Gladiator

Medium

Film

Genre

Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.

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Source
Pro Milone
Statement Type
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Language
Latin
Time
80 BC 80s BC 1st century BC
Era
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