Rome Endures

"There was a dream that was Rome..."
So spoke Maximus before he died and rejoined his wife and son in the Elysian fields. Having defeated the corrupt, puny, and incestuous emperor Commodus, Maximus laid down his life with the hope of restoring Rome to a republic. His lover, and the emperor&apos;s sister, Lucilla, worked the rest of her life to make this dream a reality. Lucilla and her successors, through wise diplomacy and prudent policy, were able to preserve the Roman state for thousands of years.