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Sarmizegetusa 106 AD

Decebal, they're calling for the last assembly.

The Emperor can come!

He must live.

- It is the will of Decebal. - He will live.

Beat it!

Nothing is ever lost.

You obeyed your law..

even when your child was in question.

I obeyed a single law:

To never kneel in front of nobody!

Not even before the Gods?

No!

Sarmisegetusa is lost.

What about us?

Them?

Me?

Are we dead?

As long as I can walk.

As long as there's a single Dacian that wants to live free

we will fight for this land.

Beautiful and prosperous.

Even if our fortresses are destroyed, we will fight on their ruins.

And as long as there's going to be a patch of land on which we can stand

we will fight for that patch.

That is the only law!

I don't know any other!

Our very last decree is death.

The last!

Enough!

Saddle up!

On your horses!

Have they come ?

Not yet.

Next winter we'll strike again.

Then in the spring.

For each one of us Trajan will have to bring 10 Romans.

Then Rome will move here.

We'll destroy them all.

To the last!

The ground will burn under their feet!

And they'll ask for peace.

- And we'll hit them again. - Until when?

Until they'll learn to respect us like we deserve.

The pride of Rome has no limits.

What about yours?

And Decebal?

Bastus believes Decebal got away.

The war...

is not over.

Tiberius

Bring Bastus to my tent.

We'll raise another army.

I will send you to the surrounding tribes.

I will send you everywhere Rome has made enemies.

With gold, lots of gold!

Bastus showed them our treasury in the Sargetia.

Our mountains have lots of gold.

How many times have I told you to kill Bastius?

I never killed...

anyone who had a different opinion than me, Gerula.

It's easy to kill.

Bastus grew up in Rome.

Rome's power has got a hold of his soul.

Rome's rottenness!

Rome isn't only rottenness, Gerula.

I wanted to have an agreement with them.

But not a "Master - Slave" agreement.

An agreement between men who respect each other.

We'll teach them...

to respect us.

Come closer, Bastus.

Sit down.

What do you want from me?

I came to you.

On my own will.

Because I always believed that we can live only with you.

And now..

You wanted to know Decebal's plan.

I told you, because I was against them.

You wanted know where his treasury is.

I told you.

You wanted to know where the water supply is.

I showed you.

Where the Dacian army assembles.

I brought you there.

What do you want now?

To tell you where Decebal might be?

Sit down.

Next to me.

Bastus.

The actions of men..

are decided by Gods.

Tiberius

I want proof that Decebal is dead.

If you can, I beg you..

bring him alive.

Let's go, Bastus.

We must hurry.

And what will you do to Bastus?

I will punish him.

I will punish him in a way..

no one has ever been punished.

Because he's blinded..

in his inequity.

And has forgot that the Romans are in Dacia!

Outside!

They're gone.

Let's not waste time. The Emperor is waiting.

The head and arm of Decebal.

The head and arm of Decebal!

Decebal's head!

Listen to me, Trajan.

There will never be peace on this land.

They have to be eradicated.

All who can still raise their weapons.

Otherwise, when the army leaves this place,

the legions that remain

will be destroyed.

Decebal.. is dead.

How do you know that there isn't..

another Decebal growing up right now because of your mercy?

Your opinion, Lusius Quietus.

This place can be desolate in a month.

Apollodorus, the emperor is deciding.

If we estimate 8 months for building the Ulpia Traiana.

Have you looked into the their eyes?

You were talking about something else.

We conquered Dacia hoping to bring peace to this part of the world

and of the Empire.

And peace is what we will bring.

A Roman kind of peace.

With them.

Yes, along with them.

And for this, the best officers,

the best soldiers and the most capable citizens

will not see Rome anytime soon.

They will stay here with me.

We still have..

a lot to do.

Nice trophies.

You're lucky!

You're going to Rome to prepare the Emperor's triumph while us..

Don't worry, I promised to take you with me.

Swear it.

I swear.

Tiberius.

The Emperor wants to see you.

I promised in front of all the officers,

that I'll send you to Rome.

And I will not break my promise,

unless you decide

to remain here.

Listen to me, Tiberius.

This victory can be more bitter than a loss,

if we don't strengthen our positions here forever.

We defeated Decebal,

but not the Dacians.

Now we'll have to conquer them,

and try to establish a friendship.

Have a look.

This is Dacia.

It is bordered by the barbarians' land.

Yeah.

And we'll never know what goes on there.

And here..

might hide..

the fiercest enemies of Rome.

They need to stop here. At the walls of the forts we will build.

I'll send to best officers north to build

heavy strongholds.

Right? What do you think?

I'm a soldier.

So I comply.

You're my friend, Tiberius.

I wasn't thinking of giving you an order.

I wanted you to know my worries.

Thank you, Tiberius.

They will be the most beautiful monuments of the empire.

We went through all of this together.

But you will have to do what the monuments

could never show.

And your actions not engraved in marble

must be more durable than stone.

Will we ever meet again?

Be brave, Sabinus. All the roads lead to Rome.

We have easy days ahead.

- Years. - Forward!

How should we call this marvelous settlement?

Burn the village!

I am the village chief.

Did you make the allegiance document?

Did you submit to Rome?

Did you make the allegiance for the whole settlement?

For every man?

Yes.

Then why did he attack us?

Crucify him.

Roman.

Let us judge him by our laws, which he violated.

Fine then.

Take a seat and judge him, fellow elders.

You're the chief?

Then take a seat as well and watch our judgement.

No man should be bound until his fate is decided.

Do you permit the starting of the trial?

Ask him.

Why did you defy my order?

Didn't you know you'll cause trouble to the whole tribe?

Breaking the order that I gave.

Bringing shame upon yourself.

Were you aware of my order?

Yes.

- Have anything else to say? - I loathe them.

Do you think I love them?

My apologies, elders, for raising my voice.

Hate doesn't justify breaking the law.

Does he deserve to live?

No.

No.

Godspeed.

We judged him.

Before, when this land was ours..

I would give the conviction.

Now, you do it.

- INCOMPREHENSIBLE-

Release him.

I pardon him.

Serve your savior.

Taste it first.

He might believe we're trying to poison him.

Why do you humiliate him?

To teach him restraint.

If we weren't able to defeat you, he should at least hide his bitterness.

Like a man.

Drink with me.

No, thanks, I already drank!

What's your name?

Ciungu'.

Don't you want to ask me anything?

- Like where am I going? - No.

Where did you lose your arm?

At the Battle of Tapae.

I was there as well.

You were lucky.

I'm going north. Looking for a good place to build a fort.

I need a guide.

Will you show me the way?

I only know the way until here.

From here on out..

Go back with my horse, you have a long way.

No thanks, I can walk.

- And thank you. - Why?

That foolish kid was my son.

My only son, the others have died in the war.

Why didn't you tell me?

Tell you?!

Let's go on.

Hey, are you from around here?

I'm from around here as well.

- Tell me, is there a settlement nearby? - No.

What are you doing around these parts?

I wander from place to place.

I lost my sheep.

What are you doing around here?

Do you know this land?

Yes.

Then come and show us the way.

Don't be scared.

I know the place you need.

Decebal wanted to build a fortress there.

You would have never conquered it.

But..

you came too fast, he didn't have time.

Decebal wanted to defend the country from the unknown midnight assaults.

Have you ever met..

Decebal?

Have you...

ever met him in combat?

I don't think so, because..

you wouldn't be here.

I was ordered.. to capture him.

But meanwhile..

he died.

And what did you do then?

I..

I fulfilled my duty.

Here it is.

There is water everywhere.

A good settlement needs water.

It's the only place where you can pass through.

If you block the valley well,

a hundred men cand hold in place..

a few thousand.

Decebal

had great plans.

Let's see what you are able to do.

Well, I brought you.

Farewell.

Wait, where will you go, old man?

Stay here with us.

Winter is coming.

Or do you still hope to find your sheep?

Maybe I do.

We'll build the castrum here.

Set up camp.

Come on, unload.

We made it.

- Who died? - Duras's son.

And why don't you rejoice?

Did you forget the custom?

How will he get to Zalmoxis

if you act so indifferent?

Do you not recognize me?

Gerula.

Where is our master that I put in your care?

He's here.

He's always been with me.

Oh look, it's Prisosta.

Rejoice!

I brought your son, Bastus.

Bastus!

I cared for you like a brother.

I gave you food when I was starving. So you can tell us..

So you can tell everyone,

your mother which raised you,

everything that happened at Sarmizegetusa.

Come on, Bastus.

Start telling.

In my wretchedness..

Go on!

I..

showed the Romans..

how to break the water pipe of the city.

I told them..

where Decebal hid the treasury.

In the Sargetia.

I led them to Decebal's hiding.

And I was there..

when they chopped his head and right arm.

Not like this! Tell it like you told me on the road.

In my wretchedness..

- Like a mad dog. - With tears!

In my wretchedness! Like a mad dog!

I bit the hand that raised me

and that fed me.

And I smiled while my brothers were dying of thirst on the walls.

Stop!

He's my slave.

I will give him food and water.

To live.

And living, we will punish him.

Until we drive the Romans out!

Our capital is taken.

Decebal is dead.

But us?!

Me, you!

Are we dead?

And him? Is he dead?

We are not dead, master.

We'll show the Romans we are not dead.

It's fine here.

Wait.

You need to level this part, until the bridge.

Understood, we'll get on it.

Get on the wall.

Cease work.

Cease work!

Gather in the castrum.

Hold it.

Oh Zalmoxis!

Don't turn your back on us.

Bring back our men.

Give us beautiful children.

Send joy to our homes.

Let there be joy in our homes.

Leave me alone.

I will wait here..

every day.

Stop!

It's enough for today!

And may Zalmoxis help us as his chosen people

to keep our chins up in peril, like you told us.

Sit down, Master.

Sit down, Mistress.

Sit next to me, faithful Gerula.

I thank you for the honor, Master.

Sit, everyone!

Eat the bear's heart, Master.

To grow mighty, powerful and fierce.

How did you kill the bear, uncle Gerula?

With a knife, Master

Why do you only call me "Master" here?

And you hit me when I miss a bow target.

I'm not "Master" then?

I see...

I am the grandson of Decebal.

When you hit me, no one sees it. So it's just between us.

Thinking hard, Mistress?

No, Gerula, excuse me.

Uncle

is the fur I gave you good?

It's good.

My arms and back kinda hurt.

I have to carry wood all day.

I'm a soldier, I'm only good at fighting.

We have to carry wood now.

We need to dig in stone for gold.

We have to gather wealth and power.

And then we will fight.

Prisosta, what are you waiting for?

Bring Bastus.

Silence! Quiet!

Start retelling, Bastus.

When the Romans finished the great bridge,

- I went and sold myself to them. - Why?

"Why?"

Do we care what this worm thinks? Or this rat, rather.

Go on!

When the Romans got to Sarmizegetusa.

You came back to us, right?

I.. came back to you,

hiding my wretched thoughts.

I showed the Romans the way to the strongholds.

I showed Trajan..

where the great treasury was.

The stream bed of the Sargetia.

And I was there..

when they cut..

his head..

and arm.

Feed him!

Come on, feed him!

Prisosta!

Give him this bone, it's meaty.

Be careful, Sabinus.

Careful? From what?

Lower, lower!

Like that.

Good.

Enough!

Leave it, at least I got out.

That does it!

We'll all end up like this. Come with me.

You came back? The work isn't over.

We came back with him.

A few days ago it was Marcus, torn by wolves.

- Until when? - Until we finish.

We're drudging for months.

We will all die, one by one.

We'll never finish it like this.

And what do you suggest?

I don't know. You're the leader.

Good.

Because the Emperor didn't allow him to go to Rome, he wants to build it here!

Now you're going to Rome to tell the Emperor?

Sabinus, I name you commander in my absence.

You're right, we can't do this by ourselves.

I'll go bring Ciungu' and his men.

They will kill you.

Then you will continue the job.

What are you doing?

What are you looking at?

To work!

The senate will make us all equites!

I promise you!

Every time, I fear you won't come.

I swear that I won't come every time,

but I still do it, and it's not good.

Come here. Come.

- Come on! - No.

Zia

Now tell me..

Who are you?

Me.

Tell me. Where are you from?

Or rather, where do you live?

You swore that you will never question me about it.

Sabinus, what an ugly name.

Will you come tomorrow?

- I don't know. - How?

And I'll wait for you every day like fool.

Those who missed, step forward.

Usually bad warriors are also cowards.

What punishment do you expect?

- Are you crying? - No. - Good.

- Are you ? - No. - Good.

Now some horse training.

Even a horse would be disgusted to carry a fool.

But a man!

Next one!

My turn, but please don't hit me in front of them if I miss.

I will try, Master.

Zia!

Zia wait! Wait!

Forgive me, Zia!

Try to understand. Why are you hiding?

Listen to me, Zia!

Run, run!

No!

Let me out!

Leave me alone!

Leave me alone!

What happened?

I didn't even get to..

Come on, beautiful!

- What are you..? - She killed Julius!

Stop!

Back up, what's going on here?

She killed Julius.

How did it happen?

Speak up!

And how do you dare kill a Roman soldier?

I told him that if he touches me I will kill him!

You will all die!

- Don't you dare touch me! - Who is this woman?

- Where is she from? - Sabinus found women

in a village nearby.

A castrum with women?

Quick, everyone out of here! Out!

"The Rape of the Sabine Women" all over again? Barbarians!

Where is Sabinus? Huh?

Sabinus!

- Where is he? - Around here.

Find him!

You will judge him.

Tiberius!

There he is.

Sabinus

What happened?

- Tiberius! - Tell me what happened.

Tiberius, I can't see.

Who was it? Who did this?

Who did this?!

Can anyone show me where he is?

Does anyone know the way?

Saddle up!!

She is not guilty.

You have to defend her.

How is Sabinus?

I gave him boiled herbs to ease the pain.

Will he ever see?

Will he ever see again?

No.

I shouldn't have left.

The war is over.

Now we want peace here!

The Emperor wants peace here. You have to understand!

Your people need to understand!

I'm sorry.

At least you understood.

You don't know what I've understood!

You asked me to come,

and I came.

Wait.

Since we work together..

Let's eat together.

You too, sit down.

My name is Tiberius.

And yours?

Andrada.

Andrada..

I will call you.. Andra.

Ok?

Tell me, who is your leader over there?

I'll..

I'll go to my people.

I'll be back.

Well..

What are you waiting for, conqueror?

I'm at your disposal.

Why are you waiting?

I'm scared.

Didn't you say that anyone who touches you will die?

My house is your house.

Get some rest.

And try to forget.

From there begins the Free Dacia.

A hundred times as far as the eye can reach are our people.

Romans have never and will never set foot there.

Why don't we go there, uncle Gerula?

We'll go there when you will be older, Master.

When we'll be able to gather all tribes under one ruler. You!

But until then..

we'll stay here, near the Romans.

Because we have some debts to settle with them.

Start the fires!

Or do you want to starve today?

I sent for you. I've been waiting.

I had work to do.

Now listen, Gerula is close.

Send your son to find him.

At night, when he will give the signal..

Kill them all!

That's all.

He will tell you when and how.

Do you understand?

Only one will be left alive.

To go to Rome and tell everything.

And who will it be?

Tiberius.

Why him?

So he'll suffer.

And learn what humiliation really is.

- Yeah, I thought so. - You don't have to think!

Did you forget why you're here?

You will do as I say.

Ciungu'! It's quite a marvel.

You could only see something like that in Rome.

It's alright.

Not bad.

Stone and wood are our best friends.

Wine for everybody!

Tiberius, tell me how do you see the statue?

- How do you see it? - What statue?

- Like this or like that? - Like this and like that.

Like this or like that?

Like this and like that.

Come to my house.

Come to my hou..

Look at how beautiful the forum and statue are.

We'll make together many beautiful things. Like houses..

and roads, that go everywhere!

Solid fortresses, of stone!

Beautiful roads, beautiful buildings. With flowers!

And aqueducts!

- Not aqueducts!! - Why?

- I don't like them! - Ok, ok, then no aqueducts.

If you don't want to..

What are.. aqueducts?

Water, water.

We'll bring quality water from the spring.

No!

- No, not water! - Why not?

Grapes!

- Wait.. - Wine!

Vineyards everywhere!

Grapes everywhere!

Do me the honor of stepping into my modest home.

I didn't..

Him!

I'll go for a walk.

The temple is finished.

Yes

I drank.

You are beautiful.

No.

Don't be afraid of me.

I won't make a step further.

Don't think that I'm only a soldier.

No.

I am also well-educated.

Accept this man,

who will worship you

for.. eternity.

Accept the man

that know how to love. Always with..

with.. faith.

Ovid.

Amores.

I am that man.

Who loves you,

and only you.

No, no! Don't be afraid.

Don't leave.

I will not move from here.

You know. In Rome..

every woman was after me.

Because I am..

an able man.

Many women.. wanted to..

join their name..

with mine.

Virgil.

No, it's Ovidiu.

Yes, Ovidiu.

You stay here with me.

I will build roads

where you can wander.

Beautiful gardens with flowers.

And fountains.

And palm trees.

And..

orange trees.

You know what oranges are?

I do.

Don't go.

I hope..

you won't get upset.

Please stay.

And if it pleases you..

I will never talk to you,

until the day you want me to.

Listen to me.

I beg you.

Don't leave me alone.

I will remain here.

Because..

I have to.

I have to build

roads.. and houses..

Andra!

You stayed outside?

Last night..

Please forgive me.

Come with me.

Do not touch me, Roman.

I loathe you.

I loathe you like all the others.

You once had the audacity to tell me to forget.

To forget, right?

So I can fall for you quicker?

And then to let your soldies use me.

Andra, what I told you last night is true.

Leave.

You can only stay here if you love me.

Just like I am: good or bad.

And so you don't think I'm afraid of death.

Andrada!

Help me get on!

- Why not? - Where will you go?

Gerula will kill you there.

Everybody on their knees.

Beg our mistress not to leave us.

She gives our lives assurance.

My child,

we have to live here, on this land.

To last.

We are of the land, the Hister is ours.

We can only defeat them if we stay here.

And what am I supposed to do?

We beg you to stay.

I know it'll be hard, but we beg you.

Get up.

We'll all have big houses like Tiberius.

And aqueducts.

Aqueducts?

Yep!

Tiberius didn't like them.

But I told him: Aqueducts everywhere!

Gorgeous woman!

She's made of stone.

Who was here?

Nobody.

The wind.

Who was it?

Nobody.

The wind.

We'll sleep here.

And since we didn't catch anything

we won't eat anything.

- Are you hungry, Master? - No

Go to sleep.

Sleep and don't forget..

that the enemies are now eating under a roof.

Now sleep.

Roman Dacia 111 AD

- Drink. - I don't drink alone.

Where is the sword?

- What sword? Why? - Your sword.

If it's a boy, the first thing he touches must be the sword.

The father shouldn't hear her screams.

- I just want to see her. - No, go out!

Get out of here! Out!

You can scream.

They left.

Have you ever heard me scream?

Why did you stop?

-INCOMPREHENSIBLE-

What do we do?

What can we do but wait?

- Can't you see Ciungu' isn't here yet? - Our chief is with his friend

whose son is being born.

What? What do you want?

Did I speak to you?

Get to work!

And don't butt in from now on!

What do you have against us?

Why do you shout at him?

- What did he do? - Did someone upset you?

Ok, ok, leave it. To work!

Are you upset that a man is born?

From one of yours

and our Mistress.

That's enough!

I..

thank you..

my Andrada.

My honored wife.

Come here.

With this I acknowledge you..

as my son.

Citizen of Rome and Dacia!

Free man and Master!

I don't want to! I don't!

Try to understand. I don't want to. And I can't

even if I wanted to.

He named my child Trajanus.

He wants to raise him under Roman law.

He forces me to wear Roman clothes.

He wants to take me to Rome!

I can't stand it anymore!

I'll take my child and flee to the mountains.

Even if Gerula will kill me.

You have to understand me.

I understand one thing: you're a mother now.

You have a child, and the child has a father!

And don't you dare separate him from his parents!

- Trajanus! - We'll get news from Rome.

Marius Fortunatus is a smart man.

A good storyteller as well.

I'll tell you a secret.

Today we'll become a municipality.

Raise your arm.

Did you send for the wine?

Yes, I did.

Didn't you get dressed?

I did.

What's with you?

Nothing.

Who built this temple?

Did you raise this temple?

I did what my friend Tiberius asked me to.

Will you still help us from now on?

If it's my friend's will, yes.

Since the Emperor left me here. At the edge of the world.

I tried..

and I'm still trying

to be something different.

Not the soldier that I once was.

And.. when I found you..

I believed and I hoped..

But..

You're... a good man.

I am grateful.

Behave, Trajanus!

You're bugging dad. I told you to behave!

Now I'm still as lonely.

Come. Come closer.

You... never told me anything about you.

You know everything from the moment I moved here.

Is it enough?

The rest..

is not yours.

Andrada.

I know.

Up there, in the mountains, there's a man.

You husband or lover.

The man who pursues us for years and kills my soldiers.

- Are you afraid of him? - No.

I will catch him one day.

And I will kill him.

But before, he will tell me everything.

Tiberius.

Never..

In a thousand years!

Will anyone tell you something you shouldn't know.

Nor will anyone give you something you shouldn't have.

You'll be late.

Salve, Marius Fortunatus.

Salve, Tiberius.

The Emperor has decided.

This settlement..

made by your own minds and hands,

from now on will be a municipality!

And it will remain here forever, at the border of the Empire.

The most distant bastion of Rome!

From this day on..

this municipality will be named..

And for the next 3 years, they won't hear from us.

So they calm down.

- Are you ready? - Ready!

Up to the forest!

You beat me.

If you study well, I'll take you hunting.

Come quick to the castrum.

The convoy that left for Rome has come back!

- Why has it come back? - I wanna go too, Daddy!

You wait here.

We'll all end up like this.

- We'll all end up like this! - Untie him.

Pick him up.

- We'll all end up like this! - Help me carry him.

Listen! Listen!

They said that the Romans who refuse to leave Dacia will have the same fate!

How did they know about the convoy? How?!

You ask that?

You, who brought them in our forum and houses.

Look at them!

You see them?

We eat like them, we live like them. We even dress like them!

Did we defeat them?

- Or did they defeat us? - Enough!

Get ready for combat.

If we still don't find them..

there will be decimation. And I'll be the first!

Clear off from here! Go and see what your people did.

The savage wolves you all protect!

How did they know about the convoy? If not from my home!

- I don't know! - Us romans...

we left everything: our homes and families

to come to this wretched place.

- Take me with you, Daddy! - Get out of my way!

You savage! What did I do?

How can you talk like that with your father?

Tiberius.

Andrada.

You will either get my decapitated head,

or the head of the man you've all been protecting.

Whether it be your husband or brother. I swear!

Tiberius, you are my husband.

I want you to remember this!

Dear ones! My dearest!

My boys!

My king!

You have no idea how I waited for you!

I couldn't bare the thought of leaving you

to fight alone. But it had to be done.

- You needed to become men! - We waited near the forest.

We attacked from above. We left one alive.

No losses on our side.

A one-armed wretch was leading them. A Dacian.

I killed him.

Look what they wanted to bring to Rome.

My dearest!

My boys!

My fighters! You have won!

Let's celebrate!

Why aren't you dancing?

We don't know how.

You don't know?

Dear ones!

I will teach you. Definitely!

- But you know how to drink? - Yes.

Then let's drink and cheer up!

You are warriors from now on.

Isn't dad back yet?

No, go to sleep.

I don't want to sleep!

Tell me a story.

- What kind of story? - About the great king Decebal.

And you can talk louder because we're alone.

I will tell you another story.

No, Decebal!

Once upon a time..

there lived a good king.

A great king.

And brave.

He was the son of Scorilo.

His name was Decebal.

All his enemies greatly feared him.

Who were his enemies?

All kinds of enemies.

Decebal was..

mighty and wise.

- Before dying.. - Who killed him?

I'll tell you some other time.

Who killed him?

Who killed him, Mom?

Now sleep.

I think you are the leader.

So I will adress you.

I feel followed by you for years,

like a poisoned shadow.

You kill my men.

You defiled their corpses.

Dacian!

The weapons have spoken. And the Gods gave us the victory.

You raised these boys like some savages.

But have you taught them..

to build roads?

And houses?

Have you taught them about joy?

To raise their kids in peace.

No.

You only taught them to kill.

Now we are here.

We either live together

or we kill each other.

Or others come and kill us both.

You are now at my disposal.

Every single one of you.

One single gesture from me

and our spears will fly towards you.

What do you have to reply now?

Listen to me, Dacian.

I will not harm you.

You're welcome in our city anytime.

Along with your men.

But, if even a single one of my men will die to your hand. Just one!

I will find you anywhere you hide.

Even if I have to search all Dacia!

You decide!

You.

I hope you understood..

what I just did. And how difficult it is for me.

The glorious soldiers are returning on the Via Flaminia,

singing and making jokes about the their commanders.

We can see Capitoline Hill from here.

Children.

Children! You are Roman citizens.

One day I'll take you to Rome.

The most beautiful city in the world.

When I close my eyes..

Yes, when I close my eyes..

I imagine I'm on the Via Apia.

Or in the gardens, listening to the rustling of cypresses.

From the villas.. you can feel the smell of hot bread.

And the sky at this moment..

is clear and full..

of the weary moon light.

What are you doing?

You almost fell in, that's why I woke you up.

I'll throw you in.

So what? I come out and crack your head after.

I haven't seen you around here. What's your name?

Gerula.

If you come with me I'll take you to the baths.

We have thermal baths like in Rome.

You need a wash because you kinda smell.

What a nice sword!

Give it to me.

When I grow up, I'll have a huge sword

which I will raise like the great king Decebal.

- What's your name? - Trajanus.

- Who are your parents? - My father's name is

Tiberius Ulpius Cizianus.

He's the leader of the castrum.

- And your mom? - My mom's name is Andra.

She's Dacian.

But now we're all Roman citizens.

What did you say your name was, uncle?

Catch me some fish. My mom will punish me if I come empty-handed.

Let's catch.

Children, did you write IX?

Yes!

Now write X.

Did you write X?

- Yes! - It's dinner time.

Children.

You were good today. Thank you. You can leave.

Trajanus!

And what is depicted in these murals?

Over here

there's the battle and triumph at Sarmizegetusa.

Dacia.

And over there..

I wanted to show

the Roman peace that followed it.

Romans and Dacians together in front of the forum.

Oh yes, I can imagine.

- Like in the house of Sev.. - Mom!

- Where did you get this? - A man gave it to me, I forgot his name.

He caught me all these trouts!

He had a long and curved sword,

more beautiful than yours.

He told me to tell you..

I'm hungry, mom.

- What did he tell you? - That a single man..

still needs to die.

Barbarians.

- How many? - A lot.

Quite a lot.

What do we do?

Send word to Ulpia Traiana.

We need reinforcements as soon as possible.

I heard you want to fight along with my men.

What do you want in return?

Answer me.

Speak up!

Great leader..

I can show you the best roads.

What do you want in return?

The leader of the castrum.

How many men do you have?

Enough. It's none of your business.

They're good warriors. I raised them.

Are you a good warrior?

Hey!

Break his arm.

Great leader..

- I know how the Romans fight. - Break his arm!

Decapitate him. Quickly!

Not yours, not yours - his! He embarassed me.

Good, I saw.

I'll wait here for you and your men.

The leader will be yours. You can do whatever you want with him.

And leave from here. All of you! All!

I like this land

It will appeal to our Master as well.

We'll stay here.

But tell me..

In the summer, is the grass lush?

Faster!

Come on!

Faster!

You dare to say "no"?

Who else refused?

We will help the Romans in battle. On your horses!

I raised you, I parented all of you!

Don't you know that I would've rather cut my tongue off than tell you that!

Don't you know that, for years, I have awaited one single thing:

The moment I'll avenge the head and right arm of my king!

And if today..

I, Gerula, tell you that we have to help the Romans. And you refuse!

Do as I say, dear ones.

What I order you

is beyond my personal desire.

On your horses!

On your horses!

Can't you see the barbarians want to take our land?

Saddle up!

We will do as you order, faithful Gerula.

We will fight.

We'll show the Barbarians who we are!

Bring Bastus!

Thanks Gerula.

Don't worry, I won't kill you.

Go wherever you want.

Get closer!

Gerula?

Optimus!

The cavalry!

Forward offensive!

Withdraw!

Follow them!

Attack!

After them!!

Don't touch him!!

- But why? - For the head and arm of my king!

Tiberius!

Tiberius!

Are you crying?

No.

Your father was a brave and great man.

He won many battles.

He's now up there with the Gods.

He's rejoicing now.

You will grow up to be a great warrior.

I will teach you to fight. Because we will need to battle together.

You.

Your children.

You children's children.

For this beautiful and great land!

- Are you crying? - I'm not crying.

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