Editing Tigris of Gaul (section)

== Biography ==
In 180 AD, Tigris was brought out of retirement by Emperor Commodus to battle Maximus Decimus Meridius. Cassius, the games' host, introduced Tigris as "the only undefeated gladiator." Wielding a sword and an axe, Tigris fought fiercely in an already unfair match, as Commodus ordered three tigers to attack Maximus during the fight.

Despite the odds, Maximus gained the upper hand, disarming Tigris and wounding him by stabbing his foot with the back of his axe. Bleeding and in pain, Tigris was forced to the ground, where Maximus could have delivered the final blow. However, defying the bloodthirsty crowd’s calls for death, Maximus chose to spare Tigris’s life. This act earned Maximus the title "Maximus the Merciful," enraging [[Commodus (Gladiator)|Commodus]], who sought any means to undermine the gladiator’s growing popularity.