Original subtitles

har har

har

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har Uncle

Augustine what are you doing

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here I had an appointment an appointment

with whom every year on this

day I come up here at

dawn and I watch the stalks

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migrate if only we could fly away with

them

I wish you

could the Vandal arm is growing Restless

almost no food is reaching us they will

choke the city until we have no

choice what are we going to do it's no

longer in our

hands how over

here I'm losing my

TR one down over there don't let the

fires burn out keep

moving your

majesty we're ready the are just

awaiting your orders keep stoking the

fire let them know we're here then let

the storm go and take action

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find the B over

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there

is that all you have nothing's coming

through I'll take

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these Sarah

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yes good

morning

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the

water there's no more

water like that's like there's no more

water the vandals have blocked the

water no we must get what we can take a

bucket The Bu hurry the bundles have

block the water we can run now here you

take a new Cricket of me is that much

left be careful it's

mine I said it's mine

off no please I need water stop it my

family I need

stop

what are you doing with that the vandals

have cut off our water we have to take

what's in that well open we will

die if we give into Panic then the

Vandal will win even before storming our

gates panic and violence will take our

lives faster than third thirst or

starvation as your bishop and a citizen

of Hippo I can promise you there is

hope put down your weapons we're all

going to die Bishop all hope is

gone no fulvus there is still hope

because there is still a chance this a

our city a chance I will

guarantee I will make sure the vandals

laid down their

weapons he says he can stop them how can

he say that we're all going to

die he's a good man I know he's a good

man

how have

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faith a peace

agreement you surprise me

Augustine you should know Rome doesn't

ask for peace if anything

it offers

it

Governor distinguished counselors be

reasonable since gazer and his vandals

reached Africa they already burned

tingus CA and cesaria to the ground

hippo will not

fall the Imperial Fleet will save us if

they were

coming they would already be here

Governor we're all tired of War

the vandals

included we should send our

representative to go before garic and in

the name of God beseech him for peace

governor governor the soldiers have

arrived Roman

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soldiers

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bring them up

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here Centurion fabus Demus at your

command governor you are welcome here

which Legion do you belong to the

seventh the seventh I thought it had

been annihilated it was defeated the two

centuries and I survived we've been

marching for days in enemy territory

escorting these civilians we took

advantage of the storm to pass the

Vandal

lines have you

heard these soldiers demonstrate that

The Siege can be

ended that the vandals can be defeated

let us not lose hope Rome will

prevail your obsession for a military

Victory will bring this city to ruin

your presence here was the only thing

that made me hesitate to come Bishop

Augustine you know

me my father knew

you

you are the son of

Arius Bishop

Austin these people and I have marched

through the desert with only one purpose

to put ourselves in your

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hands

bring the wounded

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soldiers how are the wounded better soon

I

hope you may only enter an

armed why it's sa religious luil let

them come

in the only things sacred here are the

lives of these people and their lives

were saved by this

sword where's GL

take courage

Fab fa here you are

fabus how are you

soon I won't feel pain

anymore have they done anything for you

there is nothing to be

done bring this man a doctor immediately

there's no need to yell

fabulous what are you going to do if you

move over and get out of here we're

going to try and save his life

fabulus

fabus Bishop Bishop a message from Rome

the pope wants you and your books to be

taken to a safe

place how can that be possible the pope

has already send three ships a few more

days and they will be

here you mean I have to board a ship

with my books and escape to Rome yes and

abandon my

people these are the Pope's orders but

I'm the bishop of this city but this

city doesn't deserve you haven't you

seen what happened yesterday when they

saw the soldiers coming in the people

came to the conclusion they didn't need

you

anymore need

me look

pdus this is your handwriting but it's

your confessions yes my

confession like any man left to my own

devices I would still be a a poor

presumptuous boy sure there is nothing I

would need if there is anything good

about

me I have only my mother to

thank my mother Who Bore Me In

flesh to this temporal life and with her

heart to eternal

life

there keep

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pushing the baby is up too high go and

call the father immediately and tell him

to

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hurry

I can't feel him moving anymore

why I want you to get ready for what you

know do you know what you're asking of

me you will die if you don't do it both

of us will

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die

operate I want my son to live do

it

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beautiful

miss stay with me stay why more wi now

over

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here come my friend Patricia more

patricius what do you want your wife is

in

labor wait I'm winning she's

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dying

wait I can feel

him

yeah he's

moving he's

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moving Monica it's a boy patricius it's

a boy it's a boy so what will you call

him

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constantius in honor of our emperor no

constantius is just one of

many I will call him

Augustine little

Augustus like the first

emperor

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ausa you scared me come

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on these are facts not

worse

but someone may ask why do we have to

pay taxes to

Rome you know I come from a small town

like this

my father was a strong honest

hardworking father like you are I

thought you said he came from a powerful

family in Rome yes when he came back

from but now he's acting to win their

favor he put one of the coins he had

earned in a pot saving it for

taxes I used to ask why don't we spend

these coins rather than giving them to

Rome and he used to answer patiently my

son with those coins all we could buy is

a

goat whereas Rome will build with it an

Empire Rome doesn't want our money

because we are Rome these are facts not

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words I want to become like him like

Microbus why did you hear him he can

convince people to do whatever he wants

with his words these are facts not words

the mouth you've got it won't take you

long to become like him but I won't have

a chance if I stay in this town where do

you think you're going to get this big

chance in Carthage I want to study with

macrobius

Carthage you're just a boy do you have

any idea how much it cost to study with

somebody like

macrobius no do you

yes more than you could ever afford stop

filling your head with these silly

Notions but patricius we could save up

Augustine deserves a school Augustine

will make do with the school in taste

just like I did and my father before me

discussion closed father where are you

going to the tavern that's not

true what do you insinuating you've

perfumed your hair you never do that

when you go to the tavern Augustine no

you're going to see you ridy your friend

how dare you don't ever speak to your

father like that

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again it's not fair it's not

fair I

know it's not

fair then why don't you say something to

him

words are not enough to change a

man that's a

fact and not only

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words sh be quiet right know

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you

doing you there what are you doing what

are you quickly doing quickly

those are my

pairs you

thieves I committed robbery I pilfered

something which I already had in

abundance I had no intention of enjoying

what I stole but to enjoy the theft and

the sin

itself I was being gratuitously wanting

with no other reason of being evil than

in the evil doing itself such was my

heart a depraved soul Soul seeking

destruction here take it I hope it's

enough for the fruit you've lost there's

no need me the fruit grows back year

after year but a child if he goes astray

he can be lost

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forever why did you do

it answer to me why did you do

it you cause me pain Augustine me I

cause you pain maybe you meant to say my

father my father causes you pain he

gambles all of our savings away drinks

like a fish and he's been cheating on

you for years he causes you pain not me

enough org patricus is what he is but

you you aren't like him I'm not I'm not

like that what do you want me to be

devoted to your God a perfect boy no oh

not perfect just if I stay here I'll

become exactly like my

father you haven't only come here to

taste my oil to compliment me on my home

talk about my son you're right but I've

come to talk to you about my son

Augustine is he still the smartest boy

in his school oh yes but I want to help

him to get away from here to go to

Carthage to study

he heard macrobius he has decided to be

a

lawyer a

lawyer how would you pay for his studies

you know we

can't remember when we were young you

were offered an opportunity to change

your life you couldn't have done it

alone

that cobius would make a great lawyer

out of

him go to work come on this isn't a free

day Austin here is a new tunic wear this

when you go to macrobius and try not to

get it dirty yes mother and take this

it's goat cheese you cannot go there

empty I know and please please be

careful carage just like f don't drink

too much yes yes yes watch out for the

girls I must go

may God be with you my son God all I

need is

myself

bye good luck my

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son they were the words of the Lord

which my mother had poured into my ears

none of them however sank into my heart

making me do

anything her words only appeared to be

womanish counsels which I would have

been ashamed to

obey and yet they were the Lords and I

did not know and in rejecting Her

counsel I was rejecting the

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Lord

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I'm looking for liberus prisco I'm

valerious prisco my father's not at home

close my name is Augustine Romanus has

sent me Romanus from

tagaste the one with the

oil and what does he hope to squeeze out

of

you

come

in we were expecting you yesterday

evening yes I'm sorry but I was detained

by nice pair of hips no I don't usually

travel on the public wagon there was a

delay public wagon never rode on one

neither had I until yesterday

K this will be your

room thank you ferious K will be at your

service she's from the great

deserts reliable people nice

hips a good way to be detained

h

what what are you doing unfastening your

sandals to wash the dust from your feet

there's no need to I'll do

it um I'm sorry you know I've never had

a personal seven before you'll get used

to it I don't think so thank you I never

thought thank the servants or apologize

to them otherwise they won't respect

you thank

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you

now the essence of your task is to

convince others that you have right on

your

side you need to Marshall your arguments

logically so that's how it is simple as

that

macrobius yes my name is Augustine

ranana sent me ah you're the one who

wants to become a lawyer right yes T

guste right exactly now I do say has

anything good ever come out of

sasty listen I don't have time for new

students

but I'll only take you on if you can

prove you have enough talents to Merit a

teacher like myself how well uh orators

persuade people to do what they want

don't

they so persuade me to take you on as my

student

come on I'm

listening

I I saw you you haven't persuaded me go

back to taste believe me it's for your

own

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good how can I be so

stupid stupid stupid stupid I didn't

touch her a word persuade me to take you

on as my student of course I will

persuade you I'll come back tomorrow

what do you think that I'm scared stupid

stupid stupid say it

again try calling me stupid once more no

no I was talking about myself you don't

understand I don't understand yes I mean

no I didn't mean if you say I don't

don't understand then you think I'm

stupid no I am I'm the stupid one

yes you are the stupid

oneu

stupid let's

go those groups of young men assaulted

the meekness of newcomers with their

aggressiveness tormenting them with

uncalled for J gratifying their

mischievous

SM nothing could more nearly resemble

the ction of

devils

hey hey hey

Austine

Austin

Austin yours is the best SP so far don't

joke about it I was beaten

up you should have let me show you

around the city

personally hey don't worry I know we

will heal your wounds

Augustine

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Augustine I came to Carthage where a

cauldron of Unholy loves was seething

and bubbling all around

me come over

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here

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you didn't make many conquests at the

party last

night I'm not sure this place is for you

Augustine better if you go home that way

Romanus will understand that there is

nothing of any value to squeeze out out

of you what do you know your father's

Rich you have

everything I have everything

huh my father's Rich

right let me tell you something

Augustine something that no one outside

this house

knows my

father doesn't

exist

he died two years

ago he being dead his business dealings

would have come to an

end without them I would have come to an

end no more house

friends

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nothing so I buried him in secret with

my own

hands

and I have carried on his Affairs using

his

name make no mistake no one has given me

anything I've taken everything I

have do you understand

Augustine if you want

something don't ask for

it take

it

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for Mobius ah the little boy from

tagaste right I saw you do something

incredible in tagaste you made everyone

delighted to pay taxes that's why my

assemblers are so popular with Governors

you kept repeating these are facts not

words I figured out why

I asked

myself what what does an oror like

yourself

have only words a feeble weapon so how

can you make it

powerful simple make your listeners

believe they're not only

words you

reiterated these are facts not

words and slowly your words really

became facts

everything you said really became

true I can make a good lawyer out of you

but if you want to become a great orator

that depends on

you do you know what the difference is

between a great orator and an ordinary

one the

talent

no

courage why you'll come to

understand

good then let's

begin boiled eggs

anues grilled red meat and a large cup

of goats

milk muscles you have to get fit an oror

has to make the powerful sound of a horn

not the feble murmur of a flute come

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on

demosthenes had a stamina but he made

himself speak for months with a stone in

his mouth and he became the greatest

arator of his time for there is nothing

of Greater

import for there is nothing of

Greater memory of things to the

estblished by engaging the singular

representative

memory singular

represent things belongs to the EST

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by breathing an oror needs to know how

to speak for hours while standing

accompanying his words with movements in

his whole body like an actor like a

dancer like a soldier because you'll be

fighting a war in the tribunal and only

words can win that

war now this is a great theater the

stage where Justice is performed yes a

performance that will make you the

leading actor come

on Witnesses accuse my client Julius of

having attempted to murder his

wife

acquaintances have reported certain

threats Julius made against his wife

the prosecution maintains they have

produced evidence which

incriminates

julus Witnesses who

accuse acquaintances who

report prosecutors who

maintain so many

words how can I also expect you to

listen to mine now you've already been

fed more than than you could possibly

digest let's do

this let's put all the words

aside let's put them aside and listen

only to our

hearts it is

there and not here where the lawyers the

judges and the accused are

standing

it's there in our

hearts that we

distinguish truth from

false and

words from

Facts do not listen to

me listen to yourselves and let's try to

find the answer to these questions in

our

hearts

has the weapon used in the attempted

murder been

found no these are facts not words do

the wife of the accused have any wounds

which proed that somebody attempted to

kill her no these are facts not

words does the accused have any criminal

record for violent crimes that would

support these accusations

no these are

facts not

words you have been made to listen to

many

words instead of letting the voices of

the witnesses lawyers and judges ReSound

in your

hearts Let The only voice worthy of

Faith

ReSound the voice of the facts

my studies were aimed at the courts of

law where glory is proportionate to

craftiness by this time I was among the

best and was inflated with arrogance I

was eager to be eminent for the innan

and deplorable purpose of delighting in

human

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vanity my soul was grieving exuding

itself forth itching to be scratched by

scraping on the things of the senses

that would not Inspire our love if they

had no soul to love and to be loved was

even sweeter when I gained the enjoyment

of the body with the person I loved thus

I polluted the spring of Friendship with

the filth of

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lust Austine what happened to you the

other night oh ask Chrissy day she

kidnapped me I don't recall where she

where she where she brought me next time

I'll kidnap you you spilled all your

wine on me how you watch what you're

doing this is a new tuning excuse me I

got this in Rome hey what's up what's

going on hey you didn't tell me if you

appreciated my closing speech valious as

always how many cases have you won now I

stopped counting

them Carthage has become too small for

your talent you deserve to be on the

biggest stage of Rome look at me I'm all

wet you know I'm not happy about this

a you forgot this at my place oh my on

coming by to

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together you keep it I won't be wearing

anything else when you come by promises

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promises Austin come

in pour our young sir drink

the taste of Victory is the only one we

never Tire of especially in a case like

this what made this case so

special making everyone believe that

Julius was innocent has

been

exhilarating that's terrible what about

the

truth truth we have never been concerned

with the truth the only truth is the the

one that

Augustine convinced the judge and the

audience of

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today you are so

quiet I'm not used to such Silence with

you at times I don't know what to say

that's a

shame

why I like to listen to you before

before I go to

sleep

K tell me something do you think we can

live without the

truth we can deny

it to others and to ourselves

but

but but the truth is

strong good or bad it doesn't leave us

it just lingers there hidden in our

hearts and what truth is hidden within

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yours I can't offer you

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and I'll never ask for

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anything

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finally you slept with

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her she served you before

me

I'm the master of the house but now she

feels that she belongs to

you I don't want to possess

her she's the perfect

woman

beautiful

faithful

available and you know that she can

never marry

you very nice to have

around I have one for every

house antiochia Ravena

Milan yeah wait no matter where I go I

always have a warm

bed don't play so innocent you know how

to charm with your words but deep

down you're no different than I if you

say

so

Augustine Camus what are you doing

here where's your father

Augustine

what's

wrong he's free and it's your

fault

fault I only helped him prove his

innocence oh damn you he wasn't innocent

my father was guilty guilty and you know

this he did try to kill my

mother now he has

succeeded

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D my mother is

dead and it's your

fault my mother is dead by what steps I

was dragged to the depths of Hell

toiling from my lack of truth even when

I was seeking God Through The Eyes of

Flesh and not through the understanding

of the mind which he had given us to

excel the beasts but he was more inward

to me than the most inward part of me

and higher than my highest

reach and don't tell me the truth

doesn't

exist someone was killed that is the

truth you can't argue with that no one

can say what the truth is until a trial

begins a trial in which words will

establish the truth and the truth will

be the one declared by the lawyer that

uses the best words

sophisms Cicero a lawyer who is far

greater than a we

are wrote in the ensus that only the

truth can make men happy and all men

desire to be happy thus truth must exist

or everything would be meaningless look

I told you that courage makes the

difference between a great oror and an

ordinary one the courage to live without

the truth do you have this

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courage

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Augustine a messenger arrived from

tagaste your father is

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dying

are you also taking

this yes I don't know how long I'll be

away that should be everything

then

K

I came here with one trunk of this size

and now look at everything I can take

with

me but there's only one thing I don't

want to leave

behind

you come with

me we can marry I

know but we will be one all the

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same I'll come with

you even if I can never be your

wife but there is one thing I ask of

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you don't ever ask me to share you with

another

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woman

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not that irritates

me

draw back those

curtains I'm Not Dead

Yet

mon I've been an awful man haven't I

you've been you still

are how have you been able to stand by

me all these

years I learn to forgive you and love

you for who you

are why am I just now discovering the

true meaning of

love I'm scared of what's to

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come I don't want to be I am

Mo I want to be

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baptized

I I want to be the C no I want to be the

C the

C

that's my

turn he must already be

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dead

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do you believe in God the almighty

father I

do and I now baptize you in the name of

the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit

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amen

mother

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Austin I knew you would

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come

patricius look who's

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here

this is

khalida and she's a a

servant one of your sons servants no a

friend a friend that's

right from

Carthage not exactly she's from the

south from the great deserts I see I'll

bring you some

soup how was your your trip oh not so

bad your son slept the entire time

traveling on wagons always has this

effect on him really I didn't

know your brother and sister will arrive

in a few

days have you heard he got

married yes I heard and I heard about

Julius everybody's talking about

it you and macrobius had him acquitted

is isn't that right

yes

so is he really guilty like everyone

says he is oh that depends if he can

afford macrobius again he's

innocent what are you talking about a

man is either innocent or guilty trust

me mother a man is proven innocent or

guilty by the words spoken in the

tribunal words don't change facts they

don't then your magic formulas don't

change them

either what magic formul

the ones the bishop recited before my

father they don't change the facts

either what would you say the facts

are he has always been a

scoundrel and a coward he accepted to be

baptized out of

fear the baptism will never change

him what do you know about

it what do you know about baptism about

your

father about our life here while you

were away blabbing on presumptuously in

the tribunals of Carthage spending your

nights with

this poor

girl whom you will eventually

disappoint what do you know about any of

that you're right what do I

know after all this isn't my home

anymore

let's

go let's

go

Augustine what a pleasure to see you

again good day Romanos good day I've

kept a close eye on your progress over

the

years this is Kalida a young woman whose

beauty is worthy of your

Fame I was wondering if you would let us

stay here for a

while it's an honor for me to have the

rising star of the Empire's tribunals

here at my

home

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a

I'm sorry for your father's passing are

you going back to work for macrobius no

I'm going back to work against people

like macrobius I can no longer be his

accomplice we did some Terrible Things

Romanos it's not your fault if not mine

whose fault would it be then no

one's no one's what kind of philosophy

is that

have you ever heard of

Mani Mani is the prophet of the

truth and what would that be that no one

is responsible for

anything remember you are talking to a

lawyer I've defended guilty men who

committed horrible crimes that is

exactly the

point look at these olive

trees can we reproach them for having

Twisted branches no it's that

nature it's the same for us it's not our

fault if we are made of matter of

evil but then there's no hope only

one follow Mani who shows us how to free

ourselves from matter from Evil to

become pure light pure

Spirit thus I fell among men Delirious

in their pride truth truth they repeated

the word over and over to me but the

thing itself was not in them oh truth

truth how inwardly even then did the

marrow of my soul sigh for the truth

while the others frequently sounded out

its name as if it were only a sound

clamor and

wind

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he's losing

himself he's living with a woman he can

never marry he's abandoned his career

and now he's even joined an esoteric

cult it's my fault I shouldn't have sent

him to Carthage no no you did what you

thought was best but now I've lost him

God allows us to be lost so only later

we can be

found I did everything I

could I just

pray a son who elicits so much pain can

never become

lost the flocks and herds and party

colored fowl which haunt the woods or

swim the weedy pool concentrate go was

dead of night when

uh when

when when weary bodies cloth

lenius it was dead of night when weary

bodies close their eyes in bomy sleep

and uh

soft and soft P me sleep and

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soft

dinner is

ready I prepared something special

why to please

you there's no need to I believe there

is to remind you that you are

too what special I know that

I don't need you to remind me I don't

need to prove anything to

anyone forgive me never thank the

servants or apologize to

them I told you that the first time we

met you are no longer a servant to

me not even your words can change

that come

on and you need not reconcile with

me but with your

mother

Austine I was waiting for you I'm glad

to see you how are you today I'm fine

why today I had a dream last

night I was standing on a suspended M

crying then I saw a young man coming

towards

me he smiles and says why are you

crying for my son I

respond he looks at me and tells me look

carefully can't you see he standing

where you are I turn and I see you on

the same m

next to

me one day we will be United in our

faith that's the meaning of my dream

that's why I'm fine

today so you'll become a manican soon as

well no that man didn't say you are

standing where your son is but your son

is standing where you

are I'm good where I am you're wasting

the talent that God has given you God

has God has nothing to do with it I I

earned it through my own efforts man

doesn't create himself nor is he enough

for

himself that's what you say no our

hearts say so your priests make you

believe

so your priests make you believe that

you need God but where is God you can't

see him you can't hear him so how about

that you're all forced to ask for help

and from whom from them from the priests

who holds your souls in the palms of

their hands no one here holds anyone's

soul in the palm of their hands young

man did you hear the bishop is

afraid afraid that you'll begin using

your

heads that you'll become aware of all

the fables he's been telling you badly

written fables lacking any scientific

basis you see what did I tell you you

have talent but it's being

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wasted we believe that it's time for you

to become one of the elect me part of

the elect yes that way you would be able

to defend the religion of money publicly

with your rhetorical skills publicly of

course you'll go back to demonstrating

your worth someone like you can't be

satisfied teaching grammar to children

and remember we have clout the world is

made up of simple and Superior people

you're one of the superior people with

us you could do great

things I would be honored you know there

is one

condition the elector called to celibacy

you'll have to end your relationship

with your

companion

there is something I have to tell

you and I have something to tell

you

today

who's

first you

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first we're expecting a

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child

[Music]

are you

pleased of

[Applause]

[Music]

course how could I not

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be and you what did you want to tell

me nothing about important just that I

found a complete translation of

isocrates speeches it's expensive I

wanted to talk to you about it but now

that we're expecting a

child we'd better save money are you

sure I'm sorry you won't be able no to

get it don't

worry a child is much more

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important

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mother kalidar and I are expecting a

child come

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in I'd rather not stay at Roman anas's

house with kalidar in this condition if

if we could stay with you

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I we would be most

grateful you need and thank me Augustine

I am your

mother come

kheda I'll show you where you're going

to be

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sleeping

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Kal

kodos is

crying maybe he just wants to be held by

his

father listen I'm trying to

concentrate how's it coming worse than I

thought you're too hard on yourself this

book cannot fail like the first one

did your book about beauty didn't fail

it will soon be noticed yeah not even

dedicating it to a famous aror like

jerius did any good give it

time

time I'm

27 cisero was a Statesman at my age and

he had already written

scripts that are still being studied

today and

children did he have

any

no there you

are you instead already have a handsome

child cisero

success and I have a

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child

Augustine there is someone here for

you

Romanos what a pleasure to see you

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again you look tired yes is this the

baby I've been working a lot may I I

have many ideas is and

uh I came by to invite you to my house

to your house no no no no no no you're

still a very welcome

guest listen I I still feel bad about

refusing your offer to become a part of

the elect remember no one is to blame

for

anything an old friend of yours will be

there Augustine valerus

what's an important man like yourself

doing a taste I could ask the same of

you please make yourselves

comfortable so where are you living

now Takia

Tria

Aqua

Rome I'm working for quintus aelia cicus

the prefect have you heard of him who

doesn't know the greatest aror of our

time in fact you should hear him

speak

how long will it take you to replace

him not long if I wanted to but I have

another objective in mind Valerius has a

very important proposition for you

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Augustin in Milan they're searching for

a new court oror the emperor has asked

simus to find him one and he's been

looking throughout the Empire but it's

not easy Ambrose is in Milan one of the

most arrogant Christian Bishops in the

whole empire he's politically skilled

and an effective oror simus wants the

new oror to oppose him that's why I

immediately thought of

you you're a brilliant orator and they

tell me you hate the

Christians it will be a great

opportunity for you Augustine and for

the entire manican Community

too don't tell me I've come all this way

for

nothing my family here an elderly mother

and a slave as your concubine is that

your

family I also have a

child and they're my whole

[Applause]

life that's not

alive

Austine

remember all our

dreams and Ambitions

H we're just scared that's all of not

being able to live up to your

potential the first time I saw you I

wonder what Romanus wanteded to press

out of you the oil press can

Crush but if the olive doesn't enter the

Press you never know if it's of superior

quality

or mely

slce it's our last

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chance

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God dealt with me so that I was enticed

to go to Rome using as his means men

enchanted with this death in life and I

who hated actual misery in the one place

sought fictitious happiness in the

other

Austine Augustine where where are you

going to Carthage to Carthage yes I'm

accompanying valeris he's sailing back

to

Rome what did you think I'll just leave

without saying anything should I have

what's gotten into you come on go back

to bed I need to go valerious is waiting

for me have a nice

trip I'll be back in a couple of

days

[Applause]

I lied to my mother that mother and

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fled the wind blew and filled our sails

and the shore dropped out of sight that

morning when wild with grief she was

there filling God's ears with complaints

and

groans she did not know what Joy God Was

preparing for her through my going

away and so after accusing me of perty

and cruelty she still continued to pray

to God for me

why

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why got I don't know Myer

to he told me that it would have been

too

painful that he wouldn't have had the

strength to face you and say goodbye to

to you to a dead

ARS he wouldn't have found the courage

to

leave here

sit but he

promised that he will return or else he

will make a arrangements for us to join

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him she returned to her everyday life I

went on to

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Rome now the glory of Rome seems to be

darkened by the growing popularity of

Christianity amongst other

religions but they are just like the

storm clouds that can at one moment hide

the Sun but will also be dissipated by

its

heat not a bad speech

Augustine it's a shame about your slight

African accent you should try and

correct

it thank you for your

advice Noble Samus you may

go

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yes

valious

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stay

so pack your bags by go to Milan no

no you're the new court

or the whole reason they decid to live

here in Milan instead of Rome makes you

understand just how shallow the last

Emperors were they were sold your

Emperors who chose mean because it's

closer to the Barbarian borders

precisely here it is the Emperor's

Palace did you ever think you'd get this

far repeat what I told you never look

the emperor in the eyes never contradict

his mother and never trust

anybody in the

court arelius Augustine and valerious

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krisco uh quintis I need a word with you

oh and throw some compliments around for

bony he hasn't LED an Army in years but

he still likes to be considered a great

General is there someone I can praise

for who he

is

yes

Billa

Billa

valious you finally returned how could I

have endured much longer without seeing

you didn't you bring me anything from

Africa the best voice in The Empire a

future star of the Court

Augustine I hope him soon I will have

the opportunity to hear your voice and I

have the opportunity to prove I worthy

of the presentation valious has bestowed

upon me

Billa except for

power nothing could be more desired

within the court the emperor

valentinian listen we'll never have

another chance like this again the

emperor has just been sworn in the

stakes for all the most important

positions are still open with you as

oror and my experience we can reach the

greatest Heights are you with

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me I call the consel of Venice Quinto

Flavio

later

valious

are you here with the new court aitor

yes Empress mother Aurelius Augustine

from

tagaste does this Augustine from

taste know what it means to be the voice

of the emperor yes Empress mother does

he know that his voice will be heard and

respected by all the emperor's subjects

m importantly he knows which voice your

subjects must not listen to the voice of

Bishop Ambrose who presumes to be better

heard than our emperor however if you

want the emperor to be heard over Bishop

Ambrose you will need a more skillful

orator than

him I don't know anything about these

things what's the plan Augustine will

make a public speech in honor of the

emperor but most of all it will be an

attack on

Ambrose a speech that will bring public

opinion on our side soon no one will

listen to his voice and you what do you

have to

say let us hear your

voice my voice is at the service of the

emperor I shall say whatever it is the

Emperor wishes to

hear the queen really liked you of

course she did she's a woman that one

she's convinced that with your help she

can get rid of Bishop Ambrose listen how

did the bishop become such a threat to

her justina's husband the previous

Emperor had a great deal of esteem for

the bishop he gave him so much power

that even the court is in his shadow

now wonderful fruit don't you want to

buy

some else something look over there

Catholics

even pagans go to listen to

Ambrose as I told you he's a great

orator you'll

see stop

struggling

no for

you you'll often see scenes like that

they are Justin's Imperial

Guard

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[Applause]

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you're the only one not

laughing I'm observing the

emperor I'm so for ideas to use in the

speech to be made in his honor you

should probably just be creative

creativity is just not an name for lies

yes lies do have many names falsehood

invention

Fable that's why there are so much

fun and often

disappointing that's why we need artists

like

yourself

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you should make a speech in my honor I

just love it when people let their

imagination about me run

wild we can do something about

that you can't enter Bishop

Ambrose we don't remember inviting

you

I'm here to talk to you about something

more important than a simple invitation

and what would that be

Justice I know a

man a devoted husband father of three

children I remember when his wife gave

birth to their first son this man was at

the front fighting for Rome I remember

when his second son died died from a

fever this man was at the front fighting

for Rome I remember when this man said

goodbye to his eldest son who went off

and died for Rome today this man is in

jail yesterday your guards arrested him

for unpaid debts and tomorrow they will

sell him as a slave it's the law debts

must be paid that's why I'm here because

Rome has a debt to pay this man a debt

that can be paid by giving him his

freedom find me a solution

quick I know this man I will look into

his case General

Bon I'm grateful for your

intervention forgive me for disturbing

you Empress mother

Emperor and since you're here Bishop

Ambrose I would like to introduce you to

aelius Augustine the court

aitor I've heard much about you and I

about

you I heard you are a follower of man

that's right so I have here a manen two

Aryan Christians a traditional

Pagan and a follower of methra it makes

you wonder where the truth lies or if a

man can ever find

it no

Augustine

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no man doesn't find the truth man must

let the truth find

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him you see pus I went to Rome once and

I risked losing myself do I need to do

the same thing now but now it's the pope

who's ordered you to

go to save you to save me and allow my

people to

die you

know yesterday I watched the stalks Mig

great I ened them

there was no when to leave and which

direction to

go yet for us it's so hard to understand

what God wants us to

do Governor thank you for coming

Centurion I've spoken with the city's

Garrison officers they are ready to be

put under your command I'm honored but I

do believe that they know how to defend

hippo better than I perhaps but who's

talking about

defending I am talking about

attacking with you in charge our

soldiers will be able to end the siege

and free hippo there are tens of

thousands of vandals numbers don't

matter Rome has always defeated larger

armies now that the vandals think we're

about to give

in a victory on our part would turn

things around

I'm the governor of the entire Province

I could be in Carthage right now

safe instead I came here just before the

vles did and do you know why because

I've always been convinced that our

Counterattack would start from hippo

we'll send those barbarians right back

where they came from will save the

Empire think of all the Honors that will

be bestowed upon

you or all the men we will lose no think

of the civilians that will be saved by

your

sword

please how is he he made it through the

night with God's help he'll get through

another not with

God's but

yours I only tried not to cause him too

much harm

how many of them will be able to

fight

fight then why didn't you just leave

them to die you're

right maybe it would have been

better I see you don't have your sword

with you

today a soldier isn't always a

battle

then don't bring these men into battle

let them live the question is this must

I let my men live and let the city die

or let them die to let the city

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live there are 12 groups of us here in

hippo about 150 men per group 1,800

soldiers in all 2,000 with my men still

not enough

what about the citizens that could fight

well I'd say at least

5,000 enlist

them we need more men on this side here

here and here

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go where did they all go when they heard

their Captain Was preparing an attack

they went to join him

those over

there those

[Music]

there all right the Vandal Siege line is

arranged like this and we'll attack

their weakest Point here but it's the

furthest point

precisely where they won't expect to be

attacked that's the best place for us to

catch them off

guard from the

besieged to the besiegers

Centurion I must speak to

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you give me back those wounded men they

are my responsibility they've gone back

into service of their own free will then

order them back to the Basilica you'll

offend them the truth is you like having

their lives at your disposal they have

the right to become Heroes no no no I

told you to fix the lock first okay

or do you want to take that away as

well you Christians in your slave

mentality so submissive pessimistic oh

we have a slav mentality look who's

talking so attached to the things of

this world that you you adore them as if

they were Gods the world you don't even

know the world always hanging on your

Bishop's vestments there's much more

life hanging on to our Bishop's

vestments than in any face you've been

life that's what you call life of course

that's life life you don't know what

life

is you've never seen the Sun that sets

over the

battlefield you've never drunk water

from the spring in the middle of the

desert you've never bitten into a piece

of fresh fruits after having spent weeks

at Sea you

[Applause]

have

Uncle Augustine the papal ships have

arrived we need to get your books on

board and leave

immediately and where will we go away

from here to Safety in Rome I'm not

talking about the boat's destination but

rather our

destiny where will we

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go where will I

go if I abandon the city God has

entrusted to

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

me

[Music]

[Music]

stop it's

ready now

go

out of my way out of my way out of my

way out of my way

passim where are you going with that

sword I'm taking it to fabulus the

Centurion since when does your father

sell swords no Bishop Augustine he's not

selling it it's a

[Music]

gift

[Music]

up go then but be careful don't cut

yourself with that leave your back open

like this Centurion better my father has

made another one ah I'll be sure to give

it to somebody who can use it masimo

wait do you see that girl with her back

to us and the long brown hair take this

to yes take this to her and tell her

that I'm sorry for the things I said the

other

day Lu Luc M this is for

you where did you get this fabus a

centurion and he said that he's sorry

for what he said to

you you have it all of it yes all of

[Applause]

it

[Music]

again stand still halt

attack I was looking for you we started

packing your books onto the Pope's

ships I have to talk to the governor

first you're still hoping to prevent

that

attack keeping a hope alive is a

Bishop's Duty Uncle The Barbarians could

attack the city at any

[Music]

moment as soon as we we can we'll

[Music]

leave how many times do I have to tell

you

go I think this must be the weakest

Point

here Valerius suspend the enrollment of

the civilians it was fabulous the

centurion's initiative not mine if you

care about the future of the city

suspend it I do

care that's why I won't suspend

it those men are being led to a massacre

no they are being led to Glory there is

more glory in fighting for peace than

Waging

War war made Rome great not war virtue

the virtue of the regulars the seis the

shipu exactly so why do you Christians

want to change everything not change

renew preserve what is good and convey

it to the new

citizens Rome to The Barbarians

barbarians is what we call those we

don't know no it's what we call those we

know well enough to realize they'll

never be like us and what's so special

about us we are a

war defending our city on this side

there's order security and law on the

other side there's chaos and lawlessness

this is a century old wall which mustn't

be destroyed all walls are destroyed

sooner or later not those built by

Romans what do you want to do valerus

defeat the vandals and present yourself

as a savior of the Empire the new Consul

maybe I'd already be the consul if it

hadn't been for you you cannot fault me

for denouncing evil evil is that what

you call our friendship look at us I'm

just the governor of a small Province

now and you a simple

Bishop if it weren't for you we could

have had a much greater

future remember when we left here to go

to

Milan

Milan the emperor

[Music]

SE now your speech against Ambrose is

even more urgent I'll lock myself in my

house and not think of another thing I

don't think that'll be

possible

why I think you'll have

company

Kida

mother I have just moved in so I'll have

to

reorganize I'm sure we'll manage

somehow come on

go come in hurry hurry go on come on

upstairs

upstairs mother you can sleep down here

in that room in that room we'll be

upstairs with a

[Applause]

deodatus I'll show you where where you

can put your

things um we'll have to buy you some new

clothes beautiful ones so you can come

to court I'm giving a speech in front of

the

emperor I'm

sorry he's

tired he needs to sleep I'm sorry take

him I'm just going to clean this mess up

hey

hey uh Kida worry about that later worry

about that later I think it's better if

you take

him if you take him go go

[Music]

upstairs you'll get used to your family

again you lied to

me I felt

ashamed

of

what of your family of

myself I'm here thanks to the

manans I feared you weren't proud of me

are you proud of yourself of course what

more could I have hoped

for have you met Bishop

Ambrose

yes do you know

him thank

you

second to Pope

siricius he's the most listened to

Bishop in the world why is that until 10

years ago he hadn't even been

baptized but he had already got ahead in

life at only 30 years old he was the

governor of the whole Province he was so

loved that when the bishop died the

people asked him to take his

place

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and he accepted of

course he gave everything he had to the

poor and he gained a new

life if you say so not me the holy

scriptures say so yes they are

holy but when you read them they say

that God created man in his own image

and likeness

can you imagine a God that looks like me

two arms two legs having a shave every

morning he certainly wouldn't talk as

much as

you have you heard yourself

Augustine you can't even think about God

without projecting yourself into the

matter go to kheda now she suffered a

great deal because of

you

[Music]

[Music]

what do you think he's dreaming

[Music]

about he needed his

father

[Music]

K I'm

sorry I'm sorry I left without telling

you you weren't obliged to tell me

me no but

I but I should

have

yes you should

have you should

have you should have you should have you

should

have

don't look very

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fresh brothers

sisters the letter kill but the spirit

is mine Paul's words have two meanings

the first is that the Bible is not to be

understood in the literal sense God

created man in his own image and

likeness doesn't mean for example that

God resembles man in the material sense

our spiritual

life our capacity to love our freedom

this this is what makes man resemble

God but Paul's words have a second

second meaning as

well think of mountain

Rivers when they meet an obstacle they

become stronger they sweep it away and

precipitate even more

violently the same thing happens with

our

desires when they are obstructed by

laws they become even stronger and

precipitate towards evil

towards

death even in this sense the

letter or rather the Lord

kills but God has also given us his

Spirit and the spirit gives life the

Spirit guides our

desires it makes us love

good it makes us

free

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mother

Augustine what what are you doing here I

need to speak with Bishop Ambrose and

you are coming with

me let me

through let me

through let me through I need to speak

to the bishop so do we I'm the Orit of

the Court yeah sure and I'm the King of

Persia Augustine

please

I have

[Music]

soed

[Music]

Augustine Augustine it's our

turn come you can see the bishop

[Music]

now Bishop

Ambrose what an honor my mother Monica

she really has insisted upon meeting

you it's a pleasure to meet the new

orator

mother are you a Catholic my

child

yes this time we outnumber you are you

preparing another sermon oh no no it's

the philosopher platinus platinus but

he's not a Christian no but he's a great

philosopher there's a lot of Truth in

his work and as the gospel

says who isn't against us is with us so

anybody against you would be against the

truth who is against the truth is

against

himself so this is the reason why you

gave up the governor's office my reasons

are not as visible nor as apparent as

one may think they're not

visible ah like Spirit thing you talked

about in your

sermon it's in Paul's scriptures that

talk about it I only gave my comments on

his

words

invisible but giving life at the same

time you are an intelligent man Ambrose

don't you find it all hard to believe is

the love you have for your woman

visible I would argue that it

isn't

yet you managed to create a new life

from it something very

tangible I see you've made inquiries

about me isn't it what you are doing

right

now you deserve your

notoriety and I'm sure in your speech to

the emperor you'll go a long way towards

establishing

yours at first glance we all seem quite

alike one head two

arms two

legs of course speaking of legs one

might prefer the graceful legs of Billa

over those of the courageous

Bon but there is someone Among Us

someone above us someone who resembles

Us in the same way a diamond resembles a

stone an eagle resembles a butterfly a

star resembles the flame of a

candle our emperor

valentinian we owe the Peace of the

Kingdom to him the prosperity of the

fields The Good Fortune of the Heavens

to

him and not to a bishop who claims for

himself the power is bestowed upon the

emperor and only the emperor to the

emperor and not the bishop he referring

bestowed by God to act as a mediator

Earth and the heavens to EST to act as a

mediator between the Earth and the

heavens to establish what is good and

what is evil to leave his people to

Salvation thus the emperor and not the

bishop shall hear our

prayers our petitions our

invocations he is our faith our comfort

but our

hope the fields houses also the churches

are his if the emperor decides to

requisition them no one can oppose him

not even Bishop

Ambrose because whoever isn't with

us is against

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us

[Applause]

[Music]

me you all of

us we belong to

[Music]

[Applause]

[Applause]

him

your son's speech yesterday was quite

successful I'm so ashamed it's not your

fault I should have been a better

mother is there a better mother than God

and yet how many of his children

repudiate him but don't lose

hope if Augustine had been an easy child

God wouldn't have given him

a mother like

yourself here she is now just talking

about day we didn't think you were

coming would say

that one of

those

ad

[ __ ] ad

adus where is

heus there there no no no come on

hey a I have great

news

come

on guess what the emperor has asked me

for a rocking horse this is not the time

for

sarcasm the empress mother has taken the

words from your speech literally she's

asked us to requisition Ambrose's

Basilica you and I not Bon or one of the

other

officials what did I tell you we are

becoming increasingly more

influential

great but we still have to see if

Ambrose will obey us you the emperor's

voice and the emperor is remember your

speech right the mediator between the

Earth and the

heavens you convinced everyone of this

how could Ambrose possibly stand in

opposition to one of the emperor's

orders tonight we

celebrate Here's To

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Us by the way the manques of Milan have

asked me to R you to one of their rights

tomorrow night I want nothing more to do

with

them you've been a manic for years what

happened years of

obscurity I only needed to read plotinus

to realize that is he a Christian

philosopher

no just a great

philosopher Augustine the manes are

powerful your presence here today is in

part due to them

even if you don't want to be one of them

anymore pretend

pretend pretend that valentinian is a

great emperor that Boni is is a soldier

that I am a Manan we can pretend

everything we want valeris but not

everything can be

pretended

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tired of the

party I'm tired of this Palace sometimes

I just want to be alone it's strange to

think of someone like you

alone you think

so where's your

wife I'm not m

for a man of your position that sounds

strange to

me so what do you do when you get tired

of this Palace I go away at least for a

while where

to a secret place so don't say anything

more then or it will not be a secret

anymore I won't tell you where it

is just what it's like it's a villa in

the woods in front of a very special

little

Lake it's a natural Springfed Lake and

the water is

hot always

hot close your

[Music]

eyes imagine how it is in the

winter to take a dip at

night and snow all around you

[Music]

I've never seen snow

before you should

come but it's your secret place you're

good with

words maybe one day you'll convince me

to reveal

[Music]

[Music]

it

Austine Bishop you made good use of my

words in your die tribe against me in

court they've been useful to know you

and plotinus better good but be aware

that ptinus offic has everything but the

essential that the truth is not an idea

a concept or a state of mind but is

Manifest in one Divine person we're here

on behalf of Emperor valentinian very

well and I'm here on behalf of Jesus

Christ the son of

God the emperor demands that you

surrender this

Basilica to the Aran

Community

demands

demands in the name of what Authority

The Authority bestowed upon Him by who

by God

fires how dare you how dare you name God

as your

Authority you don't believe in

him you don't believe in

anything and you worse invoking the

return of the Pagan demons dogs on a

leash that's what you are you wander

around barking out lies be

silent and look deep within yourself

for what the truth really

is only the truth will turn you into

men free

men we'll be forced to report your

conduct to the emperor tell them if they

want to get rid of me they must attack

me not my

people let's go

Augustine remember what I said it's not

the man that finds the

truth but the truth that finds the

man because the truth is a

person it's Jesus

Christ the son of

God

now what will we tell the empress's

mother to use

Force to send bony and his soldiers to

take Ambrose's Basilica the people will

not be pleased they'll all side with

Ambrose again

no because

you with your

words you will make the people pleased

and

you will keep them all on our

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side everything is at stake here

Augustine

are you with

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me

see how the Mosaic is put

together little by little it

appears but only by the end when every

piece has found its

place will we be able to see the full

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picture I'm leaving you in the best

hands

I'm sure you both have a lot to talk

about look at your daus there's your

father I'd like to invite you to my

villa I would be honored to come believe

me I know you have a great future ahead

of you soon your voice will be the most

important in the whole

cours that depends on various

circumstances that's right on one in

particular that you still need to obtain

a family Rich enough to sustain your

Ambitions a family like yours and you

must know that I also have a daughter in

2 years time she'll be of marrying age

uniting you in marriage would be a good

solution for me as much as for you that

is if you want your voice to be the most

important in

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court

wait

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I remember the first time I took off

your

sandals you've come a long way since

then we both come a long way and you

have a long road still to travel

yes I was waiting for you with adodas

outside the Imperial Palace today

really I saw you walk out and was about

to go over to you but then an elegant

man stopped

you and I walked away you walked

away yes

why I didn't want to be a b to you I

didn't want to get in your

way but I've never considered you a

B I never don't want to be a bother to

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you

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it's better for you to grow

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up one day you'll

understand

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no

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mama

adus kada

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de

K

Kal

Kal

Kal

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Kal

my mistress was torn from my side and my

heart which clung to her was torn and

wounded till it bled and she went back

to Africa vowing to thee never to know

any other man and leaving with me my

natural Son by

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her

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but I unhappy as I was could not bear

the delay of the two years that should

elapse before I could obtain the bride I

sought and so I procured another

mistress not as a wife of course but so

the disease of my soul might be nursed

up and kept in its

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vigor

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you're late and I see you you haven't

wasted any time watch

carefully you'll have to talk about this

in your

speech in the name of your Emperor

valentinian I order you to move out

immediately the Basilica will be

requisitioned before

Daybreak give to Caesar what is

Caesar's and to God what is

Gods God doesn't ask the emperor for his

Palace

and the emperor mustn't ask God for his

home if there is a God mishop

Ambrose he resides in the Palace of the

emperor not in your Basilica there is a

God

valious and he has to reside in the

hearts of all men even in

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yours no opposition shall be tolerated

whatever happens will be because you

wanted it to whatever happens

valious is because God wanted it to

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happen order the attack

General against unarmed civilians yes

unarmed will you be the one to tell the

empress mother that they blocked your

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soldiers

and

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go

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I've done my part now it's your turn to

make this seem like a

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victory

let's

go I'm

staying I need to gather information for

my speech

good you will need all your talent

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tomorrow mother

mother I'm

here

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water water bring some

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water

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everyone loves peace

no one loves War but there's no peace

without

War if we want secure borders then we

have to use

strength if we want a safe City then we

have to be

firm if we want to keep our

wealth then we have to use

Force that's why an emperor has to be

ready to use Force

yes violence isn't beautiful neither is

it beautiful to

exert but

someone has to take

on this

burden someone like General

Bon someone who has been able to protect

us against

our ferocious Goths and fanatical

Catholic

thus he

deserves our

gratitude for having defended us

against our external and internal

enemies for having bestowed honor upon

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Rome for having

killed many innocent

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people

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you aren't

hungry why won't you look at

me

would you like your

son

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no K leave it take the baby out of the

why are you here

again why are you here because you are

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here what do you want from

me for you to be happy I'm not

happy

right I'm not happy

and I don't want you here you can chase

me away but you cannot Chase yourself

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away remember who you

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are

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but Paul's words have said second

meanings as

well think of mountain Rivers when they

meet an obstacle they become

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stronger it's not our fault if we are

made of matter of

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evil we are not ordinary people and we

don't need the

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truth we are becoming increasingly more

influential let us hear your

voice you don't believe in

anything we're expecting a child I never

want to be a bz to

you

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the truth is not an idea a concept or a

state of mind the courage to live

without the truth do you have this

courage man doesn't find the

truth man must let the truth find

him and I now baptize you in the name of

the Father the Son and the Holy

Spirit words are not enough to change a

man

that's a fact and not only

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words the truth is a person it's Jesus

Christ the son of

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God

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take it and Bre

it

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the Epistles of St Paul the

Apostle not in rioting and not in

drunkenness not in chambering and

wantonness not in strife and

envying but put ye on the Lord Jesus

Christ and make not Provisions for the

flesh to fulfill the lusts

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thereof

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why in

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now so sh

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de

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son

I've always

spoken too

much today for the first

time

listened I listen to

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him

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h

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belatedly I loved thee Oh Beauty so

ancient and so new belatedly I loved

thee thou D cry loud and force open my

deafness thou did Shine and chase away

my

blindness thou D breathe fragrant odors

and I drew in my breath and now I pant

for thee amen I tasted and now I hunger

and

thirst thou did touch me and I burned

for thy

peace you have humiliated

yourself you have humiliated the

emperor my son

you have humiliated the whole

empire you are dismissed as Court oror

to the emperor you are no longer the

emperor's

voice

nobody will ever listen to your

voice

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valerious

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you betrayed our

trust you made us look foolish in front

of the whole

empire we will not tolerate being made

to look

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ridiculous you're no longer welcome here

go back to where you came

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from they didn't succeed in

requisitioning the

Basilica your conversion has given

courage to the people who now fill it

the empress couldn't kill us

all and now what are you going to do I'm

going to AA with my mother and my son

from there we'll embark on a ship for

Africa to go home

and once you've arrived I want to study

and pray live in

seclusion it won't be easy for you to

live in seclusion I speak from

experience I don't feel worthy of

priesthood he'll ask more of you than

that

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here it's ink

remember to use it

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all I SP Spen with the

captain we set sail in 3

days I always wish to be buried in my

homeland in

Africa it's not the time to be thinking

about that

mother but you know it doesn't matter

anymore you can bury me

anywhere even

here there was only one thing I've ever

desired

I ever lived

for to see you baptized before I

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died give me your

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hand there's no need to be afraid

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listen to The

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Silence our life is just a

shell fragile

temporary but there is something that

lives within us that is not

fragile it's not

temporary we are already living in

eternal life my

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son

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Lil will tell you where to

go

yes these are the last trunks of

books only the manuscripts of the city

of God are missing then everything will

have been loaded on the pope

ships I've almost finished it

vidious just let me work on it a bit

more a bit

more

come on come on out through the side

door Qui

it lual another trunk what do you want

to conscript me as well no

no only to look at you there now you

have

how many more to come tonight we attack

just what Rome

needs more dead heroes to worship yes I

will fight for

Rome but I will live for

you cuz you give me the desire to live

there are some more in the library fetch

them my uncle excuse

me we're about half Bishop Augustine is

your uncle my father's

brother fabios

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fabulus I understand your resentment

towards me but listen don't sacrifice

your life nor that of your men to defend

an empire in Decline I'm Roman an

officer of the Empire and this is what I

will be until the very end man is what

he

loves if you love the Earth you will be

of the Earth if you love God you will be

of

God as the scriptures

say we are all gods and children of

God I'm not a child of any

God I'm the son of a man who died when I

was just a

child do you know Lucille who killed my

father it was your

uncle the great Bishop Augustine

do you remember yes I

remember I remember every

detail Ambrose was right I became a

priest but God wanted more for me by

then I'd been a bishop for a few

years now that the confessions is

finished what will you dictate in this

room

I have a few ideas in mind but only one

in particular is

urgent a book to defend the church from

the accusation that it's leading the

Empire to

ruin in fact since Rome was sacked by

all aleric the church has been blamed

for everything instead the church will

be the one to hold on to the traditions

of Rome in these uncertain times that

are in store for

us have you chosen the title the city of

of

God

Bishop something

terrible oh

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Dam oh

God it's father

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babus his hands have been cut off why

and his tongue has been cut

out the donatists have done this the

ftic

donatists there is a difference I know

the difference but when word of the

murder gets out people won't make such a

subtle distinction we could risk the

breakout of civil war between the

Catholics and the

donatists

no what are you going to do a council

yes you are the bishop of the donatists

and I of the Catholics let's bring our

priests together for a public debate in

Carthage until we establish who's right

and where the truth stands the truth the

truth and when we have established the

truth the truth lies with the donatists

then we will become

donatists if it lies with the Catholics

then you will become

Catholic we all want peace but there's

no real peace without the

truth let's find it to together that

would be an unfair dispute no one can

beat an orator like you I won't be

participating in the debate you won't be

participating I'm only concerned about

one thing sidonius the

truth if by any chance the Catholics

should should win the debate I wouldn't

want anyone to suspect that it was all

due to the skill of rhetoric in instead

of the truth of the

arguments one

condition the judge has to be neutral

and above

suspicion we will select him

together arious to

meus we come to cage because you are the

most esteemed judge in the province I

usually judge criminal matters not

religious ones I'm not even Christian

it's not different you just need to

judge the

truth you must have a lot of faith in

yourselves to put everything at stake in

a public

debate not in

ourselves in the

truth many people have already died in

this

conflict that's why we need

you

fabulus h

my son

fabus he has the same eyes my son used

to have well he's upset because I

promised to spend the day with him my

fault fabulous my

fault I took your farther away from you

today are you really sure you don't want

to speak

today you'll do fine I'd prefer to

listen to

you you know

pdus was in this tribunal where

everything began for

me let's hope that this is not where

everything ends for

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you

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cians carthaginians let me

speak I've been called to express a

judgment on your

debate I will listen carefully to both

sides

I will judge with

impartiality and trust that the truth we

discover today will help you to

unite I officially open this

debate and invite donatus Bishop

sidonius to speak

first illustrious

judge today I speak before you gentlemen

ladies and our

God I could talk about religion sin

betraying the scriptures or the

fractured history with our Catholic

Brothers but today I want to speak of

only one

man a

priest who's been the greatest sinner of

us

all Bishop

Augustine

have I not stayed silent long

enough it's time we pull back the veils

that have hidden the truth of your

beloved

Bishop a man who was driven to represent

murderers and individuals with the most

base

morals he was a slave to an

ambition that pushed him to seek Success

Through the skill of his

rhetoric a man of God consumed by lust

avarice and

ego a narcissism that drove him to

worship no greater God than

himself this to debate was to be about

truth but that truth has been eclipsed

by one

man there is no greater sinner than

Augustine the fact that he became a

priest is proof that Catholics cannot be

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trusted

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i' chosen not to

participate yet from the moment I became

the topic of

discussion it's my duty to

speak

sidonius

is

Right ambitious

lustful

narcissistic I was all of these

things God gave me a mother she showed

me that nothing in this material world

is worthy of our

ambition God gave me a

woman she showed me that loving means

renouncing

oneself God gave me a

son I started to believe that he was

created in my

image then God took him away from

me to show me he was created in His

image ambitious lustful

narcissistic I was all these things and

still am as we all are as we all are but

not one of us is

alone ever

not even when we're in desperation

bitterness

Darkness God is close to

us God is more brother than any

brother he's more

friend than any

friend more

lover than any

lover

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Victory to the dontis so the next one

will pierce your heart aren't you coming

to

bed

I'll be right there you haven't made

your decision

yet I'm still thinking it

over go favus say good night to your

father good night

father good night my little

one come on

run I wish Augustin hadn't dragged you

into this whole matter I must only

determine the truth I'm a judge is my

duty but you're also a

father and a

husband don't forget

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[Music]

that

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you asked me to give a verdict on your

debate well then when a judge pronounces

his opinion he also expresses a judgment

of himself good judgment if he was just

in his decision bad judgment if his

decision was

warped and the thus with great interest

in the name of the authority bestowed

upon

me the victory of the debate goes

to the Catholic

orators the doctrine they uphold is the

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truth

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Augusta

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raise your go raise your G

and

lunge excellent one day you'll have to

defend your family along with the whole

of Rome and the

Empire where will you be well I'll get

old

eventually

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[Music]

father

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do you remember that time when we walked

down the beach she was so happy when we

pushed mother in the

water

hilarius I'm

sorry you needed

me I did my duty I'm a

judge

give me a

blessing tell me more about that City

you're writing about the city of

God

soon you'll know it better than I

do

years have gone

by but I still don't understand

you oh my father your father died to

defend the truth as you are ready to die

to defend the

Empire but the Empire will come to an

end the truth your father died for won't

no

my father died for nothing and if the

Empire comes to an

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end you Christians will be to blame

because you betrayed

it all we can do is

hope they're coming fabus doesn't need

to attack after all we'll wait for the

fleet to arrive from Rome I'll go and

tell him

wait if fabus is successful it will be

my success if he fails the fleet will

arrive and will resolve everything

proving to everyone that I was right and

Bishop Augustine was wrong

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exactly

my God as from the abis of the sea the

depths of the heart of man bursts forth

storms Wars and you seem to be overcome

by Slumber like the day on Lake tiad

when you were in the boat with your

apostles then I as they did must cry out

master master we are about to die do you

not

care wake up Master calm the winds like

on that day come on move the hearts of

men and ask us like you did on that day

why are you so afraid have ye no

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faith

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you didn't

sleep you didn't

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either rless horse Rous horse

approaching

what are they what's

[Music]

inside he's dead

dead

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I

know we've lost a battle not a war

people have lost their heads not just a

battle well let's try not to lose ours

as well trust

me

she's been kneeling there since last

night embark on the ships the pope has

sent and take her with you there is no

hope left for this

city if I don't return

you take charge of

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[Music]

Hippo my name is Augustine the bishop of

Hippo I would like to speak to your

leader

geeric give this yes

sir there put in that yes

sir yes

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sir over

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here

your troops will attack from the West

Side

ah the famous

Bishop they must be really desperate in

hippo if they decided to risk the life

of their most illustrious

citizen what have you come to ask

me

nothing I've come only to make you an

[Laughter]

offer and what could that possibly

be the chance to become a great king I

am already king a king of a great Empire

no you're just a bandit of a small

gang you only fight to increase your

wealth what is that if not

banditry without laws or unifying the

people all you rule over is a string of

conquered villages

to become a great king it takes more

than being able to to plunder and

pillage it takes a vision

benevolence a firm hand that can build

as well as

destroy what you want your legacy to be

that of a king or that of a bandit do

the right

thing free the

prisoners and take me

instead

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you

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today I'm happy I didn't die for

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Rome geeric has proposed a peace

agreement all citizens will be spared if

we lay down our

arms and open the city Gates this will

be the beginning of a new hero for

hippu it will be completely different

from

now

yes but we should not

fear we should not fear our next of

kin and today the vandals are the next

of kin that God has sent

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us we don't know them you

say

they are men I tell

you they are different from us you

say no more different than any other men

I tell you they are our enemies you say

they will become our friends I tell you

what will be left of Hippo if it falls

into the hands of the

vandals a city is its

citizens

Governor not its walls walls are

important Bishop

to open the doors of Hippo means to lose

everything

homes

possessions power yes

everything but that's a reasonable price

for Life what kind of life would that be

it would be life certainly richer than

if we remain attached to our

possessions I have a better

proposal I have received a message from

the

emperor the Imperial Fleet will arrive

tonight daar's Fleet will be

destroyed his army will be lost and

hippo shall be

freed you've already tried relying on

your own strength instead of gods once

remember what happened we have the

Imperial Fleet what do we need your God

for

if you have come to this

decision then you no longer need

me this is the decision we have

made tomorrow at

dawn the ships the pope has sent will

leave whoever wants to

Embark is more than

welcome

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whoever doesn't stay and fight will lose

all their

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possessions

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Fabius

Bishop what are you doing

here don't you have to be prepared to be

freed by the Imperial

Fleet I don't need that type of Freedom

anymore you've already freed me today no

the Lord has freed

you I didn't even know you were still

alive I'm not talking about freedom from

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geeric I'm talking about the freedom

from the old

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Rome you've made me believe that there

can be a new Rome one not built on fear

or powerful weapons or past glories we

need a city founded on hope faith

and even a love for our enemies it has

to be a city of a city of

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God

then maybe one day I'll I'll thank him

[Music]

too I remember my father on his

deathbed asking you to tell him about

that

City well today I understand

why

there's one more thing I want to ask you

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Bishop

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now you are man and

wife we have dark times ahead of

us but you will be a light in the

Darkness a light of

love that's why I tell you if you keep

silent keep silent with

love if you speak out speak out with

love if you

discipline discipline with love if you

forgive forgive with

love let love take root within you for

only goodness can arise from this

origin love

and do as you

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wish I stand here today in honor of your

father that one too all all of

them why why why have you ordered the

books to be

unloaded the ship must be able to save

as many people as possible including

you I cannot leave Lucille I'm the

bishop of this city but they have

spurned you betrayed you and how many

times have I betrayed the Lord and still

he continues to love me and I must be a

testimony of this love Fabius go on

board the ship before it's too

late

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and take care of

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her

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come

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Bing ships on the horizon buring ships

Vandal ships or Roman ships it's

impossible to save them Vandal ships or

r sh it's impossible to say right now

Master we must wait for

[Music]

Daybreak the Imperial fleet has been

defeated it's

defeated the vles have destroyed the

fleet the vles have destroyed the fleet

come on leave him

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on

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oh

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love endures in

adversity it shows Prudence in

prosperity it is strong in

suffering it rejoices in Good Deeds it

is safe from

Temptation it is generous in Hospitality

cheerful among true Brothers patient

with the

faithless it is the spirit of holy books

The Virtue of Prophecy the salvation of

the

Mysteries it is the strength of

knowledge the Bounty of

faith it is wealth for the poor life for

the

dying Love is

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Everything

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w

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[Music]

oh

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no

not the

books not the

books

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die

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when the judgment is finished this

Heaven and Earth shall cease to be and

there will be a new Heaven and a new

Earth for this world shall pass away by

transmutation not by absolute

destruction and therefore St Paul

says for the figure of this world passes

away I would have you be without

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[Applause]

anxiety

[Music]

[Applause]

why in now

why