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16 YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF MARK AURELUS

HIS "DREAM OF ROME" IS FORGOTTEN.

UNDER THE TYRANNY OF THE EMPERORS OF GEMINI

Ghetto and Caracalla, CORRUPTION OF THE FLOWER

THEIR MERCILESS AGGRESSION

SPREAD LIKE A PLAGUE THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE

THE FALL OF THE GREAT CITY IS INEVITABLE.

THE ONLY HOPE REMAINS FOR THEM WHO STILL DARE TO DREAM...

Be good to them, Han

By your great names, we call you to help us.

Defeat the Romans. destroyed their ships,

NUMIDIA, 200 YEARS BEFORE CHRIST their war machines and their soldiers.

We will win.

Bruzasis.

Arishat.

Hano.

You did not come today to make a sacrifice.

I prefer to sacrifice the Romans.

where are you

I'm there too.

And where you are

there I am, forever.

My wife.

The wind is too strong. Furl the sails and start rowing.

Furl the sails and start rowing.

Furl the sails and start rowing.

Oars in the water!

They do not own any land except the land they have stolen.

Wherever they go they leave behind destruction and call it peace.

This is Nova, the last free city in Africa.

And today we go to battle.

Pray that God will be with you, and

if he is not with you, he is not God.

You have nothing to fear.

Where death is, we are not.

Where are we... there is no death.

Stay together and obey my commands.

Keep your heads up and watch what happens.

Soldiers, get ready!

Get ready for launch!

Burn!

Shoot!

Attack!

Get your weapons ready!

Again!

Shooters, get ready! Let go!

Get up! Get excited!

Let go!

Shooters!

Firing!

Raise the tower!

Raise the tower!

Row backwards!

Row backwards!

Lower the drawbridge! - The drawbridge is stuck!

Shooters! There! Kill her!

Arishat!

Arishat!

Arishat!!!

I will wait for you.

Inspect all the corpses! Don't leave anything behind!

I claim this city... for the glory of Rome.

Vae Victis

Woe to the defeated.

Next!

Down the stairs. Down!

What damage did they do to you? are you ok

Pick her up. Slowly, just slowly.

Hold this.

Arishat?

I'm sorry, my son.

I don't have much time either.

This galley is transporting us into something I will not be able to endure.

I'm ready to be taken somewhere else. - You will wait a little longer.

I still remember well when you were first brought to us.

A lonely desert boy, innocent, scared.

You accepted everything we taught you.

You have found Arishata's love.

And your soul has recovered.

When I die, my ancestors will meet me in the afterlife.

Who will meet you, Hano?

I know. I'm done.

Don't let them change you.

Have you seen this boy?

Imolde! Imolde!

Now you have to go alone, Hano.

Never let them find you.

Go.

Go.

ROMAN PORT,

OSTIA Emperor Geta.

Emperor Caracalla.

General Akassis.

I'll take your names right away.

I conquered Numidia for you.

Your empire could eclipse that of every emperor who came before you.

Crown him with laurels, brother.

In honor of your victory, we will hold the games in the coliseum.

I do not ask for any games in my honor.

It is honor enough for me to serve the Senate and the Roman people.

You are too modest, Acacias.

It does not befit such a successful general.

The glory is yours, not mine.

I'm just looking for a little break

from the war to spend time with my wife.

Your wife? Yes.

Do you remember the privileges we gave her?

Where is he now that he can ignore an event like this?

There are victories yet to come.

Persia.

India.

Both must be won.

Rome has many subjects.

And he has to feed them.

They can eat war!

Your triumphs will be celebrated…

as a tribute to greatness... the Roman people.

ANTIUM, OUTSIDE OF ROME

Macrinus, lord of the gladiators.

Stay close.

Aediles and city councilors.

Dear guests.

Citizens of Antium

Watch fate...

conquered enemies of Rome.

Numidian barbarians and their chieftain.

Jugurtha!

This one is interesting.

I'm buying it.

Stop! Who's going?

General.

My lady.

I thank the Gods who brought you home safely.

Thank the army that protected me.

Let me feed you.

Get going.

Stand next to the wall.

The arena is a sacred temple.

For the bravest of you, the road to glory leads through the arena.

Arena turns slaves into gladiators, and gladiators into free men.

You have worms.

I know this one.

He eats monkeys.

Go, sit, eat.

You!

Hanna, get up.

What is your mother tongue? I say them all.

You don't answer me because you can't, or because you don't want to?

All right.

Violence is... a universal language.

Vigo.

Try it out.

He knows how to fight against monkeys.

Let's see if he knows how to fight a human too?

Enough!

Very good.

Very good.

Close them.

Bring it to me.

Ah!

Strong jaw.

Good hands.

Slightly better smell.

You will be good.

It's art.

Gladiator's Choice.

Some choose entertainers Some

choose brute force, I choose anger.

Audiences love gore and love those who love gore as much as they do.

And you, my friend, anger... pours out of you like...

Like milk.

From a horse's teat.

You will be a real fighter.

But not for you.

You're right, you're not fighting for me.

I put you in the arena. You fight or you die. The choice is yours.

But whose head could I give you

to satisfy that anger of yours.

The entire Roman army.

Too much.

I will also accept the general.

General.

General Acassius?

Use your anger in my service, and you

shall have his head... ready for your sword.

Serve me and he will serve you. Reject me...

you will die too.

Sometimes I'd rather you left me than fight their wars.

That was my decision.

And I can live with her.

But my patience with the 2nd one is running out.

Summer.

You may go to your quarters.

We don't need anything more.

To hear wives and mothers mourning their dead on that beach in Numidia.

Lucilla.

I can't do it anymore.

I will not waste another 1st generation of young people because of their vanity.

If I'm going to fight another 1st campaign, it must then be that they are overthrown.

When are your soldiers coming?

He will be in Ostia in 10 days.

How many will be devoted only to you?

Everyone.

Emperors do not have the support of the people.

The people have had enough of madness and tyranny.

What is the dream of Rome

if our people are not free?

Enjoy everyone!

Even excessively!

Thank you. I thank you.

Please.

Drink.

I apologize. Macrinus!

I knew that the provinces were not enough for you.

I'm only here for the games.

You won't be disappointed.

Rome has all the games that people like you like to play

People like me, Trax? You mean people like us.

I know nothing happens in Rome unless you...

you haven't tasted it first.

Why am I here? - You will find out very soon.

What do we hear that you want to run for office?

in the Senate elections, Macrinus?

Me? You know very well who I am.

I don't even know how to use an abacus, but from what I've heard...

Is it common for your guests to bet on these events?

How big a sum did you have in mind?

1,000 gold denars.

2,000.

2,000?

Denars.

Stand back!

Stand back!

my kings,

lords, ladies and gentlemen,

and senators, for your entertainment,

the art of fighting.

May I introduce to you,

barbarian, who will fight against, my own mighty Vincenzo!

Is that your gladiator? - That's right.

3 rounds, fighting with bare hands.

Swords!

We want them to take up swords and fight to the death.

There is no receiving grace or giving.

Start fighting!

Bro... let's not kill each other for their entertainment.

Extraordinary!

Extraordinary!

Trax, this looked expensive.

Congratulations. - Thank you.

Extraordinary.

Where do you come from?

Answers.

I said answer.

- Your majesty is from the colonies, his native language is all he understands.

The gates of hell are open day and night.

According to them, the descent is smooth and the journey is easy.

But...

to return from hell and see a happy

heaven, in that task lies the hardest part.

Virgilie, Your Majesty.

Poetry!

My God, very clever. - Thank you.

I was really bored, but you surprised me.

My only desire is to entertain you.

we have fun we are really having fun.

We are entertained.

And we all can't wait to see your poet,

how he performs in the arena. - Just like me, Your Highness.

Thank you.

Vigo.

Come with me.

You fought well today, but you were also lucky.

The verses you recited.

You didn't learn them in Africa, I know that.

A good verse can be heard far away.

Who taught you poetry?

A captured Roman officer.

I looked after him and he knew how to tell stories to pass the time.

What happened to that prisoner? - We ate it.

As barbarians do. - As barbarians do.

And where were you born?

Why does my past matter if my future is to die for you in the arena?

Tell me, what have you survived for Roman money?

Gladiator...

he can buy his... freedom.

Roman dream.

A slave does not dream of freedom, but a slave that he will call his own.

Cicero.

Was that part of your upbringing, Makrimus?

What did you have to do for Roman money?

You promised me my head.

Be profitable and you can get whoever's head you want.

Father...

Protect us and guide us.

Senators.

My lady.

I wish we could meet in better times.

Better times will come.

But why are we here? - Let's take over the city.

And let's take Rome back

to his rightful place.

An exciting venture.

When? - On the last day of the games.

My army at Ostia is waiting for my order.

5,000 soldiers loyal to me.

He will enter Rome and then the Colosseum, where he will

arrest the emperors for their crimes against the Senate

and their people.

This plan is ambitious and risky.

You will rule Rome and...

He spoke to Marcus Aurelian about returning power to the Senate.

but that was a generation ago, and a lot has changed

The people had nothing to hope for

for years. - But with time and direction

Lucilla, you are the daughter of Marcus Aurelius.

He had my loyalty.

And you have it too.

Senator Trucks.

Politics follows power, madam.

Take what belongs to you

And the Senate will support you.

Thank you.

ENTRY TO ROME

Food! Food!

When they told me about this place

they never mentioned the stench to me.

That stinks Hanna.

Well, you'll have to bear with me as I am.

What's up there?

Wolf.

Those twins there were outcasts.

Left in the hills to die.

That she-wolf found them, and fed them with her milk.

They were raised by an animal, it's in their blood.

How come you know this place?

I know the chaos they bring.

This city infects everything it touches.

I never dreamed it would be this big.

Don't let that fool you. This city is a contagion.

You barbaric scumbags!

Trax.

As for our bet.

Yes, barbarian, I haven't forgotten about that. I always pay off my bets.

I just wanted to suggest that your luck might change,

shall we say, double or nothing.

Line up. Line up.

Play, play!

Emperor Caracalla!

Emperor Geth!

Citizens of Rome.

These sacred games

are held in honor of the Roman victory over the Numidian barbarians.

Go! Go!

And in honor of the commander of the Roman legions, general Justus Acacius.

And here with him is Lucilla, daughter of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Acacias.

General.

Acacias! Acacias! Acacias! Acacias!

Acacias! Acacias! Acacias! Acacias! Acacias!

Address them.

I am not a speaker.

nor a politician.

I am a soldier.

I saw courage in men and women during the war.

Even once in this arena.

And so, if you are looking for something from Gods, seek that same courage.

Because Rome needs her now.

From the south door...

behold the gladiators of Macrinus' ludus!

And from the ludus of the emperors Geta and Caracalla,

undefeated champion, Gliseo the Destroyer.

Wait!

Wait!

I salute you, Caesar!

Gliseo! Gliseo! Gliseo! Gliseo! Gliseo! Gliseo! Gliseo! Gliseo! Gliseo! Gliseo!

Stick together, and when he attacks, go towards the wall.

Why would I do that?

Wait.

Wait! Take cover!

Cowards.

Come on.

Bro, that's the poet, isn't it?

I don't remember that evening is in a fog for me.

The gates of hell are open day and night.

The descent is smooth... I forgot.

According to them, the descent is smooth...

According to them, the descent is smooth and the journey is easy.

Shield!

Mercy! Mercy! Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!

Blood.

Mercy! Mercy! Mercy! - Lucilla.

Shall we be merciful? - Grace.

Mercy! Mercy! Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!

No mercy!

Your life was spared by the Gods... - I would rather face the sword,

but accepted Roman mercy.

Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!

Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana!

Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana!

The road to freedom does not lead through the arena,

leads to this.

Go to your cells.

Come on, let's go inside.

The gates of hell are open day and night.

According to them, the descent is smooth,

and the journey is easy.

I beat you! I am Maximus, the savior of Rome

Scato and Argento...

Lucius is fatherless.

Lucius.

Lucius...

you are now the sole heir to the throne.

There are people who want to kill you so they can take over.

I promise I'll bring you back as soon as it's safe.

Mother, why can't you come with me?

I must stay here for you and for Rome.

Remember who you are.

And remember that I love you.

i love you

Come.

Give me your leg.

Go away. Go away.

Octavius.

So...

What's your name?

I'm Ravi. I am a doctor.

Because more people die from infected wounds than there, in the arena.

This needs to be cleaned and stitched up...

and it will hurt.

These are devil's breath and opium.

It's for pain.

You need to breathe it in.

I've been here so long that they don't even notice me anymore.

I've had more amputations than I can count.

How did you learn your craft? - Why do you ask? - You have a heavy hand.

I was once a gladiator too.

Could you beat me too at full strength?

In this state, he could beat you even now.

Fortunately for you, I put away my sword.

and so I will spend my remaining days

in saving lives instead of taking them.

Why such a change so late in life.

What we do in life echoes in eternity.

I feel like I've heard it before.

It is written on one of the tombs,

in which lie the bones of gladiators.

My champion, I smell the devil's breath!

Unbelievable!

champions,

did you hear that audience?

Did you hear that audience? - Mh-mm.

There is something special about you.

I knew it from the beginning. - So you knew? - Yes.

The Greeks called it thymos...

smoke...

rage.

And anger is your gift.

Like the great Achilles.

Don't ever let it go.

That will lead you to greatness.

My champion.

Thanks... for inviting me.

This is truly an honor.

I hear you are the main topic at court.

Yes.

We've met before.

Are we? - A long time ago.

Where?

I served in your father's army in his campaign in Africa.

You served with my father.

I had the privilege... of reading his meditations.

The best revenge is to be different from the person who hurt us.

I hear you armed half the legions of the whole empire.

And here, now in Rome...

you gain influence by sponsoring gladiators.

I do it for the love of this sport.

And where do you find these gladiators?

They're usually prisoners of war... or vagrants.

Why do you ask?

One can choose to fight…

and stay alive. It's the same in real life as it is in the arena, right?

Who is this?

That was my father in his youth.

She had a child.

It is common knowledge, when it is Komodo killed, the boy disappeared.

Who would care? - Lucille wouldn't care.

More wine! - More wine!

He was of royal blood after all.

And his father?

Apparently, Lucius Verus.

You see, it was an arranged marriage. She was 14 years old.

Women were not to his taste.

Some days are not even my kind. - They're not even yours!

No, no, no. According to rumors, she had lovers.

And according to those rumors, the real father was Commodus.

You see that as brotherly love.

If he had died, there would certainly be his remains.

And if he survived, he would now have about... - Well, let's do the math.

He was about 12 years old when he died. - Yes.

According to that, he would have some...

My lady. - Grahus.

Please come with me. - Thank you.

Gladiators...

do you know me

Do you have a family?

A woman. Arishat.

Arishat?

He was killed on your husband's orders.

Rome is drowning in its own blood.

And yet you enjoy the pleasures of the Colosseum.

There's a lot you don't understand.

Lucius I don't know

who you mean yes i am.

My name is Hano.

I don't have a mother either, or at least I can't remember her.

I'm so sorry.

If your son was here I'm sure he

would tell you not to grieve for him.

Because he wouldn't be the boy you sent away, that boy is dead.

You may think I have little value.

Maybe you think I betrayed you.

I want you to know...

if you don't want to accept a mother's love...

then take your father's strength...

you need her.

His name is Maximus...

Decimus Meridius...

and I see it in you. - Get out.

my lady, we must go now.

Lucius you were loved.

Your father and I loved you.

Your name was on his lips... - Get out!

Lucius is alive.

Are you sure? - Yes.

I know my son.

I talked to him tonight.

It may have been lost to me because of what I did.

But he's alive.

Tomorrow is the 3rd day of the games.

Most fighters will not survive.

Acacias...

you have to help him.

Help him? - Yes!

Then I let him down...

i know i am.

I can't let him down even now.

My army is in Ostia. If we wait a few days...

He could be dead by then.

Acacius, I am ready to give up my life for Rome...

but I will not give my son's life.

1..

2...

And 1...

Together! At the same time! At the same time! At the same time!

And 1...

and 2...

and 1...

Stop!

You won't get very far this way.

Only him. You take cover.

Go away.

Let's see how far you can go alone without your team.

Ready?

1...

And 2! Watch the time!

Come on, more.

More.

Leave him.

Just vinegar, my friend.

No more opium for you.

You have enough pain waiting for you in the next life.

I don't know why you want to create this one so much.

Are you a free man, Ravi?

Free? I am.

I laid down my sword and vowed never to pick it up again.

And yet you chose this hell?

Where did you live before?

Varanasi.

And why don't you go back there?

I wish I could.

I met a woman.

It's always a woman. - Always.

She is from Lundinium, in Britain.

So now...

our sons only speak Latin My

daughter's eyes are blue like yours.

We are Romans now.

I grew up listening to stories at my grandfather's knee.

He knew he was talking about the Roman Dream.

She was so fragile..

that you were only allowed to whisper about him.

Or he would disappear.

What kind of dream was it?

About a Rome where everyone could live under just laws and be protected.

About Rome with the Senate...

About Rome with hope.

Your grandfather, he sounds like a... dangerous man.

The odds are against you.

The odds were always against me.

Don't worry, old man. - Hey...

you should rest.

Your people need you tomorrow to lead them.

This is about survival!

Survive!

In Poseidon's name, we celebrate

the magnificence of naval warfare.

They have shooters, be ready, obey my commands.

We stay together and row as 1! Is that right? - That's right!

Is that right? - That's right!

Today, we relive the Battle of Salamis.

Trojans vs. Persians.

Throw out the oars!

And drag!

Shooters! Shooters!

Drag!

Drag!

Left side, get ready! Pull in the oars! Now!

Paddles in! - Paddles in!

Bend down!

Drag!

And drag!

Drag!

Turn!

Get ready to score!

Grab something!

Regroup people!

Praetorians!

Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana!

Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana!

In the name of

emperors, the winner is Hano!

Who did it?

Who did it?

I am responsible! - It was me! - I am responsible!

It was me! - I did it! - It's my fault! - I did it!

Geta will want to take revenge on everyone.

Did you learn shooting at the same place as poetry?

Be glad it wasn't me, because that arrow would have found you.

Sit down.

I have news for you.

He is here, sir.

You're still here.

Macrinus.

Welcome.

Say, I'm listening.

You know this is my house now.

You owe me more than 10,000 denars.

Are you aware of that? - I have other things too.

Livestock... art!

Maybe the truth!

What do you want? - The truth. That's what I want.

Nothing happens in Rome

without you knowing about it.

You have the confidence of Senator Trust.

You have Lucille's trust.

But more importantly, you have my trust.

You want my loyalty.

I own...

your house.

I want your loyalty.

I...

tell me - I heard...

for a conspiracy... to overthrow the emperors. - Yes.

But the plan was shelved.

Because tonight a gladiator must be rescued from the arena.

But I don't know why. - I know why, and I also know who.

Pack yourself.

Quickly.

Open to the Imperial Guard!

My lady, come with us.

Thanks to the civic virtues of men like Thrax and Macrinus,

your plot... has been exposed.

Honor...

dignity...

which Rome gave you.

You threw it all away with your treachery.

Please, Emperor Geta,

torture me if you want

but don't lecture me. - Your name will be forgotten!

Lost... to history.

You are cursed, General.

Are you laughing? - You cursed me.

I don't care.

Over time, everything is forgotten. Empires fall, and so do emperors.

Why wait?

I'm going to disembowel him! - No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Calm down! Calm down!

His death must be public.

Public?

Hang his entrails on the city gate, and crucify her!

Crucify her! - Take them away!

Thank you, Macrinus.

Come.

In these last days,

I began to think of you not as a subject,

but like a true friend. - Thank you.

Thank you very much, but as a friend.

I must advise you to be careful.

Acacius is a Roman hero,

and crucifixion is for thieves, Christians.

It's too common. - He is a traitor and must die.

I agree.

But in the coliseum his fate is decided by the Gods.

Let the Gods decide.

You know, I woke up last night dreaming of a dark river.

This time alone, for the 1st time, passed.

Where I come from

crossing the river represents forgiveness, represents salvation.

And where I come from it means you are already dead.

But when I saw her, I was not afraid.

Because... someone was waiting for me on the 2nd side.

Here.

Who is this man...

whose name was removed?

Maximus.

I saw his fight once.

It was magnificent.

You know, my time in the arena was after his, but...

many still talked about him in whispers.

They talked about him...

And what he did.

I met him once.

He was kind.

And he bowed down to no one.

Come with me.

Come... with me.

When a rebel gladiator dies, we bury him here.

What we do in life echoes in eternity.

This is Argento, and this is Scato.

Cheers!

Stop it!

Because of his treason against the life of the emperors and the Roman state,

general Justus Acacius, he was declared an enemy of the people.

Vae Victis - General.

Acacias! Acacias! Acacias! Acacias! Acacias! Acacias! Acassius!

From the defeated city of Numidia,

double winner at the Colosseum.

Go now. Vae Victis.

Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana!

Hana!

Lord, every honor I have I will surrender to you. - It's too late now.

Traitor to Rome, or barbarian hero.

Let the Gods decide.

Wait, wait!

I am a vessel

filled with revenge.

And I will destroy the traitor.

Pick it up!

Well done! We love you Akassius!

I know who you are.

Lucius Verus Aurelius.

Acassius raised his hand.

He surrendered.

Let the Gods decide.

The gods have made their decision.

Do what you have to do.

But before I die, you need to know.

that I loved your mother Lucilla.

And your father...

Maximus.

I would die for him.

Kill him!

Let him live!

Life! Life! Life! Life! Life! Life! Life! Life! Life! Life! Life! Life!

Kill him!

Kill him! - I can't.

No! - Kill him!

Acacias! Acacias! Acacias! Acacias! Acacias! Acassius!

Kill him!

Kill him! Kill him!

Acacias!

No!

No!

Acacias!

I curse you!

Death is too good for you!

Is this how Rome treats its heroes?

Tell me!

If his life has no value, how much is yours worth?

The gods have spoken!

Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana!

For their own safety, they should return to the palace.

Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana!

Back off, back off!

We had an agreement.

I gave it to you.

and you let him live. - And you got what you wanted.

I always get what I want. Why did you let him live?

He bought a gladiator, not a slave.

I make my own decisions.

How blue is your blood?

Maybe the Roman heart beats in that chest.

The largest temple that Rome ever built, the Colosseum.

Because this is what they believe in, power.

They gather here to watch the strong kill the weak.

There must be something else. - There is nothing else.

There must be a different Rome. - There is no other Rome.

Dream...

a dream of Rome.

It's an old man's fantasy.

who are you

What was your name before you took the Roman name?

You'll never know.

I have a destiny.

The gods sent you to me.

And you will be my instrument.

I will never be your instrument, neither in this life nor in the next.

That will not be my fate.

But I will see the end of you.

What else could I do?

He and his bitch wanted to kill us.

Can't you hear them? They want our heads.

The Praetorians will stop this mob as they have all so far.

You are responsible for this. - Dirty monkey!

Maybe we should

Take Dondus somewhere else, yes...

comfort him.

Forgive my brother's outburst.

The disease that had infected his loins had spread to his brain.

And it's getting worse every day. - I will reason with him.

i see you

i see you

Caracalla, Caracalla.

Come on, get up.

Get up, get up. Not you.

Okay, go!

Now, listen to me.

What happened?

Nothing is ever mine.

Everything is always ours, it was like that even in the womb.

He tried to take my umbilical cord,

that I would have no more air.

Do you remember that? - Of course. - Come, sit down.

Something like that cannot be forgotten. - My conscience forces me to do this.

What happened?

Sit down. Your brother...

intends to blame this on you,

before the entire Senate.

But I didn't do that.

Well, the streets are chaos now. - He's lying.

There is no worse testimony than one brother against another.

That's a lie. He always lies.

But he knows how to be very persuasive.

So what are they going to do to me?

I dare not even think, but imagine this.

What will he do to Dondas?

What will he do to Dondas?

The decision is up to you.

Brother.

Put the knife down.

You're lying. - Give it to me. - You always lie. - Give it to me.

look at me

look at me - A lie! - Let me help you. - A lie!

I want to help you. I always protected you.

Because I love you.

Come back. Help me.

Lucius.

I could never have imagined that the fates would bring us here.

And yet here we are.

Everything went back to the beginning, you sent me away from here, and fate made me...

Returned to the very ground where he died.

This is a ring

belonged to my father.

He gave it to your father, Maximus, as a sign of trust.

I gave it to Acacius for his bravery.

This ring belonged to my wife.

I'll wear it next to yours.

I'm really sorry about Acacias.

But I could not see the man.

He was a Roman soldier.

There was a plan.

He prepared the army in Ostia under the command of Darius Sextus.

The army he was supposed to lead against the emperors.

Acacius, Maximus, Marcus Aurelius.

They lived and died for Rome.

We all do it.

Is it true that they intend to kill you?

Someone has always had a sword at my neck since the day my father died.

But now that I found you,

it doesn't matter anymore.

I'm not afraid.

I'm already used to losing the things I love.

But now that I've found you not the desire to lose you again.

You look like him...

Careful... helpful.

I don't have his strength.

I wish that was true.

I wish I could tell you to get out of here.

Go now.

Strength and honor.

Strength and honor.

As your emperor...

I called the senate to appoint my 1st consul

and to give him the power to manage the military and civil functions of the empire.

I name Citizen Dondas!

Long live Dondas!

Long live Dondas!

Long live Dondas! - Long live Dondas!

Long live Dondas!

And as the 2nd consul...

name...

citizen...

Macrinus!

Hail Macrinus!

Hail Macrinus! - Long live Macrinus!

We will have a triumphal parade to celebrate.

We will have games.

And mass executions.

Long live the empire.

Long live the empire.

Sit down.

I happen to have

with good luck and a lot of skill

The ear of another emperor.

I can explain everything to him,

and stop the madness in the street, but...

to restore order,

I must have power

and command of the Praetorian Guard.

Shall we vote?

Or raise your hands?

I'm in favor! - For!

I am your humble servant.

Put your hands down.

You can sit down.

Rome must fall.

I just have to push it a little.

And after Rome falls?

What then?

You are your father's child.

His dream of Rome was never a dream.

He was a fiction.

The best revenge is not to become like the one who wounded us.

I made myself different from your father.

He talked about dreams, I'm talking about the truth.

And the only truth in my Rome

is the law of the strongest.

I was owned...

emperor

And now I control the empire.

Where else but in Rome can one do that?

Do you recognize your father's mark on me?

If you need anything

in these last hours,

we will provide you with that.

Your death will clear my path to the throne.

Tomorrow there will be games,

and on them

the winner will be me.

Ravi.

Can you deliver the message to Ostia by morning?

What's in Ostia? - The army is there.

I am asking you to be in the service of something greater

you're risking yourself, my friend.

Go to Ostia.

Take this ring to the general Darius Sextus, do you understand?

Darius Sextus,..

he will recognize Ring of Acacias.

And... what should I tell him

who sent me to him with that ring?

I'm Lucius Verus Aurelius.

Roman prince.

Tell him I'm calling the army to defend the new republic.

Should I trust you? Yes. - Really? - Yes.

Ravi, I need your keys.

Stop! Come back!

Who gave you this?

Lucius Verus Aurelius.

Roman prince.

Do we really have to kill Lucilla?

Until she dies you will never have peace.

Never.

People love her, her death will upset the mob.

If she dies and the people rebel,

I will tell them that I have Caracalla's head,

and then the people will confirm me. That, my friend, is your policy.

Shall we? - Yes.

Today will be your last fight, champion.

And our master gave you...

wooden sword of freedom.

But you have to earn it first.

Today you will defend your mother.

Wood or steel, a spike is still a spike.

Wait for me.

In honor of the appointment of Emperor Caracalla,

1st Consul Dondus, and the 2nd Consul Macrinus,

and as punishment for her conspiracy against the Empire,

for her defamation of the imperial bloodline

as well as instigating a military mutiny along with her husband,

the queen will face the Divine

by justice at the hands of the Praetorian Guard.

I'm not a general,

but we are all soldiers

and so far, we have not fought

for nothing else than to survive 1 more day.

What do you want from us?

Well, you can go back to your cells

if this is a battle you don't want to fight.

Or...

you can join me

and fight for a freedom that reaches far beyond these walls.

Yes! - That's right!

There was a time when honor meant something in Rome.

In this Rome,

I believe it no longer exists.

We have to find her.

And know this,

Where death is, we are not there.

And where we are

there is no death.

By your sword?

Strength and honor!

Strength and honor!

Strength and honor!

Strength and honor!

Well, no one can say that the emperor is not merciful.

The Queen will get 1 gladiator to

defend against the Praetorian Guard.

Champion, Hano!

Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana! Hana!

Yes!

Call the cavalry, stop this now.

This is war, real war!

Acacius's army advances, they are now outside Rome, sir.

We can still flank them. They have no more than 5,000 soldiers.

How many are there?

6,000, maybe more. - Ride to the gate and hold them.

You dirty scumbag!

Lusus.

Give me the onion.

Go my son.

Lucius.

A horse!

Can nothing kill this barbarian?

It's my name Lucius Verus Aurelius.

A man does not become emperor by bloodline alone,

it must be taken by force and kept by force. Are you that kind of person?

I am not fighting for power.

I'm fighting to free Rome from people like you and give it back to them.

The Gods themselves want a reborn Rome

and they sent me to fulfill that task.

And what if your Gods sent me here to kill you?

Time to get this over with, Macrinus!

Strength and honor, my son.

You expect me to give a speech.

I don't know what else to say

except we've all known too much death.

Let no more blood be shed in the name of tyranny.

My grandfather Marcus Aurelius spoke of a dream called Rome.

The dream my father is for,

Maximus Decimus Meridius died.

About the ideal.

About a city for many and a refuge for those in need.

About a home worth fighting for.

About the home that Maximus defended all his life.

That dream is lost.

But do we dare...

to rebuild that dream together?

What do you say?

Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

Mother.

Talk to me, father.

Translated by: suadnovic