#Sir Scott has a propensity to get silly wit it

[mmmmalo]

Apropos of nothing, I wonder if "Maximus Decimus Meridius" was Ridley Scott quietly recycling the "Biggus Dickus" joke from the Life of Brian. r/latin informs me that "Meridius" would be taken to mean "from the South" (ahem) and the guy's given name is literally just a misspelling of "alias"