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It won't be long before the cool waters of Tivoli

spout from the fountains in Caesar's gardens.

Another glorious achievement for our divine Caesar,

hero of the battlefields.

Watch your tongue, Baronius.

Caligula has eyes and ears everywhere, so be careful.

You could lose your head.

Only the other day he exclaimed in the circus,

I only wish the people had one head.

And he made the unfortunate Lentulus maintain his promise

to exchange his life for the health of his emperor.

And don't forget he had his cousin,

Jamalus tortured to death

because his breath smelled of medicine.

Caesar was offended, thinking he had taken it

to protect himself against his emperor,

when the poor man had only taken a cure for his cough.

He had no chance to prove his innocence.

They say he practices incest with his own sisters.

And I've also heard it said that

he wanted his favorite horse, Incitatus,

made a senator for life.

We'd better get back to guard duty.

Don't forget there's a banquet tonight at the palace.

The patrician women in Rome want to become mares.

Wouldn't you like to be one?

I don't want you to go with the others anymore.

I'm your mare and you're my stallion.

Love me, my brother.

My emperor.

I hate to look

I want to see what my life is to me

I see the world, see what my life is

I drink to your health, Divine Caesar, and your lovely sisters.

I drink to your health, Divine Caesar, and your lovely sisters.

What causes you such mirth, divine one?

The mere thought that I could have all these people put to death in an instant

strikes me as extremely amusing.

Don't you find it a hilarious idea?

Let me smell your breath, Micronius.

I took some medicine for my throat.

You smell like a skunk.

You dare to use an antidote against Caesar?

Not very respectful of you.

Take him away.

I meant no offense. Have mercy on me.

I want Micronius punished

for offending his emperor and his emperor's sisters.

An unpardonable crime.

Have him executed.

No, I beg you, I have done nothing.

You drive me insane with desire.

I'll come to you tonight, Drusilla.

Come now, tonight I have a business to attend to.

Oh, divinity.

Do you need any help, dearest sister?

Is Callisto's weapon not enough to satisfy you, Lillina?

Agrippina tells me he has more to offer than any man in the empire.

Our dear brother's talion beats him by hand.

Only the senator can beat me.

Claudius Tiberius Drusus Germanticus.

Why do you sleep?

I was only resting, Caligula.

They call me Uncle Claudius.

All those other names don't mean anything.

Aren't you ashamed?

Groveling like that at your age.

I'm very, very tired.

The destruction of Carthage has worn me out.

The destruction of Carthage, indeed.

Wear yourself out down there.

Are you enjoying yourself, sister?

Let me pass, I have an urgent message for Caesar.

Ave, where do you come from, messenger?

Ave, I bring news to the Emperor from Germany.

Let him pass.

I pray I bring news to Caesar from distant lands!

It's a message for the Emperor. No wonder what it could be.

Make way for the imperial messenger.

Greetings, divine emperor of all Rome.

I trust that you are the bringer of good news.

Ah, would that I were. The tidings are sad.

Lentulus has betrayed you during his struggle with the Huns.

Go on, I would hear of it.

O Caesar, there seems to be a plot against you.

Who plots against me?

Your sister Drusilla.

Bring him wine.

I've seen you at once.

Now you shall drink to my health.

Correus.

At your command.

Go with the Praetorian Guard and arrest every member of the

families of Laetulus and Lepidus together with their slaves.

Your orders will be carried out within the hour, Caesar.

Speak.

No.

Corbalonus will loosen your tongue for you.

No, no.

You've got to turn that faster than that or I'll get angry.

Now, I want the names of all those involved in the plot against our emperor

or you'll be dead.

I don't care.

I'll never tell you.

You have no right to talk to me like this.

You know who I am.

I'm Lepidus,

First Consul of Rome.

Why should I care about the First Consul of Rome?

As far as I'm concerned, you're just a filthy traitor.

Faster!

He won't speak.

No?

Well, it's better.

His loss is our gain, after you have tortured him to death.

Macronius, Correus, come.

How does your emperor look from that position?

Is this the way you repay those who helped you build your empire?

I almost forgot you were the one who had

suffocated the divine Tiberius with the cushion.

Killing your old uncle in such a barbarous fashion was a reprehensible thing to do.

Correus.

At your service, Caesar.

I want you to slit this murderer's throat.

And remember, when you do it, it must be done slowly. I want him to suffer.

I don't wish you to suffer, Leopardy.

Drink this.

Do you think I'm a fool?

I knew that the messenger was alluding to you.

Alluding to me?

Could you think anything like that?

What reason would I possibly have?

Perhaps Drusilla has a reason.

She wants her new husband to be emperor.

She is more than a little ambitious.

But why me?

I'm already first lady of the empire.

Because you want the empire for your son.

A child who still sucks from a slave's nipples.

Leave little Nero out of it.

You see conspirators hiding in every corner of the palace.

And have anybody you suspect put to death on some feeble excuse.

The more you kill, the fewer enemies you have.

With Leopardus and Macronius out of the way, who is there left to fear?

No one at all.

But I should have Drusilla killed.

And you.

However, I will send you into exile on Capri for the time being.

You must understand, if only for appearances'

sake, I have to send you away. I have to.

I'm grateful for your leniency. It's most generous.

Try to be the same with the populace. They love you and respect you.

No! Don't ask me that.

As long as there are enemies of Caesar hidden everywhere, I want them.

If it means putting this city to the torch, every inch of it.

But why? He's so inhuman.

He is Caesar. It's all predestined.

You can't change it, so stop worrying about it.

You are soon to follow the will of the gods and fulfill the prophecy.

Once his sisters are on Capri in exile, your way will be free to become Empress.

How can I come to Caligula's notice?

Leave the arrangements to Medea.

Trust in your mother.

I know one way.

He'll want everyone in Rome to forgive him for this massacre.

So he'll give them a spectacle.

It's the patrician way to placate the fury of the mob.

And you will be the first woman to fight a gladiator and win.

Why else do you suppose I taught you how to do battle?

And when you were only a baby, I gave you your first lessons in lovemaking.

Caesar, glorious ruler of the Roman Empire and the population.

After the punitive measures taken for the plot against his divine person...

There is going to be a free distribution of

grain at the end of the combat in the circus.

Get him!

Come on!

Damn it, let's go on.

Fight!

They adore me. Just for my amusement, they'll sacrifice their lives.

Thumbs down this time. What do you say?

Ten.

Make it twenty.

All right.

I hate violence.

Unless those who perform it are put to death instantly.

Enjoying yourself, little sister?

More than I can say.

I love the way you use your thumb.

I'm afraid your boyfriend does not enjoy it.

Each gladiator to die takes with him a

handful of cistercies which he has bet on him.

You speak the truth, Caesar.

It pains the pocket as well as the heart.

Try to think up a new game.

I get tired.

All this blood is so boring.

I want to be excited.

Leave it to me, divine one.

I prepared a surprise for you.

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Yeah!

Damn it!

Yes!

Tommy Caesar, mighty emperor, I salute you!

Why send such a splendid creature to die in the arena?

I did my best to dissuade her from entering the contest.

Only she's a determined girl and I couldn't.

She wanted to put her life in your hands.

Her destiny depends on her emperor's thumb.

Up or down?

I grant you two acres of land and 400 gold pieces.

My thanks, Caesar.

I grant you to double, because you're a woman.

I want something in exchange.

I want you to emasculate him.

Do not disobey me.

You are ordered by your divine emperor.

You have no choice, Messalina.

Obey him or you will be killed as well as me.

Are you telling me that if I order you to

bed with me, you'll deny me my desire in that

too?

Yes, and I'll ask the judgment of Aphrodite.

Do not call upon the goddess of love to intervene.

She could not be fair to one whom she could only envy.

My dedication to Vesta is second only to my loyalty

to my divine emperor and it is for him to decide my fate.

Please let me go now.

No!

I see you, I see you

I know you're here

Where are you, baby, where are you?

It is I who am your slave, Miss Alina.

Do with me as you wish.

Caress me with your warm hips.

Do not fear him, my lady.

He was made a eunuch before Caesar permitted him to attend you at the baths.

He could have been spared.

I do not need assistance.

I swim very well.

The temperature is to my liking.

Would you say there's enough milk in it?

She never gives enough milk unless she's excited by her lover.

Bring in Felonius!

The

I would appreciate a swimming lesson.

Didn't you hear I gave you an order?

Yes, mistress.

Aren't you going to remove that?

Oh, no, I cannot.

I would have thought a eunuch had nothing there to hide.

The cuds were indeed kind to you. It's as big as a fir tree.

It must be as Venus told us long ago.

That if you prune a tree its branches grow stronger.

Come in.

Every mayor in the stables lives only to be mounted by that stallion.

Oh, Correus, he is undoubtedly the greatest stallion in the empire, my Incitatus.

Organize a gala evening to honor my remarkable horse. Now go.

I will make you a gift, my dear. As soon as it

is born, you shall have the son of Incitatus.

At the request of Caesar to confer the honorary

right of the stallion Incitatus to sit here among

us. As a basis for this demand, he would

remind us how when Alexander was in Macedon,

he deified his horse, Bucephalus.

The point Caesar makes is just, but I would ask you,

fathers of the Senate, to imagine what the divine Augustus would have said.

Well, did you hear that? Oh, noble Incitatus,

the wise words of your fellow senators.

Listen. Your pretensions, divine Caesar,

are an insult to the Senate and to the people of Rome.

I envy your tongues that they can twist such

thoughts into words. Have you forgotten who

named this noble creature and covered him

with glory? Surely you can't have forgotten.

It was the Romans. If your opinion is that his

breeding doesn't quite reach the standard of

your own, well, he has a pedigree to prove it.

It's an insult to the Senate and a front to Rome.

I never heard of anything so ridiculous. Do I

have to remind you as well that if it were not

for my wise and just form of ruling, you would not be here at all.

In that case, I prefer to retire and go into voluntary exile.

As you would have it, but exile can be very

lonely, a horrid experience, especially when

you are out of favor with your emperor and there's

no need to go. You can remain in the Senate and be

at liberty to say anything you like there. I

only want you to admit this horse as your equal.

Our return will disturb the peace and tranquility of Caligula.

That's the understatement of the year 50.

I'm going to keep well out of his way for the moment.

He'll go mad when he finds we've left the island.

It seems he's crazy already for...

Miss Alina.

But I think I can deal with her.

She's a cheap little trollop.

Permit me, Divine Caesar, to present my friend, Byssal, and his young bride.

A couple of such celebrated virtue, and they do great honor to Rome and her empire.

My life and my property are yours to command, Divine Caesar.

Of that we are certain. Go now and join my guests.

Thank you. Come.

Follow me.

A particularly revolting couple.

I would bet a gold earring they're both virgins.

You think?

One look tells you.

Karius!

What may I do for you, Caesar?

Contrive a way of getting our newlyweds to

consummate their love in the imperial bedchamber.

It shall be done.

The marriage will now be consummated, according to ancient custom,

as laid down by Romulus and the venerable Caesar Octavian Augustus.

Leave us now.

Take your hands off the bride. She's mine.

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Turn over. The consummation ceremony is not complete without the husband.

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Drink. It will give you strength, make you love living, and live for loving.

There's crushed lotus blossom in it, a potion prepared especially by my mother.

Your mother knows more than Bekos.

Crushed lotus blossom, indeed. It's a drink fitting only for an emperor.

Your health means much to her.

Despite which, I do not feel at all well today.

Does the return of your sisters upset you?

Ah, I'm cursed with sisters.

Since they came out of exile, they've avoided me as hard as they can.

I know they're waiting for me to call on them.

Only I do not intend to forgive them.

Look!

I love you, Callisto. I'm consumed with desire for you.

More than for your brother?

Oh, Caligula holds no fascination for me now, and has no objection to my loving you.

He promised to let me do what I want.

If you divorce your wife, oh...

Divorce is no problem. My wife shares the bed of Caligula.

No one thought it could be done.

When he reached that craggy range, he took all the elephants up those passes.

What do you know, Merope, of all these ancient things?

It's a history lesson, nothing more.

Your exploits interest me far more than those of the legendary Hannibal.

He's long dead and buried, while we have much life left before us.

Gadamus Igitur.

Oh, yes, we should truly enjoy it.

Live for today, tomorrow is too late.

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I've called you to a meeting here so as to avoid suspicion.

If news of this plot leaks out, all of us here will fall victim to the swords of the

Praetorian Guard.

Luckily, even Correus has realized at last

that Caligula must be removed from power for

the good of the Empire.

He will have outlived his purpose.

We need someone to lead the revolt.

Nominal head, a man who has public approval.

Still, Claudius has to agree if he must rule.

You'll find he will if he believes his destiny to.

Be careful about it, though.

Claudius must not realize who is in this.

It could mean the end.

I'm sure he'd find a plot unpardonable.

Caligula must be warned at once.

No.

His destiny is ordained.

I cannot link it with yours.

There's no other solution, except to flee.

Leave it to me.

I've always foreseen what is right to do.

My advice has always served you well.

You here? To what do I owe this honor?

I had trouble sleeping.

I saw it was illuminated in here, so I wandered right in.

I'd probably find no one else awake at this hour except you, Sage Claudius.

I study history all night.

You call that Sage, then Sage is Claudius.

You should be a part of history, it's only right.

Not simply sitting there studying it.

I leave that to my glorious nephew.

Your youth prevents you from appreciating the past.

Humility is not one of the best requisites of greatness.

You should not underestimate yourself.

Your kindness is overwhelming.

I don't know why I should merit such appraisal from you.

Tell me the real reason that you are here.

I'm bored with life here in the palace.

I need some new distractions.

A new experience.

I'm tired of doing what a woman is supposed to do.

It's not easy for a woman like you to satisfy

her ambitions in the world we live in now.

She must conform.

But with me, you have no need to play that role.

My impotence prevents me from treating you as others do.

Don't resign yourself to so sad a fate.

I'll soon restore your former vigor and make you feel a man once more.

If you desire me, I'll be yours.

And yours alone.

I'll be true to you always.

Come on.

Yeah.

.

Where is Correus? My faithful prefect of the guard.

And Messalina, Callisto, Longinus?

Where are my sisters now?

They've all betrayed me. I shall avenge myself upon them.

I swear before Almighty Jove, I am Emperor and my origins are divine.

But you won't leave me.

You won't?

You stand by my side.

The last of my faithful.

You are immortal.

Like me.

Your story will prove it.

I am the Lord over life and death.

I, the divine emperor,

make you my faithful, too.

To divine beings.

I am the absolute ruler.

And my rule will last forever,

because it is divine,

because I am a god.

And anyone who rises against me

will become dust,

because my power is greater than anything on this earth.

Fear not.

I am the Lord,

and the world listens to my word.

I am one with the empire.

And when I die,

this empire will be founded.

You have always been my friend.

And I know what you are here for.

Correus, you...

You are my witness. You must be sure that those who

follow us know that I died with dignity and with poise.

Long live Claudius!

Do you think I'm beautiful for two more beautiful

than Helen of Troy a whore worthy of the gods

But my lady

Did not jove choose a whore for his venus

I want to be a vestal virgin for claudius. Don't be too

hard on one who already has difficulty getting it up

You're just envious of him because at least

his doesn't drag on the floor as an emperor

I envy him but certainly not as a man feast your eyes on this

None of us knew or even suspected what claudius intended to do

Thanks to amelia she

Caught us red-handed. What you tell me is bad.

You have to believe me. I'm telling the truth

Never doubt my sincerity affection and loyalty agrippina

I even managed to convince

the emperor claudius

To let you keep the rooms you occupied

During the reign of caligula

And what was his reaction?

So far no objection on the contrary she

appeared to go along with the decision about you

Surprisingly generous of her her generosity.

I hope spreads to my uncle claudius

You

Only you can arouse the ardor of the Emperor.

Youth!

It gave me all the strength I had in my youth.

This is the greatest gift you could give your emperor.

I touch my heart

I touch my heart

I touch my heart

I touch my heart

Take it together, Testerone. If the Emperor notices

the fraud, they'll really cut your balls off.

Yes, Imperial Lady.

And then they'll definitely fill your bag with a few laurel leaves.

Yes, you're right, my Lady.

And they'll shove a skewer of roast into your sweet ass.

Oh no, Lady of the Area, no, no.

No? What's missing, Testerone? You dare to contradict me?

Yes, yes, Lady of the Area, of course not.

Well, they'll push the iron skewer through your

throat and grill you on charcoal like a sparrow.

Yes, yes, that's how it'll be.

God's Mother, Agrippina is asking for an audience.

Agrippina?

What does this fool want from me?

I'll wait for her.

I'll have her come here.

And maybe you could be my pretty niece for a while.

Hesterone, would you like to take a bath with me?

Yes, I would.

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So said the great Titus Livius of his fair land.

And I agree with him.

Ave, Claudius Augusta.

Ave.

May Mars be with you.

And with you, too, good and valorous Vespasian.

You bring news?

Good news, Claudius.

King Caracacus is under siege in the Aulis Plataeus

and will soon have to surrender for lack of food and water.

The rest of his tribe is in flight.

It's the cavalry in hot pursuit.

Thanks must be made to the gods.

Soon we shall return to Rome in triumphant glory

to enjoy once more the comfort of our homes and families.

How dare you come in here without my permission?

You told me I could enter whenever I wanted to.

Only if you have something important for me if I remember correctly.

And I do.

Go.

Well, what is it?

It is not I who have it.

I do not like riddles.

Be clear.

I was speaking of this.

It looks the same as before why say you do not have it

It's not like that of the other

This is surely double the no, I don't believe it. It's true. Absolutely true a

Savior beside him as a child

Where did you find him?

He's a regular client of the house of pleasure. I'm very interesting. I

Have already arranged everything good morning to all my track cows

I appreciate the thought you came into my mind

just now when I realized today's the day of Venus

I just had a feeling you'd turn up today

I'll bet you say that to all the lads. We

know each other well enough to tell the truth

It's impossible to hide anything from you. You see right into my heart

Oh, you're not serious?

No. A girl from Anatolia?

Out of this world.

But is her body any good?

You'll be delirious.

But will she do everything?

Anything you want. She likes to please the customers. Have a look.

Do what you like I never saw anybody as pretty as you

Don't let it put you off I'm not made of glass but you're as delicate as a rose

Roses are grown for only one reason they have to be plucked

When does the pruning begin you've got such a wild reputation

that everybody's talking it's time that you gave me a chance

Fantastic I can wait no longer

Quickly I'm anxious to hoist your mast and sail to paradise

Climb aboard

My brother.

He's here.

He's here.

You see how I repay those who are loyal to me, Calisto.

I wish I were the only one loyal to you,

and thus the only one to receive your favors.

Oh, the others mean nothing.

They are few and get little from me.

Loyalty and love is not easy for you.

You're wrong, Calisto.

I'm faithful to you.

You're the only one I give myself freely to.

The others are merely diplomatic relations.

I nominate you secretary of sex.

It's about the only real way of attaining anything.

If you think about it,

you can't fail to notice

that I don't go with anybody like Miss Alina.

The ones I choose can help me.

I'm ambitious, but the Empress just goes with anyone.

She's really shrewd.

When she feels like having an adventure, she goes outside.

Not within the palace.

We can talk about her as much as we like.

But no one ever caught her.

I wish I were like her.

One of these days, she'll make a fatal error and it'll be her downfall.

And we must be ready for it.

That poor old fool.

My uncle, the Emperor, would die if he knew his wife

betrayed him with the lowest of slaves.

But let's talk no more of them now.

It's all clear.

Come on

Come on hey look at the whore with the dwarf

Thank you, sir, thank you. Are you all right?

My lady pray to whom do we owe our lives?

Veroni I'm an instructor at the school of gladiators

My empress you deserve a reward

And you shall have it

You go ahead to the palace and tell my

slaves to prepare a bath of perfumes and oils

Hurry, this young man will escort me

Yes divine one

No, Veroni wait, you shall have your reward here where you saved my life

Caius Sillio wishes to have audience with you.

Well, I will see him.

I bring you news of the divine Emperor, your Highness.

So Claudius is on his way home.

He is leaving the island of Britain in a few days.

He wanted me to precede him with the good news.

The Empress, does she know yet?

No, she is not in the palace.

I will see that she receives this news.

She may find it too much for her.

You see, she just gave birth.

Birth to an heir?

A boy, handsome.

But...

I know what you're thinking.

The emperor's been away for a year,

so he cannot be the father.

But the emperor's divine, and what's impossible for us

is possible for gods.

Immortals can make their thoughts

perform deeds for them.

On second thoughts, you can tell me, Selina.

But, uh, allow me to prepare her.

As I think fit.

Don't forget, in her condition,

she wouldn't like a surprise.

Gaius the Elder.

The great Peltorcillia.

Pompeius Magnus.

Lucius Crassus.

Julius Caesar.

Emilio Lepidus.

Marc Anton.

And the great emperor Augustus.

Dibelius.

Wait, my dear.

Here you see all the great men in the history of Rome.

Poets, poets, field lords, emperors and emperors.

And I am one of them.

For me, you are the true empress.

For the world

This is getting late.

My absence will already have been noticed at the palace.

Won't we see each other again?

Never.

You must forget this encounter forever.

Do you hear?

Never in a million years.

You're sounding like a boar.

I love you, Mom.

You look well, Miss Elina.

Let me look at you.

Motherhood has made you stronger and more beautiful than you ever were.

Yes, everything predicted by the Oracle has come true for me.

I have been so very fortunate.

The gods indeed smile on me and give me their protection.

My divine son enjoys good health too.

Claudius will be overjoyed to see you.

You mean he's soon to return?

He's on his way.

Oh, I'm not sure how to explain to him what happened.

He'll never accept a child.

I think maybe there's an answer.

Virgin motherhood among the gods is not uncommon.

People will believe anything of deities.

I told Celio Claudius has only to think to have an heir.

Did you say Celio? But he's the Emperor's companion.

He's the one who brought news of his return.

I knew Celio well. When he went to conquer Gaul, I was only a child.

Oh, I was in love with him.

I'll enjoy seeing him again.

You shall very soon.

And I'm sure you'll get news that is only for you.

The Centurion Caius Celio requests to see you, divine one.

Very well, I'll see him.

Leave us.

I think I'm going to faint.

My divine empress.

I'll always be Valeria to you, that sweet playmate of your youth.

Do not remind me of days lost forever.

Fate has decided otherwise.

Is it not fate that brings you to me here today?

Fate is seldom kind and it brings me here in different circumstances.

Now there is an impenetrable barrier that separates us.

You're wrong.

The barrier between us will fall if you kiss me as you did when you said farewell.

Try this phallus, fashioned by nature, my lady.

It will give you vigor.

You too, St. Trolus.

It will remind you of Arcadians.

You immune little runt.

You know Arcadian too, eh?

Oh, I did before he was food for worms.

Our divine Mesalina sucked him drier

than a desiccated coconut.

I'll thank you to keep quiet.

I mean no ill offense.

I merely told Rosilla

what a lovely couple of doves her aunt and Celio are.

Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh.

But be careful in public, Sillio. It could cause trouble.

I think those present are well occupied.

Yet there are those here who spies.

Agrippina?

She can't wait to catch me out.

Then she'll be the first to inform the emperor.

She still has a lot of influence.

Then let us find a quieter place.

Not now, my dear.

My absence would sooner arouse suspicion.

Rest your oars.

Ave Divine Caesar, Rome is waiting to honor your triumph.

There's no need for us to hurry back to Rome, Sionis.

I think it wiser to wait here at Ostia until we are ready.

That will give our senators time to prepare for our arrival.

Take this to the Senate.

Oh, divine Claudius.

Ah, my dearest niece.

As impatient and impulsive as you ever were.

I gave orders that the women were to await my return at the palace.

But I had to see you at once and alone.

What is it that's so urgent?

I'm not sure how to start.

I wanted to be the first to tell you.

As your nearest relative,

I felt it my duty to come here

and inform you about certain things that have occurred.

Is there...

anything wrong between you and my divine wife, Miss Alina?

No.

I do not enter into this.

It's between you and your wife and there is much wrong.

She has given me a male heir.

That's good enough.

That you accept it is not the question.

I thought you should know

that every man in Rome calls the empress his concubine.

I forbid you to talk like that.

Forbid it.

But they all talk like that.

If you like, you can turn a blind eye.

You need do nothing until you have proof of her behavior.

I just wanted to put you on your guard.

I thought you should know.

I'm only a woman like her.

And women tend to be jealous.

But jealousy, you will find,

can be caused by memories.

A small girl who loved you once

and always hoped that you would find happiness.

It upsets her to see you betrayed.

The Emperor is marching into Rome.

The whole people have gathered to welcome him.

He will soon arrive at the palace.

Now it's as far as love.

Kiss me again, because from now on we have to be very careful.

Budget for the year is carefully outlined here, so you

can inspect it and have time to make your comments on it.

I trust you approve.

With you looking after it, I hardly have need to see it. Our coffers

have never been so full, despite the expense of the new port at Ostia.

You always handle it with amazing ability, and for this reason,

the acceptance of your resignation is out of the question.

How can I persuade you to remain in the post of Governor General?

It is my duty to thank you, but...

I think I deserve an explanation that goes a little further

than that. Do not fear to give me your reasons. Speak.

Very well. The reason I handed in my resignation

is the behavior of the Empress, Divine Caesar.

Go on, don't hesitate. I'm prepared to listen to whatever it is that

you have to tell me, no matter how painful it may be for me to hear.

Her conduct is altogether unworthy of her position.

I was hoping to spare you the details. There is unrest among the population.

Even the patricians are starting to talk, the Senate too, and they

say she is planning to put Caius Celio on the throne in your place.

It's not important to protect anything other than the Empire.

Remember, what comes first is the State. I must ignore my pride, so forget yours.

You are right, Divine Caesar. I will stay.

For the security of the State, I will carry out the duty that I am forced to.

Humiliated beyond words, I swear, Miss Alina shall

be tried, and if found guilty, I shall condemn her.

She dies, but you have orders to spare Britannicus. I want no

harm to befall his son. The child is innocent. Leave us now.

Stop where you are!

You still need to submerge yourself in memories, divine one?

No, the past is all I live for.

Oh, Agrippina, what else is there?

I don't value the past.

Today is more valuable, more than the old world.

You must live for today. Prepare for the future.

I know you learn, and you have a duty to the populace.

But first learn to live a little.

And learn to be more human?

Perhaps.

You think I'd rule better?

One day the historians will write books about you.

And I hope they'll be fair.

But I want those who follow us...

to read about you and know you were a great emperor.

Why are you so nervous, my darling?

There's nothing to fear.

I fear not for myself. I live only to love you, Messalina.

Though I live, I will be dead if you are not with me.

So I fear not death.

No one will disturb us now.

The Emperor is too occupied with affairs of his own.

He won't come to me until tonight.

Kiss me, my love. Time is running out and I need the warmth of your love.

I'm going to miss you.

I'm going to miss you.

♪♪

I, Tiberius Claudius Nero Drusus Germanicus,

Emperor of Rome, by the will of the gods

and by the people elected, beg for my legitimate

wife, Claudia Julia Agrippina, who from this

moment on will retain the title Empress of Rome.