{"product_id":"maximus-sword-gladiator","title":"Maximus Sword The Blade of Gladiator","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is the sword of General Maximus. Ridley Scott put it on screen in the year 2000, in the film Gladiator. Russell Crowe carried it as Maximus Decimus Meridius. In the story, this blade stands for more than a general's rank. It stands for freedom. It stands for honour. It stands for revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe design borrows from two Roman weapons. It pulls from the gladius, short and built for close combat. It pulls from the spatha too, the longer blade Roman soldiers carried later on. This sword runs close to thirty inches, longer than most real gladius blades from history. That length tells you something. The filmmakers built this blade for the screen first. They shaped it as a hybrid, not as a strict copy of any one Roman weapon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOwn the Maximus sword today. Hold the same design that carried a general through betrayal, exile, and one final fight for freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLooking for another legendary blade from film and television? Check out our \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/smithsblade.com\/products\/ragnar-swords\"\u003eRagnar Lothbrok Sword\u003c\/a\u003e, the Sword of Kings from Vikings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smiths Blade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53540769300774,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/9589\/7382\/files\/general_maximus_sword_gladiator_full_view.jpg?v=1785438008","url":"https:\/\/smithsblade.com\/products\/maximus-sword-gladiator","provider":"Smiths Blade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}