All language subtitles for Gladiator 2 (2024, R. Scott) [en]

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16 years after the death of Marcus Aurelius,
his "dream of Rome" has been forgotten.
Under the tyranny of the twin emperors Geta and Caracalla, corruption flourishes

Their ruthless agression spreads like a plague
throughout the empire. The fall of the great city is imminent.
Only the hopes of those who still dare to dream remain...

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Be gentle, Hano.

(Arishat) (Hano)

King Phoebus: we invoke you by your
great names to come to our aid.

Defeat the Romans, destroy their ships,
their engines of war, and their soldiers.

We will prevail.

Thank you for your offering.

Arishat

Hano.

You did not make an offering today.

I prefer to sacrifice a Roman.

Where you are, I am too.

And where you
are, I am too, forever, my wife.

The wind is too strong.

Furl sail and strike water.

Furl sail, strike water.

Furl sail and strike water.

Strike water.

They have no lands
but the ones they've stolen.

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

This is the
last free city in Africa, Nova.

Today, we go into battle.

Pray that your God is with
you, if he is not, he is no God.

We've nothing to
fear, but death is, we are not.

But we are.

Death is not.

Stay together and listen for my command.

Rise up and you're head out.

Release.

Raise the tower.

Raise the tower.

Back astern.

Back astern.

Drop, drop range.

The draw bridge is stuck.

Arishat: I'll wait for you.

(King of Numidia Phoebus) (Hano)

I claim this city

for the glory of Rome.

Vae victis...

Woe to the conquered.

What damage have they done you?

Lift up.

Easy, easy.

Hold that.

Alley shots.

I am sorry my son.

Hmm.

I have not long.

This galley is sailing
us to something I cannot endure.

I am ready to be taken to another place.

Stay here a while longer.

I remember well when
you first were brought to us.

A lonely boy from the
desert, guileless, afraid.

You embraced everything we taught you.

You found Arishat's love.

Your soul was replenished.

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

Who will meet you?

Hano.

I am done.

Do not let them change what you are.

You seen this boy?

Imo, Imo!

You must go alone now, Hano.

Never let them find you.

Go, go.

Emperor Geta.

Emperor Caracalla .

General Acacius.

I have taken Numidia in your names,

but your dominion may
eclipse that of every emperor

that came before you.

Crown him with laurels my brother.

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In honor of your conquest,

there will be games in the Colosseum.

I require no games in my honor.

Serving the Senate and the people of Rome

is honor enough for me.

You are too modest, Acacius.

It does not suit a general
as accomplished as yourself.

Your glory is yours, not mine.

I only ask for some respite from war

to spend time with my wife.

Your wife, yes.

Remember the
privileges we have granted her?

Where is she now to
ignore such an occasion?

There are victories yet still to come.

Persia.

India.

Both must be conquered.

Rome has so many subjects.

She must feed them.

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They can eat war.

Your triumphs will be celebrated

as a tribute to the
greatness of the Roman people.

Macrinus of Festus,
master of gladiators.

No mistake votes.

You go out of the town councilors.

Distinguished guests.

... citizens of Antia.

Behold the fate of
the conquered enemies of Rome.

The barbarians, thier minons, and their chieftain,

their new god, Lord.

Which one is interesting?

I'll fire.

Hold.

Here goes there.

General.

My lady.

I thank the gods that
brought you back home safe.

Thank the army they protected me.

Let me feed you.

Go.

To the wall.

The arena is a sacred temple.

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

The arena turns slaves into
gladiators and gladiators into free men.

You have worms.

I know this one.

He eats monkeys.

Go. Sit. Eat.

You.

Hano. Get up.

What is your native
language? I speak them all.

You don't answer because
you can't or because you won't.

All right.

Violence is the universal language.

Viggo, put him through his paces.

He can fight an ape.
Let's see if he can fight a man.

The arena!

Very good.

Very good.

Close him down.

Bring him to me.

Ah!

Strong jaw.

Good arms.

Better smell.

Ah, you would do well.

It is an art.

Choosing gladiators.

Some choose entertainers.

Some choose brute force.

I choose rage.

Crowd loves blood and they love
those who love blood as much as they do.

And you, my friend, rage,

pours out of you like...

like milk.

From a horse tit.

You will be quite the fighter.

Not for you.

You're right. You do not fight for me.

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

But whose head could I give
you that would satisfy this fury?

The entire Roman armies.

Too much.

The general will do.

General?

General Acacis?

Use your rage in my service, then you
will have his head ready for your sword.

Serve me and host serve you. Deny me.

And you will die.

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At times I will wish you the best.

You should abandon me
rather than fight their wars.

I've made my choice.

I can live with it.

But my patience
with those two is at an end.

Letta...

You may go to your quarters now.

We need nothing more.

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

Lucilla.

No more.

I will not waste another
generation of young men for their vanity.

If I fight another
campaign, it must be to depose them.

When will your troops arrive?

We land at Ostia in ten days.

How many of them
will be loyal to you alone?

All of them.

The emperors do not
have the support of the people.

The people are weary of
the madness, of the tyranny.

What is the dream of Rome?

if her people are not free.

Enjoy yourselves, everyone.

To excess.

Thank you.

And here

Please.

Drink.

Ah!

Excuse me.

I knew the
provinces were not enough for you.

I'm just here for the games.

Ah, well.

You won't be disappointed.

Rome has all the games
that men like you like to play.

Men like me, Thrax, men like us.

I know nothing happens in
Rome unless you've tasted it first.

What is my purpose here?

You will find out soon enough.

What's this we hear
about you being interested

in standing for
election to the Senate, Macrinus?

Me? No. No, I'm not.

I don't even know how to use an abacus.

But I do understand that it's
customary for your guests to make wages.

How large a sum did you have in mind?

A thousand gold denarii?

Two.

Two?

Denarii.

Mmm.

Stand back!

Stand back!

My emperors, lords,
ladies and gentlemen, and senators,

for your
entertainment, the art of combat.

May I present the barbarian versus
from my own stable, the mighty Vitek!

This is your gladiator?

Yes, it is.

Three rounds, hand to hand.

We want swords to fight to the death.

No quarter to be
offered or given. Fight now.

Brother,

Let's not kill each
other for their amusement.

Remarkable!

Remarkable!

Thrax, you look expensive.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Remarkable.

From where do you hail?

Speak.

I said speak.

He is from the colonies.

Your Majesty, his native
tongue is all he understands.

The gates of hell are open night and day.

Smooth is the descent and easy is the way.

But to come back from hell
and view the cheerful skies in this...

the task and mighty labor lies.

Virgil, your Majesty.

Poetry!

Very clever, my goodness.

Thank you.

I've grown so bored,
but you surprised me.

To amuse you is my only wish.

We are amused. We are amused.

We are amused.

And we all look forward to
seeing your poet perform in the arena.

As do I... your Majesties.

Thank you.

Viggo.

You fought well today,
but you were lucky too.

The lines you recited.

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

A good verse travels far.

Who taught you poetry?

A captured Roman officer.

I was posted guard over him, and
he used to tell us tales to pass the time.

And what became of this prison?

Aww, we ate him.

As barbarians do.

As barbarians do.

And where were you born?

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

Tell me what you survived for Roman money?

A gladiator can buy his own freedom.

His liberty.

The Roman dream.

The slave dreams not of
freedom, but of a slave to call his own.

Cicero.

Is that what you
were raised on, Macrinus?

What did you have to do for Roman money?

You promised me a head.

Earn your keep and
you can have anyone's head.

Father, protect us and guide us.

Senators.

My lady.

My Lady, I wish we were meeting in better times.

Better times will come.

And why are we here?

To take back the city.

And restore Rome to where she should be.

An exciting venture.

When? On the final day of the games.
When? On the final day of the games. When?

On the final day of the games.

My army waits for my command at Ostia.

Five thousand soldiers loyal to me.

We'll enter Rome and then the Colosseum
where they will arrest the emperors for

their crimes against
the Senate and their people.

This plan is ambitious and risky.

Rome will be yours
to administer and to...

Marcus Aurelius talked of
restoring power to the Senate.

But that was a
generation ago. Much has changed.

The people have not seen hope.

For many years.

But with time.

And guidance.

Lucilla, you are the
daughter of Marcus Aurelius.

He had my loyalty.

And so do you.

Senator Thrax.

Politics follows power, my lady.

Take back what is rightfully yours.

And the Senate will support you.

Thank you.

When I was told of this
place, you never mentioned the stink.

That would be Hano.

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

And what's that up there? A wolf?

The twins there, they were outcasts.

Left in the hills to die.

That wolf found them.
She suckled them on her milk.

Raised by an
animal that's in their blood.

How do you know this place?

I know the chaos they brought.

This city infects everything it touches.

I never dreamt it would be so big.

Don't fall for it. This city is diseased.

The No way!

Ah!

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Thrax, about our wager...

Ah, the barbarian.

Look I haven't forgotten.

I always repay my debts.

I was merely going to suggest

that perhaps your luck might change,

shall we say... double our bet? (Senator Thrax agrees)

Persian bystander: Hey Israeli Tough Guy,
suck your cock for 100 denarii?

... same deal for you pretty boy.

Line up, line up.

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Play, play.

Emperor Caracalla

Emperor Geta,

citizens of Rome.

These sacred games are
held to honor the victory of Rome

over the barbarians of Numidia.

And honor Rome's legionary commander,

General Eustace Acacius.

And with him, Lucilla,

the daughter of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Acacius.

Acacius! Acacius!

Speak to them.

I am not an orator or a politician.

I am a soldier.

I've seen bravery in
men and women during war,

and even once in this arena.

So if you ask anything of the gods,

ask for that same bravery.

Because Rome needs it now.

From the South Gate,

fighters from the
stable of Macrinus of Festus.

From the stables of
Emperors Caracalla and Geta themselves,

the undefeated
champion, Glissero the Destroyer.

Hail Caesars.

Hold together and when
he charges then break for the wall.

Why should I?

Hold, hold!

Cowards!

Brother, is that poet, is it not?

I can't remember.

That night was a blur.

The gates of hell are open night and day.

Smooth as... I forget.

Smooth is the descent.

Smooth is the descent.

Easy is the way.

Shield!

Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!

Brother.

Lucilla.

Shall we show mercy?

Mercy.

No mercy!

Your life has been spared by the gods.

I will sooner face your blade...

than accept Roman mercy.

Kill!

(Note: that stupid asshole Bauckley deleted the gory
head-chopping scene here)

Hano! Hano! Hano!

(Thrax loses another wager to Macrinus)

The road to freedom
doesn't run through the arena.

It leads to this.

Go to your cells.

Come on, let's go.

Gates of hell are open night and day.

Smooth is the descent.

Easy is the way.

Dad, Dad.

And I brought you and Maximus
the single robe.

(From Greek) But to come back from hell
and view the cheerful skies, in this the task and mighty labor lies

(Maximus Decimus Meridius previously played by Russel Crowe)

Lucius is safe?

Lucius.

Lucius.

You're the sole heir to the throne now.

There are men who want to
kill you so they can take power.

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

Mother, why can't you come with me?

I have to stay here for your sake.

I'm here for the sake of Rome.

Remember who you are and that I love you.

I love you.

Come.

Give me your leg.

Go. Go!

So.

What's your name?

I'm Ravi.

I'm a Doctor.

Because more men die of infected wounds

than out there in the arena.

This needs to be
cleaned, needs to be stitched,

and it is going to hurt.

This is devil's breath and opium.

It's for the pain you should breathe in.

I've been here so long now.

They don't even notice anymore.

I've done more
amputations than I can count.

Where do you learn your trade?

Why do you ask?

You've got a heavy hand.

I used to be a gladiator myself.

Yeah.

What would you have
bested me in your prime of course?

In your current
state, I could best you now.

Luckily for you, I have put down my sword

so now I spend my days 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 know those words.

I can't take credit.

It's written on one of the tombs.

With the bones of a gladiator.

My champion, I smell devil's breath.

My.

Champion, do you hear that crowd?

Did you hear that crowd?

You have something.

I knew it from the start.

Did you now?

Yes, the Greeks
call it thymos, smoke, rage.

That rage is your gift.

Like the great Achilles, never let it go.

It will carry you
to greatness, my champion.

Thank you for inviting me.

This is truly an honor.

I hear you are the talk of the court.

Yes.

We met before.

Have we?

Long ago.

Where?

I was in the
service of your father's army

on this African campaign.

You served with my father.

Hmm.

I had the privilege
of reading his meditations.

Hmm.

The best revenge is to be unlike him

who performed the injury.

I hear you've been
arming half the legions

in the entire
empire, and here, now, in Rome,

you're gaining
influence by sponsoring gladiators.

I do it for the love of the sport.

And where did you find these gladiators?

They're usually
prisoners of war or vagrants.

Why do you ask?

A man can choose to fight and stay alive.

It's the same in life as
it is in the arena, is it not?

Who is this?

That is my father as a youth.

She had a child.

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Hmm, it's common knowledge when Commodus
(ie Marcus Aurelius' first born son)... was killed,

the boy Lucius disappeared. Well who would care?

Lucilla would care.

More wine!

More wine.

He was of the royal bloodline, after all.

And his father?

Ostensibly.

Lucius Verus.

You see, it was an arranged marriage.

She was 14.

Females were not his taste.

Nor mine, some days.

Not yours.

No, no, no.

By rumor, you see, she took lovers,

and by rumor, her
real father was Commodus.

it was brotherly love, you see.

If he died, there has to be remains.

And if he lived,
that would make him about...

Well, let's work it out.

He was about 12 when he died...

Yes.

So that would make him...

My Lady.

Gracchus

Here, let's go.

Thank you.

Gladiator.

Do you know me?

Hmm.

Do you have a family?

A wife?

Arishat?

Arishat?

She was killed
under your husband's commands.

Rome drowns in its own blood.

And yet you enjoy the
pleasures of the Colosseum.

There's much you do not understand.

Lucius.

I do not know who you think I am.

My name is Hano, and I have no mother

or none that I can remember.

I'm so sorry.

If your son were here,

I feel sure he would tell you not to grieve him,

for he would not be
the boy that you sent away.

That boy is dead.

You may think I have little worth.

You may think I betrayed you.

But I need you to know,

if you will not have your mother's love

and take your father's strength,

you need it.

His name was Maximus Decimus Mervidius.

And I see him in you.

Get out.

My lady, we must go at once.

Lucius you were loved.

By myself and by your father.

Your name was on his lips.

Get out!

Lucius is alive.

Are you certain?

Yes.

I know my son.

I spoke to him tonight.

He may be lost to me for what I did.

But he lives.

The third day of the games is tomorrow.

Most fighters won't survive.

The cases.

You must help him.

Help him? Yes.

I failed him then.

I know I did.

I cannot fail him now.

The army is in Ostia.

If we wait a few days.

He could be dead by then.

Acacius,

I willingly give my life for Rome...

but I will not give my sons.

One!

And two!

And one!

And one!

And one!

And two!

And two!

And one!

And one!

You won't get far like this.

Just him.

You go.

Go.

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

Ready?

One!

And two!

Come on, more!

More!

Leave him.

It is just vinegar, my friend.

There will be no more opium for you.

There is plenty of pain
waiting for you in the next life.

Are you a free man, Ravi?

Free.

I am.

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

And yet you choose this hell.

Mm-hmm.

What was your home before?

But I'm Baramasi.

And why don't you go back?

I wish I could.

I met a woman.

It's always a woman. Afterwards.

She's from Lomdinium, Britannia.

So now, our sons, they speak only Latin.

My daughter's eyes,
they are as blue as yours.

We are Romans now.

I grew up hearing
stories at my grandfather's knee.

He used to talk the dream that was Rome.

It was so fragile,
you could only whisper it.

Or it would vanish.

So...

What was this dream?

A Rome where all could live
under fair law and be protected.

A Rome with the Senate.

A Rome with hope.

Your grandfather, he sounds like a...

like a dangerous man.

The odds are against you.

The odds are always against me.

Don't worry old man.

You should get some rest.

Your men will need
you to lead them to me.

It's about survival!

Survive!

In the name of Poseidon, we
celebrate the glory of naval war.

May you launchers be ready.
Listen for my command.

We are together and pull as one, yes?

Yes!

Yes!

Today, we relive the Battle of Salamis!

The Trojans versus the Persians!

Oars out!

And pull!

Pull!

Archers!

Let loose!

Pull!

Pull!

Pull!

On time!

On time!

Left side! Ready?

And two more down!

Push in! Push in!

Get down!

Pull!

Pull!

Pull!

Don't shoot!

Don't shoot!

Pull!

Pull!

Ready to ram!

And ram!

Freeze!

Get him off!

Pretorian!

Hano! Hano!

In the name of the Emperors,
the victor is...

Hano!

Forget this!

Who did this?

It was me!

I did it! I did it! I did it!

I did it! I did it!

Geta will want
retribution for all of you.

Did you learn to shoot the
same place you learned to recite poetry?

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

Be seated.

I have news for you.

He's here, sir.

Oh, you're here.

Macrinus...

work.

Yes, I'm listening.

You know this is my house now.

Your debt to me is over 10,000 denarii.

You know that.

I have other things. Cattle. Art.

Truth, then.

What do you want?

Truth. That's what I want.

Nothing happens in
Rome without your knowledge.

You have the senator's trust.

You have Lucilla's trust.

More importantly, you have my trust.

You wish my loyalty?

I own your house.

I want your loyalty.

I...

I have heard of a
plot to dethrone the emperors.

Yes.

But the plan has been delayed.

A gladiator is to be
rescued from the arena tonight.

I know not why.

I know why. I know who.

Pack.

Quickly.

Open for the emperor's guard.

My lady.

Come with us.

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

your insurrection has been revealed.

The honor, the dignitas
that Rome has bestowed upon you,

all this you have
forfeited by your treachery.

Please Emperor Geta...
torture me if you want, but do not lecture me.

Your name will be forgotten!

Lost to history!

You are damned, General.

You laugh.

You damn me.

I don't care.

Everything is forgotten in
time, empires fall, so do emperors.

Why wait?

I will gut him!

No no no... come, come!

His death must be public.

Public?

Hang his entrails from
the city gates and crucify her!

Crucify her!

Take them away!

Thank you, Macrinus.

In these last days, I have
come to think of you not as a subject,

but as a true friend.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, but as
a friend, I must counsel caution.

Acacius is a hero of Rome,

crucifixion is for thieves, Christians.

That is too common.

He is a traitor. He must die.

I agree.

Let the gods decide
his fate in the Colosseum.

Let the gods decide.

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

This time, and the very
first time, I was crossing it.

You know where I come from?

Crossing a river, it represents
forgiveness, it represents salvation.

Oh, where I come from,
it means you're already dead.

As I saw it, I was not afraid.

Someone was waiting for me on the other side.

Who is this man?

Scratched out?

Maximus.

I saw him fight once.

He was magnificent.

My time in the arena, it was after his,
but many still talked of him in past.

Spoke of him.

What he did.

I met him once.

He was kind.

He bowed to no one.

Come with me.

Come with me.

When a rebel
gladiator dies, we bury them...

Here.

What we do in life echoes an eternity.

This is Argento, this is Sparta.

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Hear, hear.

And stop.

For his treason against the lives of the

emperors and the Roman
state, General Eustace Acacius,

an enemy of the people.

Acacius! Acacius!

Vae victis.

Get him!

From the vanquished city of Numidia,

the victor of two
conquests in the Colosseum...

Go now.
Vae victis.

Bravo!

Oh, Lord, any honour I
have, I will give it to you.

It's too late.

The Roman traitor or the barbarian hero?

Let the gods decide.

Vae victis (means "woe to the vanquished")

Wait! Wait!

I am a vessel.

Fill me with vengeance.

Invite with the betrayal.

Pick it up!

No, no, no, no!

We love you, Acacius!

What are you waiting for? He was nice!

I know who you are.

Lucius Varys Aurelius.

Acacius has raised his hand!

He has surrendered!

Let the gods decide!

The gods have rendered their judgement.

Do what you must.

But on my death you have to know...

I love your mother, Lucilla.

And your father.

Maximus...

I would have died for him.

Kill him!

Kill him!

Guards! Kill him!

I can't!

No!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Acacius!

Acacius!

Acacius!

No!

No!

Acacius!

God damn you!

Death will be too good for you!

Is this how Rome treats its heros?

Tell me!

If his life has no value,
then what is yours worth?

The gods have spoken!

Boo!

Hano! Hano!

For our own safety, we
should return to the palace.

Stay back! Stay back!

We had a bargain.

I gave him to you.

You let him live.

And you got what you wanted.

I always get what I want.

Why did you let him live?

You bought a gladiator, not a slave.

My will is my own.

Ah.

How blue is your blood?

Perhaps the heart of
a Roman beats in that chest.

The greatest temple
Rome ever built, the Colosseum,

because this is
what they believe in, power.

They gather here to watch
the strong strike down of the...

There has to be something else.

There is nothing else.

There has to be another Rome.

There is no other Rome.

The dream.

The dream of Rome.

It's an old man's fantasy.

Who are you?

What was your name before
you traded it for a Roman one?

You'll never know.

I have a destiny.

The gods delivered you to me.

You will be my instrument.

I will never be your
instrument in this life or the next.

That will not be my destiny.

But I will see your end.

What else could I do?

He and his pigs were plotting to kill us.

Don't you hear them?
They're calling for our heads.

The Pretorians will put down
this crowd like they have every other.

You brought this on us.

Sniveling imp!

Perhaps you should take
Dardas elsewhere to comfort him.

Forgive my brother's outburst.

The disease that infects
his loins has spread to his brain.

Every day it gets worse.

I will reason with him.

I see you.

I see you.

Caracalla Caracalla

Come on, stand up.

Get up, get up, not you.

All right, here you go.

Now, listen to me.

What is the matter?

Nothing is ever mine.

Everything is "ours" always.

Even in the womb, you try it.

Do I get my umbilicus so that
I could have any more hair?

You remember that far back, do you?

Certainly.

Sit.

One cannot forget.

My conscience compels me.

What?

Sit.

Your brother means to blame
you in front of the entire Senate.

But I did not do it.

Well, what's
happening in the streets? The chaos.

He's lying.

No testimony can be more
damning than one brother against another.

That's a lie. He always lies.

He can be very persuasive.

So, what will they do to me?

I don't dare imagine, but imagine this.

What will they do to Dardas?

What will they do to Dardas?

To Dardas?

It's your decision.

Brother.

Put down the blade.

You lied.

Give it to me.

You always lie.

Give it to me.

Look at me.

Look at me.

Lie!

Let me break this spell.

Lie!

Break this spell.

I've always protected you.

Because I love you.

Come back.

Help me.

Help me.

Lucius.

Never could have
imagined the fates would lead us here.

And yet here we are.

Everything has brought us full circle.

You sent me away and you had fate.

Brought me back to
the very ground where he died.

This ring belonged to my father.

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

I gave it to Acasius for his valor.

This ring belonged to my wife.

I shall wear it next to yours.

I'm truly sorry for Acasius.

I could not see the man.

He was a soldier of Rome...

There was a plan.

He was readying troops at
Ostia under the command of Darius Sixtus.

Troops he was to
lead against the emperors.

Acasius, Maximus, Marcus Aurelius.

They lived and died for Rome.

We all do.

Is it true they intend to kill you?

One man or another has had a sword against
my neck since the day my father died.

But now that I've
found you, it doesn't matter.

I am not afraid.

I've become well versed
in losing the things that I love.

But now that I've found you,
I have no desire to lose you again.

You stand like him.

Alert.

Proud.

I do not have his strength.

I wish that were true.

I wish I were
telling you to flee this place.

Go now.

Strength and honor.

Strength and honor.

As emperor, I have convened
the Senate to appoint my first consul

and bestow upon
him the power to administer

the military and
civic functions of the empire.

I name Citizen Dardas! (Note: the monkey)

Hail Dardas!

Hail Dardas!

Hail Dardas!

Hail Dardas!

Hail Dardas!

As second consul,

I name

Citizen

Macrinus.

Hail Macrinus!

Hail Macrinus!

Hail Macrinus!

There will be a
triumphal parade to celebrate.

There will be games

and mass executions.

Long live the empire.

Long live the empire.

Sit down.

I happen to have,

with good fortune and not a little skill,

the remaining emperor here.

I can speak logic to it.

And tame the madness in the street.

But,

to instill order?

I must have power

and command over the Pretorian army.

Ballot?

Or hand?

I'm your humble servant.

Put your hands down.

You can sit down.

Rome must fall.

I need only to give it a push.

And after Rome falls...

what then?

You are your father's child.

His dream of Rome was never a dream.

It was a fiction.

The best revenge is to become
unlike the one who did the injury.

I have made myself unlike your father.

He spoke of dreams,

I speak of truth,

and the only truth in my Rome

is the law of the strongest.

I was owned

by an emperor.

Now I control an empire.

Where else but in Rome can a man do that?

Do you recognize
your father's mark on me?

if there is anything you need,

in these last hours,

we will provide.

Your death will
clear my path to the throne.

Tomorrow, there will be games,

and at them,

I will prevail.

Ravi!

Can you get me a
message to Ostia by morning?

What is in Ostia?

There is an army.

I'm asking you to
risk yourself, my friend,

in the service of something greater.

Ride to Ostia.

Take this ring to General
Darius Sixtus, are you listening?

Darius Sixtus.

He will know this is Acacius' ring.

And, uh,

who shall I say is

sent me with this ring?

I am Lucius Verus Eradius,

the Prince of Rome.

Tell him I am summoning the
army to the defense of a new republic.

Should I trust you?

Yes.

Should I?

Yes.

Ravi, I need your jailer's keys.

Thank you.

No!

Come back!

Who gave you this?

Lucius Verus Eradius

The Prince of Rome

Must we kill Lucilla?

Until she dies,
you will never know peace.

Ever.

The people love her,
her death will incite the mob.

If she dies and the
streets rise up in anger,

then I shall deliver them Caracalla's head,

and the people shall
acclaim me... that my friend is "politics".

Shall we?

Yes.

Today will be your last fight, Champion.

And our master has bestowed on you.

The wooden sword of freedom.

But you have to earn it first.

Today, you're going to defend your mother.

Wood or steel... a point is still a point!

Wait for me.

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In honor of the
acclimation of Emperor Caracalla,

the first council, Dardas (ie the monkey)
and second council, Macrinus,

and as punishment for her
conspiracy against the empire,

for her calamities, against
the emperor's imperial bloodline,

and for fermenting military mutiny.

Along with her husband,
the queen will face divine justice

at the hands of the Praetorian guard.

I'm not a general,
but we are all soldiers.

And up until now, we have fought for
nothing more than another day's survival.

What will you have us do?

Well, you can return to your cells
if you do not wish to fight this battle.

Or,

you can join me

and fight for a
freedom far beyond these walls.

There once was a time when
honor meant something in Rome.

In this Rome, I no
longer believe that exists.

We must find it.

And know this,
where death is, we are not.

Where we are, death is not.

By my sword.

Strength together!

Strength together!

Strength together!

Strength together!

Get up, guys!

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Let it not be said that
the Emperor is not merciful.

The Queen will be
granted a single gladiator

to defend her
against the Praetorian Guard.

The champion, Hano!

Summon the cavalry.
Put this down at once.

This is war! Real war!

The army of Acacius is
advancing just outside of Rome, sir.

We can still out-flank them.
They have only 5,000 troops. No more.

How many are we?

6,000... perhaps more.

Ride to the gate and hold them back.

Lucius.

Give me the bow.

Go, my son.

Lucius

A horse.

Will nothing kill this barbarian?

Name is Lucius Ferris Aurelius.

The man does not
become emperor by bloodline alone.

He must be taken by
force and kept by force.

. (Ravi) (General Darius Sixtus)

Are you such a man as this?

I don't fight for power.

I fight to free Rome from men like you

and to return it to them.

The gods themselves want Rome reborn.

They sent me to fulfill that task.

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

It's time to end this, Macrinus.

Strength and honor... my son.

You look to me to speak.

I know not what to say other
than we have all known too much death.

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

My grandfather Marcus Aurelius
talked of the dream that would be Rome.

A dream that my father,
Maximus Decimus Meridius, died for.

An ideal.

A city for the many
and a refuge for those in need.

A home worth fighting for.

A home that Maximus
spent his life defending.

That dream is lost.

But dare we...

dare we...

rebuild that dream together?

What say you?

Hail!

Mother.