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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,079 edit and corrections by moviesbyrizzo (incl re-sync start position for HD) 2 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:04,393 I, Tiberius Claudius Drusus... 3 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,632 Nero Germanicus... 4 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,674 this-that-and-the-other... 5 00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:14,872 who was once, and not so long ago, 6 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,431 better known to my friends and relatives as Claudius the Idiot, 7 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,160 or That Fool Claudius, 8 00:01:22,320 --> 00:01:24,834 or Claudius the Stammerer... 9 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:30,039 am now about to write this strange history of my life. 10 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:36,197 Are you there? 11 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,558 Yes, you ’re there. I can feel it. 12 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,393 I can feel your presence, yes. 13 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:47,155 I knew you would come the moment I began to write. 14 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,758 Yes. It was Inevitable. 15 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,513 It was prophesied by the Sibyl. 16 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,994 Spies! Spies everywhere spying on me. 17 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,948 In my bed, at my prayers, on the street... 18 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,839 Even in the lavatory. Spies! 19 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,833 I’ll cheat them, every one. 20 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,395 It was prophesied by the Sibyl. 21 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,869 I went to Cuma many years ago to consult her. 22 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,396 She was most famous. 23 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,113 Her prophecies had achieved worldwide renown 24 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,794 and she did not consent to see everyone. 25 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,396 Unexpectedly, she consented to see me. 26 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,150 I was terrified. 27 00:02:50,640 --> 00:02:53,108 ”0h, Sibyl”, I said, 28 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:58,798 ”I’ve c-come to question you about Rome’s fate and mine. ” 29 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:05,112 ”Hear me, Cl-Cl-Claudius, ” she answered, mocking my stammer. 30 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,758 ”Apollo speaks to you through me. 31 00:03:08,920 --> 00:03:11,070 ”Listen closely. ” 32 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,797 (WOMAN) What groans beneath the Punic Curse 33 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,032 And strangles in the strings of purse 34 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:24,079 Before she mends must sicken worse. 35 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:29,439 Ten years, 50 days and three Clau-Clau-Claudius shall given be 36 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:34,151 A gift that all desire but he. 37 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:39,877 But when he's dumb and no more here 38 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,958 Nineteen hundred year or near, 39 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:51,958 Clau-Clau-Claudius shall speak clear. 40 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,034 Yes. That’s what it means. 41 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:02,119 In nineteen hundred years from now they’ll hear me. 42 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:03,952 Not before. 43 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,319 No. 44 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,558 A box. I need a box. 45 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,193 I’ll put it all In here. My story 46 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,590 My history of the family. Yes. 47 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,035 And the end of the Republic. Yes. 48 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:25,273 When I’ve finished, I’ll seal it and bury it where no one will find it. 49 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,316 No. No one. 50 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,798 Not for nineteen hundred years or more. 51 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,554 Then it will turn up suddenly. 52 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,632 People will read it. They’ll Know the truth. 53 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,634 My voice, as the Sybil said, as she prophesied, 54 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:45,076 for them - not for these fools In Rome, 55 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:49,916 but for them out there In remote posterity. 56 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,518 For you. 57 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:57,439 Yes. It will all be in here sealed. 58 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,829 You will find it, I promise you. 59 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,319 I, Claudius, 60 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:18,792 am now about to begin this strange history of my life... 61 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,278 of my family. 62 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,317 0f Livia, my grandmother. 63 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:27,393 of Augustus Caesar. of Marcus Agrippa. 64 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,630 Yes. And his hatred for Marcellus. 65 00:06:57,420 --> 00:07:00,195 Excellent! Excellent! 66 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:01,793 Thallus! 67 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,551 See they're well taken care of. They were splendid. 68 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:10,395 - Yes, Caesar. - And see they're properly fed. 69 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,552 They'll eat better than the kitchen staff, Caesar. 70 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:17,633 There's no need to go that far. Better than us will be sufficient. 71 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,268 You know, Marcus, I like to eat sparingly. 72 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,398 There's too much gluttony in Rome - especially at festivals 73 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:31,031 But this one day is very special. I'd like to make an exception. 74 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:36,354 And I've got a surprise for you. Two, as a matter of fact. 75 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,479 Thallus! 76 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,269 - Yes, Caesar? - Bring in the cake. 77 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:46,115 - But it's for the end of the meal. - I want the family to see it. 78 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:50,319 Do you know what else I've got? Aristarchus of Athens is in Rome. 79 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:56,430 Oh, Marcus. They say that he's the greatest orator of our time, 80 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:58,591 and I've asked him to prepare an oration 81 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,069 for the anniversary of the battle of Actium. 82 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:04,755 - Oh, no! - What? Is it too boring for you? 83 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,229 - We had one last year. - That was last year. 84 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:11,359 Anyway, the speaker was dull. This man, they say he's wonderful. 85 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:15,957 "Seven years today sank Antony and his hopes in the harbour of Actium." 86 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,991 How the young mock the battle scars of their elders. 87 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,833 - Battle scars! - A lot of good men died in that battle, 88 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,088 and a lot of good men got scarred. I don't think its right to make light of it. 89 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,716 - He's just being provocative. - Not really. 90 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,150 I just think we exaggerate its significance - that's all. 91 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,278 Now, Marcellus, let's not argue. Marcus... 92 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,159 No. Let's hear what the young genius has to say. 93 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,910 - Well? - Look! Here is the cake. 94 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,311 - Do we get one each? - Julia, for heaven's sake! 95 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,555 - Marcus, do you recognise it? - It's my ship. 96 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:55,156 - You made it your headquarters. - She was a fine ship. 97 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:59,108 That must be you, Marcus. The candied cherry in the prow. 98 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,271 (AUGUSTUS LAUGHS) 99 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:04,876 Marcellus, please. These things mean something to us. 100 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,634 We're taking ourselves a little seriously. 101 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:09,518 (MARCUS) Not seriously enough. 102 00:09:09,680 --> 00:09:11,910 Livia, isn't that a wonderful cake? 103 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,152 - Wonderful. - Don't you like it? 104 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:20,233 Bring in the Greek. If you keep him waiting longer, he'll need a shave. 105 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,470 As a matter of fact, he's bearded. 106 00:09:23,560 --> 00:09:25,596 Thallus, bring in the Greek. 107 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,751 - Leave the cake. - Take the cake. 108 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,873 Marcus, they say that he writes a sort of prose hymn. 109 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,191 What can that mean? It's a form I've never heard of. 110 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,669 One of these new Greek inventions. 111 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,957 They're always inventing. Why are they so clever? 112 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:46,477 If they're so clever, why are they our province instead of vice versa? 113 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:52,478 - Ah, Aristarchus, welcome. - Hail, Caesar. 114 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,710 I hope we haven't kept you waiting. 115 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:57,917 Come. We're ready now. 116 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:08,717 Give us your piece. 117 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:13,510 Give me your peace, Caesar, and I shall gladly give you mine. 118 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:15,750 Yes, of course. I'm sorry. Thallus. 119 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,714 Caesar calls for silence! 120 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:28,429 What a voice. Perhaps we should change places? 121 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:32,149 Only the Romans can afford ushers with a voice like that. 122 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,073 - Did you have it trained? - I was an actor, sir. 123 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:38,152 That explains it. Resting, are you? 124 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,311 No, sir. I've given it up. 125 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,711 Everyone's an actor in Rome. There isn't enough work. 126 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,668 And what there is goes to friends. It's the same everywhere. 127 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:49,717 The theatre isn't what it was. 128 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,314 No. And I'll tell you something else. 129 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,119 It never was what it was. 130 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:59,717 Thallus, please discuss your personal problems in your own time. 131 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:10,793 Today is a day to drink and dance! 132 00:11:11,680 --> 00:11:14,399 Let us rival the priests of Mars 133 00:11:14,560 --> 00:11:17,916 with feats to deck the couches of the Gods. 134 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:23,196 Seven summers past, 135 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,272 the wild queen, Cleopatra, 136 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,752 dreaming her dreams of ruin on your lovely Empire, 137 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,390 sailed her hopes into the harbour of Actium, 138 00:11:34,560 --> 00:11:39,714 and there, with noble Antony, spat curses on the ships of Caesar 139 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:43,998 and cried, "Sink Rome! And all her minions. 140 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,516 "Egypt's not for conquests!" 141 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:52,878 But words do not kill and curses sink no ships. 142 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:57,989 Before she could catch her scented breath, mighty Agrippa... 143 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,913 (CLAUDIUS) Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. 144 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:05,073 Old friend and commander of the armies of Augustus - 145 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,630 Emperor of Rome and most remarkable man. 146 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:12,634 But even more remarkable was Livia, his second wife. 147 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:16,236 If Augustus ruled the world, Livia ruled Augustus. 148 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:20,234 OctavIa - Augustus’ sister... 149 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,311 mother of Marcellus. 150 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:29,110 And next to him, Julia, his wife - Augustus’ only daughter. 151 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:34,756 Augustus was now clearly preferring Marcellus over A grippa. 152 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,351 And Agrippa knew it. 153 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:44,514 And Antony, once proud Antony, 154 00:12:44,680 --> 00:12:47,035 fearing to be last, 155 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:51,591 chased her to the very gates of heaven! 156 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:55,230 Romans! Remember them! 157 00:12:55,920 --> 00:13:02,712 Their fateful deaths grace your lives today with living legend. 158 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,678 Your names and theirs... 159 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:12,795 in history, will be forever intertwined. 160 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:20,239 Wonderful. 161 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:26,673 Wonderful. 162 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,388 What a gift you Greeks have. 163 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,352 Incidentally, the battle wasn't like that. 164 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:38,954 - No? - No, not at all. 165 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,997 But you described it poetically. I understand that. 166 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,515 It was poetic licence. I'm used to that. 167 00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:50,435 I write a little poetry myself. Could I show it to you sometime? 168 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,637 - I'd be honoured, Caesar. - It's nothing professional, 169 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,678 but it's not bad, though I say it myself. 170 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,400 Ah, Thallus has found a place for you. 171 00:13:59,560 --> 00:14:01,630 We'll talk some more later. 172 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:04,836 Wasn't that beautiful? 173 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:06,991 He doesn't know about naval battles. 174 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,311 (MARCELLUS) Well, it Wasn't much of a battle, was it? 175 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,198 I beg your pardon? 176 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,511 One wine-soaked lover and his Egyptian whore? 177 00:14:15,680 --> 00:14:18,433 I could have put up a better show myself. 178 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:20,352 Now, now, Marcellus. 179 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:24,513 - Let's not fool ourselves. - You know all about it, do you? 180 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:27,672 Yes. I've studied that battle and I'm not impressed. 181 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:31,992 It wasn't a famous victory. The result was a foregone conclusion. 182 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,879 - Let's watch the acrobats... - Just a minute! 183 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,919 I won't be taught by kids who've only just learned to piss in a pot. 184 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:44,154 When you've actually done something, come back and talk to me again. 185 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,594 - If you'll excuse me. - Marcus, it's early. 186 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:50,069 It seems late to me. Too late. 187 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,959 Perhaps that's because I'm such an old man! 188 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:02,439 Thallus! 189 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,191 Oh, get rid of them! 190 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,477 Marcus! 191 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:11,352 Marcus! 192 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:25,032 My grandmother Livia. 193 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:29,716 Her mind always turning. Always scheming. 194 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:34,480 And I - Claudius? 195 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,029 You ask, where am I? 196 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:42,032 I am not yet born, but will be soon. 197 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:47,632 Now I must continue with the story of the rivalry between Marcellus and Agrippa. 198 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:51,912 (KNOCKING) 199 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:53,718 (LIVIA) Yes? 200 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,038 - Yes? - Caesar is asking for you, Lady. 201 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,317 - Yes. I'll come soon. - He says at once. 202 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:08,869 Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa is with him. 203 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,271 You'd better come down. 204 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:25,997 And wait outside. 205 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,229 I don't understand you. 206 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,551 You want to leave Rome, but you won't say why. 207 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,793 - You don't need me here anymore. - Let me be the judge of that. 208 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:41,431 Appoint me Governor of Syria and I'll deal with that Parthian king. 209 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,717 - It's time someone did. - He wants to leave Rome. 210 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:49,158 - Why, Marcus? - He doesn't need me in Rome. 211 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,392 That's not the reason. You're not being straight with me. 212 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:56,758 Not straight? Oh, no, don't say that to me. 213 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:01,391 If one man has been straight with you, it's Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. 214 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,674 - Is it Marcellus? - Marcellus? 215 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,593 - What's he got to do with it? - I don't know. 216 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,718 Do you object to my appointing him City Magistrate? 217 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,189 It's got nothing to do with Marcellus. 218 00:17:16,120 --> 00:17:19,749 He's a capable man - another reason why you don't need me here. 219 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:22,753 Look, Marcus, we're old friends. 220 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,549 We've shared a lot of campaigns. If Marcellus has upset you... 221 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,190 Lady, talk to him. It's not Marcellus. I'm very fond of the boy. 222 00:17:30,360 --> 00:17:31,679 We all are. 223 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:35,799 His friends can be high-handed, but I was young once and had friends. 224 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,713 Yes. The greatest friend a man ever had. 225 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,634 - Marcus... - I'm not a man to hide my feelings. 226 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:44,995 - You know I feel the same. - Of course. 227 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,628 I'd have gone long ago if I hadn't thought that. 228 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:52,078 That's why I can say to you now that I've got nothing against Marcellus. 229 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:54,159 Nothing. 230 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,875 He's a very gifted young man. 231 00:17:59,120 --> 00:18:03,033 If you've advanced him ahead of his years, that's only natural. 232 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,795 I'm very relieved to hear it. I know there's been friction. 233 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:11,238 Not between you and him, but between his followers and yours. 234 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:13,914 Followers? Who has followers? 235 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,993 Oh, he may have followers. Such things don't come within my notice. 236 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,948 But me? I have followers? Show me. Where are my followers? 237 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:24,676 Lady, do you see any? 238 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,673 Not followers, but people like to make factions, 239 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,877 and that makes bad feeling faster than boiled asparagus. 240 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,554 There's no bad feeling. 241 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,708 You've put my mind at rest. If you feel you have to leave Rome... 242 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:39,916 I don't feel I have to leave. 243 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:42,435 I just think I could be more use in the East. 244 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,589 Of course, if you feel you really need me in Rome... 245 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,638 No, no, I'm sure you're right. You usually are. 246 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,075 Your instincts are always very sound. 247 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:00,391 When will you leave? 248 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:06,591 In a few days. 249 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:10,116 Then we'll have all Rome at Ostia to see you off. 250 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,672 "For the Senate and the People of Rome," eh? 251 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,910 For the Senate and the People of Rome! 252 00:19:19,120 --> 00:19:21,190 Good bye, old friend. 253 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:23,879 Good bye. 254 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,517 Damn him! What does he think he is? 255 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,513 We know whom he thinks he is. Your successor. 256 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,911 He's too old! I need to groom a younger man. 257 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,638 We can't do without Marcus Agrippa. 258 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,519 Give him five months, then call him back. 259 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:54,591 - No. - Do it, my dear. 260 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:58,389 Better to call him back when you don't need him than when you do. 261 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,074 No! I know what I'm doing. 262 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:08,198 My son is waiting outside to pay his respects. Will you see him? 263 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:10,713 Of course. 264 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:23,995 Ah, Tiberius. You're off to join our troops in Germany? 265 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,958 - Yes, Caesar. - I'm sure you'll do well for us. 266 00:20:27,120 --> 00:20:29,270 Remember that we need good generals. 267 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:31,874 The Empire won't hold together without. 268 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,874 Write to me. I like to have views from all sides. 269 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,838 It helps me to make up my mind about things. 270 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:40,399 Yes. 271 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,676 And now I have things to do. 272 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:44,592 Yes, yes, many things. 273 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:49,553 Well, the best of luck go with you, and all the Muses. 274 00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:59,670 I could have saved myself the trouble. 275 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,877 Oh, you're so keen to save yourself trouble. 276 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:05,952 Did that cost you so much - a hail and farewell? 277 00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:09,874 - He doesn't like me. - Well, we can't all be lovable, 278 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:11,996 though we could try a bit harder. 279 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:13,991 It's my nature. I can't change it. 280 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:18,073 And wouldn't if you could. You've a mighty high opinion of yourself. 281 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,471 I wonder you didn't transfer your hopes to my brother. 282 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,108 I might have done that long ago 283 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:28,398 if he didn't share the idiotic hopes your father had of another Republic. 284 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:31,711 Besides, I took the auspices when you were born 285 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:33,791 and they were very favourable. 286 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,474 Not that old chicken story again. 287 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,949 You may sneer all you like, 288 00:21:39,120 --> 00:21:42,430 but I marked a Zodiac on the floor of the hen-house 289 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:46,036 and a chicken came down and rested on your birth sign. 290 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:50,193 I took its egg and warmed it in my hands and it hatched - 291 00:21:50,360 --> 00:21:55,309 a young cock chick, and it already had a fine comb on its head. 292 00:21:57,120 --> 00:21:59,236 You haven't much patience, have you? 293 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,630 You want everything at once. 294 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:07,109 Twenty years ago, Augustus ruled with Mark Antony, 295 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:12,718 but I could see that wouldn't last - I could see one man would be king. 296 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:17,918 So I divorced your father and married Augustus and waited. 297 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:22,632 Now where would I be now if I'd wanted everything at once, eh? 298 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:24,916 And where would you be? 299 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:29,198 Where am I now for all your patience and your prophetic chickens? 300 00:22:29,360 --> 00:22:33,114 You are my son and I am Augustus' wife - that's where you are. 301 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,955 And in the long run, that's better than being anybody else, 302 00:22:37,120 --> 00:22:38,997 even Marcellus or Marcus Agrippa. 303 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,354 Now you may kiss me and take your leave. 304 00:22:50,120 --> 00:22:52,839 Remember my prophetic chickens and have patience. 305 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:59,153 Do well on the Rhine. Your brother is covering himself with glory in Illyricum. 306 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,357 - We mustn't fall behind. - Have I ever? 307 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:03,953 No. 308 00:23:04,120 --> 00:23:08,398 When it comes to the less imaginative arts, you are certainly to be relied upon. 309 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:14,589 And now my grandmother’s mind turned more and more 310 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:16,910 towards the removal of Marcellus. 311 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:18,920 Who have you been weaving that for? 312 00:23:19,120 --> 00:23:19,920 For uncle 313 00:23:20,120 --> 00:23:23,120 He's got enough cloth upstairs to outfit the army 314 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,920 He likes the way I weave Doesn't he mother? 315 00:23:27,120 --> 00:23:28,920 He says I have a very tight hand 316 00:23:29,120 --> 00:23:32,120 Why don't you weave something for the rest of us Is Augustus the only one who wears clothes? 317 00:23:32,420 --> 00:23:33,120 Antonia come here! 318 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:35,220 Coming uncle! 319 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,920 Look at this little creature now you tell me what it is 320 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:41,920 She's very pretty 321 00:23:42,420 --> 00:23:45,920 She looks like her father He was very pretty 322 00:23:46,620 --> 00:23:46,920 Too pretty 323 00:23:47,120 --> 00:23:50,120 Oh I don't know pleasant I should think if he's you're husband 324 00:23:51,420 --> 00:23:53,920 It was no great pleasure being Marc Antony's wife 325 00:23:54,180 --> 00:23:59,855 Good day, Mother. You look a little piqued. Are you feeling well? 326 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:02,838 - Lady. - I slept badly last night. 327 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:07,152 There's so much noise in the streets at night. Can't we do something? 328 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,231 The traffic must move sometime. 329 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,119 Would you have it move during the day? 330 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:16,592 There's too many people in Rome. They keep coming in from everywhere. 331 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:18,955 Syria, Gaul, Germany. 332 00:24:19,120 --> 00:24:22,192 They're the life blood. They make Rome what it is. 333 00:24:22,360 --> 00:24:24,954 Noisy, garish and uninhabitable! 334 00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:28,430 It shall be even worse when the Games begin. 335 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:31,398 Look at that! Isn't it a beauty? 336 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,471 - Off your tree? - Of course. 337 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,950 You know, you should eat more pears, Livia. 338 00:24:37,120 --> 00:24:39,190 How can I? You pick them all. 339 00:24:39,360 --> 00:24:42,033 I'll have some more sent from the country. 340 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,839 Marcellus, we must talk about these games. 341 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:48,754 - Yes. I want to do something new. - That sounds familiar. 342 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:53,277 I want to really celebrate my appointment as City Magistrate. 343 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,398 What earthquaking innovations are we to see? 344 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:58,835 Giraffes riding elephants? 345 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,673 I want to tent in all the theatres. 346 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:05,879 Turn the whole marketplace into a gigantic multi-coloured marquee. 347 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:07,837 - Cover it. - That's all? 348 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,275 No. I have an idea for a battle 349 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,796 between 50 Germans and 50 blacks from Morocco. 350 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,394 Yes. And who's going to pay for all this? 351 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:18,551 I am, for part. 352 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:22,316 - And so are you. - Yes, that's what I thought. 353 00:25:23,120 --> 00:25:27,716 Come on. Would you consider 20 Germans against 20 black Moroccans? 354 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:29,950 He spoils him. 355 00:25:30,120 --> 00:25:33,999 It would be hard not to. He has such winning ways. 356 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,390 Oh, yes, he has winning ways all right. 357 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,552 People fall over themselves to do things for him. 358 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,473 I must go in. It's too hot. 359 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,833 Come, Antonia, I think you should lie down. 360 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:47,513 Coming, Mother. 361 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:53,598 I hear there was opposition in the Senate to Marcellus' appointment. 362 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,991 Nothing to speak of. just some friends of Agrippa. 363 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:02,633 They're always ready to remind your father there are no kings in Rome. 364 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:05,872 I don't know why he puts up with the Senate at all. 365 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:09,396 Your father observes the forms. It's very important. 366 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:12,393 Romans like to believe they govern themselves. 367 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:16,348 The older ones do perhaps, but I don't think it matters to us. 368 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:19,671 You should hear Marcellus' friends talk. 369 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:21,796 He's very popular, isn't he? 370 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,951 - Yes. - With you too? 371 00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:27,908 - Why do you ask? - Well, there are no children yet. 372 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,394 There's no issue between you and Father 373 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,552 and you've been married for 20 years. 374 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:40,195 True. Still, I'm very happy with your father. 375 00:26:40,360 --> 00:26:41,998 And I am with Marcellus. 376 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:45,550 I'm pleased. There's no substitute for a happy marriage. 377 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:47,153 No. 378 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:52,274 Mind you, they seem to be few and far between these days. 379 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:57,396 I always thought Tiberius was lucky with his Vipsania. 380 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:01,155 Yes. Yes, they're very much in love. 381 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:06,549 You know, when I first married your father, 382 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:10,349 you and Tiberius were children and you used to play together. 383 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,795 - Do you remember? - Yes, I remember. 384 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:17,476 And when you grew up, you seemed so fond of one another. 385 00:27:18,120 --> 00:27:20,031 I once had hopes... 386 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,756 Yes, I used to adore him. 387 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,148 How foolish one is when one is young. 388 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,071 (HUM OF A CROWD) 389 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,834 I wish to await the arrival of Marcellus. 390 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:57,949 You're not going to read letters during the performance? 391 00:27:58,120 --> 00:28:01,112 I seen no reason to sit doing nothing while we wait. 392 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,669 - It looks so bad. - These are urgent. 393 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:07,549 My great uncle Julius used to do it. The crowd never liked it. 394 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:20,599 Wait till you see what Marcellus has arranged. He's got a rhinoceros. 395 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:23,228 - What's that? - An extraordinary beast. 396 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:25,231 It's got a horn on its nose. 397 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,994 So has Scipio's wife. He could have used her. 398 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:35,599 Ah, Marcellus. We've been waiting for you. Julia. Octavia. 399 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:37,713 Marcellus! 400 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,198 (CROWD ROARS) 401 00:28:57,560 --> 00:28:59,869 I told you he was popular. 402 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:19,470 (CROWD ROARS) 403 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,677 (TUMULTUOUS CHEERING) 404 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:35,752 (FANFARE) 405 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:43,230 Let the Games begin! 406 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:45,550 (CROWD ROARS) 407 00:29:57,480 --> 00:29:59,198 Are you all right? 408 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,759 - I have a headache. - What a shame. 409 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,753 The games are wonderful. Can't you come back? 410 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,188 - No. - Marcellus is a huge success. 411 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,315 Yes. Yes, I could see that. 412 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:15,518 Yes, well... 413 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:18,670 I'll go back to the Games. 414 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:25,832 You're not worried about me leaving, are you? 415 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:28,673 You'll have Marcellus. He can do all my work. 416 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:31,836 How long will you be gone? 417 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:34,751 About four or five months. 418 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:38,037 I haven't been to the Eastern provinces for years. 419 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:41,196 Will you see Agrippa? 420 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:44,989 No, why should I? He never got any further than Lesbos. 421 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,675 He sent his deputy to govern Syria. He's got a nerve. 422 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,035 Well, I can manage without him now. 423 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,033 He can see that. Now let him stew. 424 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:56,678 I don't need him. 425 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:00,911 Are you sure you're all right? 426 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,473 Well, I'll go back to the Games. 427 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,030 (DOOR CLOSES) 428 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,600 (CROWD ROARS) 429 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:28,636 (KNOCKING) Yes. 430 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:35,797 Are there letters from the Emperor? 431 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:39,077 No, Lady, but one has arrived for my lord Marcellus. 432 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:43,233 When you take it to him, would you ask him to see me before dinner? 433 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:46,039 There are some names here I want to discuss. 434 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:50,432 He already has the letter, but it seems my lord Marcellus is in bed and has been seeing no one today. 435 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:54,149 - What's the matter with him? - A chill on the stomach. 436 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:58,073 It's a pity his wife and mother went away. 437 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:09,713 (KNOCKING) 438 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:13,919 - Yes? - The Lady Livia has called, master. 439 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:15,991 Ask her to come in. 440 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:22,634 I can't stay in bed. I've got too much to do. 441 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:26,110 If you get up now, you'll be in bed all tomorrow. 442 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:28,635 Wise, Musa, wise. 443 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:31,431 Marcellus! 444 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:34,592 It's nothing, Lady. A summer chill on the stomach. 445 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,672 - I've worked through worse. - Have you eaten? 446 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:41,310 He can't keep anything down. It's perfectly natural. 447 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:43,710 Only if the food doesn't agree with him. 448 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:48,795 I nursed Augustus last summer and he ate everything I prepared for him. 449 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:50,996 I'll be well tomorrow. 450 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:55,950 These chills can be dangerous. Augustus was nearly carried off. 451 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,389 I'm not so easily disposed of. 452 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:02,836 I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to you. 453 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:06,117 What can happen to me? I wouldn't think of it. 454 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:10,273 - My mother and Julia will... - Exactly. Your mother and Julia. 455 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:14,228 And how should I face them if anything did happen? 456 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,470 Oh, there, there. 457 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:21,635 I shall move my room next to yours 458 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:24,951 and I shall prepare all your food myself. 459 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:28,829 You'll see what can be served up to tempt a weak appetite. 460 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,958 But it's a chill, nothing more. Musa assures me. 461 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,509 I wouldn't pay too much attention to Musa. 462 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:38,389 He thinks he cured Augustus, but it was my nursing that did it. 463 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:40,391 - And I shall nurse you. - Lady... 464 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:42,835 No. No arguments. 465 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,639 - Why go to this trouble? - I insist. 466 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:50,273 - It's very good of you. - No, no, my dear. 467 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:52,829 Goodness has nothing to do with it. 468 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:40,956 It's Musa, Lady. 469 00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:44,479 He's getting worse. Much worse. 470 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:49,435 (LIVIA) Yes. I'll come soon. 471 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:55,716 We ought to inform his wife and his mother. They should be here. 472 00:34:56,600 --> 00:34:59,353 No. You exaggerate. 473 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:03,192 Things have to get worse before they get better. 474 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:06,909 But he keeps nothing down. Nothing. 475 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:11,956 It is worrying. 476 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:17,190 He's bringing up green slime. 477 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:20,554 I've never seen anything like it. 478 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:25,634 - Green, you say? - Yes. Have you seen it before? 479 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:27,279 No. 480 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:29,749 No, I've never seen green before. 481 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,316 Perhaps it's a good sign. 482 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:36,952 Forgive me, Lady. 483 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:54,758 You're thinner. 484 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:58,230 You look better. The life of the legions agrees with you. 485 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:03,269 Have I ever complained? I'd as soon be in camp on the Rhine as here. 486 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,630 I had to call you back. 487 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:12,873 Augustus is still in Greece touring the provinces and Marcellus... 488 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:17,158 - How is he? - I think he may die. 489 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:20,392 - Has Augustus been told? - Yes, of course. 490 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:22,949 As soon as it began to look serious. 491 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:26,396 — When did he fall ill? - About a month ago. 492 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:30,712 Musa said it was just a chill, but I could see it was more serious, 493 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:33,030 so I decided I'd nurse him myself. 494 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:36,794 Well, his wife and mother were away. 495 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:39,758 I've been at his side day and night. 496 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:43,276 I prepare all his food myself and I see that he eats it. 497 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:47,749 I wouldn't have thought you'd care whether he lived or died. 498 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:50,992 I care very much whether he lives or dies. 499 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:55,431 - Do Julia and his mother know? - Yes. They're with him now. 500 00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:58,273 Julia is being hysterical, of course, 501 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,749 and his mother never stops praying. 502 00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:04,669 - Let's hope her prayers are heard. - Yes, indeed. 503 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:06,876 And mine too. 504 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:08,513 Tell me... 505 00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:12,431 what do you think of Julia? 506 00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:14,670 Nothing. Why? 507 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:17,912 Nobody could accuse you of being devious. 508 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,837 - She thinks well of you. - What's that supposed to mean? 509 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,798 Nothing. She likes you, that's all. Always has. 510 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:30,159 Mother, I'm a happily married man. Julia doesn't interest me. 511 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:33,676 Not even if you hung her naked from the ceiling above my bed. 512 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:36,229 She might even do that if I asked her! 513 00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:38,750 Aren't you forgetting something? 514 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,832 She's married to Marcellus and he's not dead yet. 515 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:45,390 When I start to forget things, you may light my funeral pyre 516 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:47,994 and put me on it - dead or alive. 517 00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:51,436 Don't ask me to divorce Vipsania because I won't do it. 518 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:54,068 Oh, what a lover we have here! 519 00:37:54,240 --> 00:37:56,754 Did you bring back poems from the Rhine? 520 00:37:56,920 --> 00:38:00,037 Vipsania's the only thing that means anything to me. 521 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:02,714 I thought a boy's mother meant something. 522 00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:05,792 Well, you do mean something, but so does she, 523 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:08,349 so don't ask me to push her aside. 524 00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:11,273 I may ask more than that before I finish. 525 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,156 Where does all this get us? 526 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:19,996 There's Marcellus and Agrippa, and Augustus prefers them both to me. 527 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,196 (WOMAN SCREAMS) 528 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:23,873 Ye Gods! 529 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:26,039 What's that? 530 00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:30,797 It sounds as if there is now only Agrippa. 531 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:32,752 - He's dead! - Julia! 532 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:35,514 - He's dead! - Julia! 533 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:38,995 Julia! Julia. 534 00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:44,113 Control yourself! 535 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,514 That's no way for a Roman woman to behave! 536 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:53,557 But he's dead. 537 00:38:53,720 --> 00:38:57,508 He gave a great cry and then he rolled over and fell on the bed. 538 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:01,070 - He's dead! He's dead! - Come along. Wait here. 539 00:39:01,240 --> 00:39:03,993 - He's dead. - Tiberius, take care of Julia. 540 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:06,958 This is very grave. We must send to Augustus. 541 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:11,713 Tiberius! 542 00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:14,189 I said take care of Julia! 543 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:25,314 I did everything I could. 544 00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:27,639 Everything. 545 00:39:29,720 --> 00:39:31,676 I did everything I could. 546 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:35,833 Everything I did for Augustus I did for him, but it made no difference. 547 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,116 He's dead? You're sure he's dead? 548 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:44,199 My son is dead. You can be sure. 549 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:49,549 Poor Augustus. His heart will break. 550 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:52,029 It must have been food poisoning. 551 00:39:52,200 --> 00:39:54,316 What do you mean, food poisoning? 552 00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:59,272 Well, the summer's been so hot. These things happen. 553 00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:07,036 Yes. Yes, of course. Well, there has been a lot of it about. 554 00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:12,311 I thought it was a chill, but I was wrong. Wrong! 555 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:16,640 It must have been something he ate. 556 00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:34,794 There ought to be an inquest, I suppose. 557 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:38,032 No. There's no need of that. We know what he died of. 558 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:41,388 - Do we? - Food poisoning! 559 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:43,990 You said so yourself! 560 00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:46,359 Yes. 561 00:40:50,840 --> 00:40:53,434 I couldn't swear to it. 562 00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:54,919 No... 563 00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:57,632 but I could. 564 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:05,271 Tiberius, take Julia to her room and comfort her. 565 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:13,110 Stay with her a while. 566 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:21,998 I'll send word to your wife what keeps you. 567 00:41:30,240 --> 00:41:31,992 "My dear Augustus... 568 00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:37,753 "a most unfortunate and tragic thing has happened... 569 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:40,834 ”Marcellus, your adopted son, 570 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:44,072 ”has unaccountably died after a short illness. 571 00:41:44,240 --> 00:41:48,916 ”No one is certain of the cause, but food poisoning is suspected 572 00:41:49,080 --> 00:41:53,790 ”I must say that does seem to me the most likely explanation. ” 573 00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:57,479 (ANGRY SHOUTING) 574 00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:59,631 (CLAUDIUS) Rome erupted into fury. 575 00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:03,918 The suspicious death of Marcellus’ led to demands for a return of the Republic - 576 00:42:04,080 --> 00:42:05,196 the last thing my grandmother wanted ==== 42:23 577 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:09,356 They're rampaging through the streets, looting the shops. 578 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:11,511 All the City Watchmen are out. 579 00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:14,274 They're no use! Turn the Guard out on them! 580 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:16,351 I won't answer for the consequences. 581 00:42:16,520 --> 00:42:20,513 Oh, you drooping lily! Do you want us all to be murdered in our beds? 582 00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:23,433 - Go and talk to them, then. - Are you mad? 583 00:42:23,600 --> 00:42:27,912 No. And I'm not frightened of that rabble either. 584 00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:31,836 Out of my way! 585 00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:41,591 What do you want? 586 00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:43,239 (ANGRY SHOUTING) 587 00:42:43,400 --> 00:42:48,155 A Republic? The Republic was all humbug! 588 00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:51,437 Do you want civil wars all over again? 589 00:42:52,240 --> 00:42:54,151 Do you want famine in the streets? 590 00:42:54,320 --> 00:42:57,471 Do you want Gauls and Huns knocking on your doors? 591 00:42:57,640 --> 00:43:00,518 You're all crying for the moon! 592 00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:02,830 Go on back to your homes and... 593 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:07,476 Rabble! You call yourselves Romans?! 594 00:43:13,240 --> 00:43:16,232 You wait till my husband gets home! 595 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:26,394 I wish, just for once, you would behave like a normal woman! 596 00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:29,711 To be a normal woman you need normal men around you. 597 00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:37,072 We must get Agrippa back. He's the only one who speaks their language. 598 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:41,913 Whatever Augustus thinks, he must patch up this quarrel 599 00:43:42,080 --> 00:43:44,196 and get Agrippa back at any price. 600 00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:46,237 I'm going to write to him at once. 601 00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:50,470 Meanwhile, order the Guards onto the streets! 602 00:43:53,420 --> 00:43:55,217 Marcus. 603 00:43:56,740 --> 00:43:58,412 Marcus! 604 00:44:00,020 --> 00:44:02,898 Oh, it's been too long, too long. 605 00:44:03,060 --> 00:44:05,210 Not my doing, Caesar. I wouldn't have had it so. 606 00:44:05,380 --> 00:44:08,816 Oh Marcus, what silly things get in the way of friendship. How could we let them? How? 607 00:44:08,980 --> 00:44:12,973 - You could have come sooner. - How could I have come? Everyone knew how it was between us? 608 00:44:13,140 --> 00:44:16,655 I'd have come to you. One word just one word - a hint, that's all. 609 00:44:16,820 --> 00:44:20,051 Would I have stayed away if I'd been sure of my welcome? 610 00:44:20,220 --> 00:44:22,859 It's pride, stupid pride. 611 00:44:25,540 --> 00:44:27,496 Did you have a good journey? 612 00:44:27,660 --> 00:44:30,458 The sea was rough, but I didn't really notice it. 613 00:44:30,620 --> 00:44:33,737 I was thinking of you and me And how it was in the old days when we were young together. 614 00:44:33,900 --> 00:44:36,334 Oh let's not think of that It's too painful to think of one's youth. 615 00:44:36,500 --> 00:44:39,651 - We've come a long way together since then. - Not always together. 616 00:44:39,820 --> 00:44:42,653 Marcus, there was never a time when you were out of my thoughts. 617 00:44:42,820 --> 00:44:45,892 Forgive me but it wasn't always obvious. No no no, be just with me. 618 00:44:46,060 --> 00:44:48,938 There were times - oh, I can remember them - 619 00:44:49,100 --> 00:44:51,819 when that young man - and I'm sorry he's dead... 620 00:44:52,740 --> 00:44:55,937 When that young man went out of his way to insult me 621 00:44:56,100 --> 00:44:59,934 with never a word of reproof from you. From my old friend, not a word. 622 00:45:00,100 --> 00:45:03,251 Marcus, he was like a son to me. 623 00:45:04,180 --> 00:45:06,933 Now you have children. You know what it's like. 624 00:45:07,100 --> 00:45:10,058 Perhaps I was foolish. Perhaps I did indulge him. 625 00:45:10,980 --> 00:45:14,973 But it seemed like high spirits, that's all - a little horseplay. 626 00:45:15,140 --> 00:45:18,052 - Haven't we all been guilty of it? - Maybe. 627 00:45:19,260 --> 00:45:21,137 Yes, I'm sorry he's dead. 628 00:45:21,300 --> 00:45:24,133 I wouldn't have wished it, though he was no friend to me. 629 00:45:24,300 --> 00:45:25,653 Yes. 630 00:45:29,380 --> 00:45:31,814 I need my old friend again. 631 00:45:32,780 --> 00:45:36,056 Now Marcellus is gone, you need Agrippa. 632 00:45:36,220 --> 00:45:38,211 No, no, no, you must believe me. 633 00:45:38,380 --> 00:45:40,655 I'd already made up my mind to see you. 634 00:45:40,820 --> 00:45:44,813 Would I pass Lesbos without calling in? It's unthinkable. 635 00:45:47,260 --> 00:45:50,889 No, Marcus, I need you back in Rome. 636 00:45:52,860 --> 00:45:56,978 I don't know. I don't know if I'm up to it anymore. 637 00:46:01,260 --> 00:46:03,137 Things are bad there, I hear. 638 00:46:03,300 --> 00:46:07,498 Oh, there's been a little trouble. That's not why I want you back. 639 00:46:07,660 --> 00:46:10,618 I want you back because that's where you belong. 640 00:46:10,780 --> 00:46:13,533 My old friend should be in Rome with me. 641 00:46:13,700 --> 00:46:16,009 I need that strong right arm again. 642 00:46:17,740 --> 00:46:19,696 What do you say? 643 00:46:26,180 --> 00:46:27,693 It's yours! 644 00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:09,998 Marcus! 645 00:46:31,340 --> 00:46:32,739 But er... 646 00:46:34,500 --> 00:46:35,899 But? 647 00:46:36,060 --> 00:46:39,939 Let's seal this bond tighter than it's ever been before. 648 00:46:40,100 --> 00:46:41,419 How? 649 00:46:41,580 --> 00:46:43,696 What's closer than a family tie? 650 00:46:43,860 --> 00:46:47,978 To be related is a declaration of what we mean to each other. 651 00:46:48,700 --> 00:46:52,693 - You're thinking of your children? - No no no, they're alright. No. I'm thinking of myself. 652 00:46:53,380 --> 00:46:56,929 - You probably know that I don't get on with my wife. - I didn't know that. 653 00:46:57,100 --> 00:46:59,216 I don't, we haven't slept together for years. 654 00:46:59,380 --> 00:47:03,532 'Course I'm speaking a little soon, I know, and one must observe the decencies, 655 00:47:03,700 --> 00:47:05,895 but Julia's a young woman. 656 00:47:06,060 --> 00:47:09,450 She'll get married again soon. Well, why not to me? 657 00:47:11,260 --> 00:47:13,774 - To you? - Well, why not? 658 00:47:15,820 --> 00:47:18,857 Don't tell me I'm not good enough for your family. 659 00:47:26,500 --> 00:47:28,252 Why not? 660 00:47:28,420 --> 00:47:32,777 It's a deal. You'll be my son-in-law, have you thought of that? 661 00:47:32,940 --> 00:47:35,135 I've thought of nothing else since I got your letter! 662 00:47:35,300 --> 00:47:36,972 (LIVIA) Why? 663 00:47:37,140 --> 00:47:39,495 Why did you agree to it? 664 00:47:39,660 --> 00:47:41,890 Because he wanted it. It was his price. 665 00:47:42,060 --> 00:47:44,255 - His price! - What could I say? 666 00:47:44,420 --> 00:47:46,297 You could have said no! 667 00:47:46,460 --> 00:47:49,258 No, I could not have said no! I saw no reason to say no. 668 00:47:49,420 --> 00:47:53,095 - I understood why he wanted it. - So could anyone! 669 00:47:53,260 --> 00:47:56,297 - And what would you have done? - I could have handled him. 670 00:47:56,460 --> 00:47:57,813 How? 671 00:47:57,980 --> 00:48:01,495 I would have reminded him that he's a man of no background 672 00:48:01,660 --> 00:48:04,732 and that to assume to enter the Julian family shows a want of modesty 673 00:48:05,900 --> 00:48:07,609 - And you would have lost him! - I would not have lost him I know very well how to deal with... 674 00:48:07,609 --> 00:48:09,848 - Marcus Agrippa - Lost him as quick as boiled asparagus. 675 00:48:10,820 --> 00:48:12,375 That is the most foolish expression. I wish you would stop using it. 676 00:48:12,540 --> 00:48:15,054 It's my expression! I'll use it when I like! - Ah! 677 00:48:18,340 --> 00:48:22,920 And why are you so opposed to this marriage? I see no reason for you to be. 678 00:48:23,260 --> 00:48:25,820 It gives him more than he deserves. 679 00:48:25,920 --> 00:48:28,020 That's not the reason, There's some other reason. What is it? 680 00:48:27,860 --> 00:48:30,090 There is no other reason! 681 00:48:31,460 --> 00:48:34,452 Except... Except... 682 00:48:34,920 --> 00:48:36,975 You might have consulted Julia first. 683 00:48:37,920 --> 00:48:40,773 Are we now to ignore the wishes of our children? 684 00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:43,052 and sell them as if they were slaves? 685 00:48:44,220 --> 00:48:46,211 Have you no feelings? 686 00:48:54,920 --> 00:49:01,331 But she got her way in the end. Yes. She waited nine years but she got her way. 687 00:49:01,720 --> 00:49:02,420 Wicked woman. 688 00:49:09,920 --> 00:49:15,420 What was that? Wind? I wonder. 689 00:49:15,620 --> 00:49:18,120 No they're trying to get rid of me. Yes, oh they're poisoning me. 690 00:49:18,220 --> 00:49:19,220 I know it. 691 00:49:21,920 --> 00:49:23,120 Must get it all down. 692 00:49:23,920 --> 00:49:25,920 Quickly. Before they finish me off. 693 00:49:26,820 --> 00:49:27,920 Haven't much time. 694 00:49:28,744 --> 00:49:30,744 edit and corrections by moviesbyrizzo (incl re-sync start position for HD) 55949

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