“He touched me on the shoulder, I was free.” – Proximo, Gladiator ... Movie Quotes Database

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Proximo

[Proximo explains the story of his gladiator career]

He [Marcus Aurelius] touched me on the shoulder, I was free.

Maximus

[laughs wildly]

You knew Marcus Aurelius –

Proximo

I didn't say I knew him, I said he touched me on the shoulder once!

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