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TIL Nick Cave wrote a script for a Gladiator sequel in which Maximus fights Roman gods in the afterlife, is reincarnated, defends early Christians, and ultimately lives forever. Eventually leading tanks in the second world war and even working in the modern-day Pentagon.

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