1 00:00:22,737 --> 00:00:25,448 We have won many victories in the arena. 2 00:00:26,116 --> 00:00:29,244 Sent many an unworthy opponent to the afterlife. 3 00:00:29,703 --> 00:00:33,957 Yet self-important men hold us to the lesser matches of the morning, 4 00:00:34,499 --> 00:00:36,960 absent both eyes and prominence. 5 00:00:38,336 --> 00:00:40,505 Such time has found its end. 6 00:00:41,506 --> 00:00:44,884 Two days hence, our champion will take to the sands 7 00:00:44,968 --> 00:00:48,138 to face another of Vettius' shit-eating dogs. 8 00:00:49,139 --> 00:00:53,268 Not in the streets, but in the fucking Primus! 9 00:00:55,895 --> 00:00:59,357 Behold the champion whose recent performance 10 00:00:59,441 --> 00:01:01,526 inspired good Varis to return 11 00:01:01,609 --> 00:01:04,529 the House of Batiatus to proper position! 12 00:01:05,655 --> 00:01:07,407 Behold, Gannicus! 13 00:01:10,452 --> 00:01:11,995 Gannicus! Gannicus! 14 00:01:13,163 --> 00:01:14,998 An inspired performance, indeed. 15 00:01:16,124 --> 00:01:17,834 One not to be repeated. 16 00:01:18,793 --> 00:01:21,171 A true god of the arena! 17 00:01:21,671 --> 00:01:24,716 A man to be admired and emulated! 18 00:01:25,508 --> 00:01:28,011 This is but glorious beginning! 19 00:01:28,553 --> 00:01:31,306 Soon you will litter the sands with the blood and bone 20 00:01:31,389 --> 00:01:33,558 of all who present challenge! 21 00:01:34,058 --> 00:01:36,686 Instructed in the ways of death and glory 22 00:01:36,811 --> 00:01:38,688 by a former champion! 23 00:01:38,980 --> 00:01:40,857 One of our very own! 24 00:01:41,274 --> 00:01:43,443 I give you Oenomaus! 25 00:01:46,529 --> 00:01:50,325 No longer to hold that name! No longer a gladiator! 26 00:01:51,367 --> 00:01:55,747 Now and forever more, to be revered as your Doctore! 27 00:01:56,539 --> 00:01:59,125 Doctore! 28 00:02:01,586 --> 00:02:05,006 This has been wielded with pride by each before you, 29 00:02:05,089 --> 00:02:07,509 since the time of my grandfather. 30 00:02:07,675 --> 00:02:11,012 Bestowed on only the most loyal and honourable of men. 31 00:02:21,231 --> 00:02:23,733 Your will. My hands. 32 00:02:36,204 --> 00:02:37,580 The Primus. 33 00:02:39,207 --> 00:02:41,376 To gain such position, Varis must truly 34 00:02:41,459 --> 00:02:43,336 have been impressed with your prowess. 35 00:02:43,419 --> 00:02:44,671 As am l. 36 00:02:47,549 --> 00:02:50,260 - It was nothing. -It is a great honour. 37 00:02:51,261 --> 00:02:53,471 For yourself, and this ludus. 38 00:02:56,099 --> 00:02:58,726 Both of you bring honour to this ludus. 39 00:02:58,810 --> 00:03:00,103 Each in his own way. 40 00:03:13,491 --> 00:03:15,535 Did you note how he could scarce meet my eye? 41 00:03:17,245 --> 00:03:20,665 He must now heed my commands, and does not embrace it. 42 00:03:22,959 --> 00:03:27,505 Will the other men share sentiment towards my honoured position? 43 00:03:29,507 --> 00:03:32,760 It is his position that stirs troubled thoughts. 44 00:03:33,970 --> 00:03:36,431 He sets mind to the Primus, 45 00:03:36,514 --> 00:03:39,017 as you must to training the men. 46 00:03:40,602 --> 00:03:43,229 I know this is not what you wished for. 47 00:03:43,646 --> 00:03:46,524 And yet, here I stand elevated. 48 00:03:46,816 --> 00:03:48,818 As you deserve. 49 00:03:48,985 --> 00:03:50,820 For taking a life? 50 00:03:50,987 --> 00:03:53,948 For betraying hand that forged the man before you? 51 00:03:54,699 --> 00:03:57,327 There was no betrayal in what you did. 52 00:03:58,494 --> 00:04:01,873 Some acts cannot be avoided, when stripped of choice. 53 00:04:05,335 --> 00:04:09,672 Now turn thoughts from unfortunate past. 54 00:04:10,381 --> 00:04:14,552 We must look towards days to come, and embrace them. 55 00:04:46,334 --> 00:04:49,045 Barca, pair with Crixus. 56 00:04:51,881 --> 00:04:55,051 The rest of you, continue training. 57 00:05:06,938 --> 00:05:11,609 At last, the gods remove cock from fucking ass! 58 00:05:14,070 --> 00:05:16,864 The House of Batiatus, no. 59 00:05:18,199 --> 00:05:22,245 The House of Quintus Lentulus Batiatus 60 00:05:22,745 --> 00:05:25,331 rises to the fucking heavens! 61 00:05:28,042 --> 00:05:31,546 Soon my champions will be carved in stone, 62 00:05:31,629 --> 00:05:34,007 towering above all who came before. 63 00:05:34,257 --> 00:05:37,010 And Gannicus will be the first of them 64 00:05:37,093 --> 00:05:38,970 after his victory in the fucking Primus. 65 00:05:39,595 --> 00:05:42,181 The position was not gained absent aid. 66 00:05:42,265 --> 00:05:44,517 I offered naught but introduction 67 00:05:44,934 --> 00:05:47,645 and a few selective words of suggestion. 68 00:05:47,729 --> 00:05:51,733 You could wile the Goddess Laverna herself. 69 00:05:52,275 --> 00:05:56,362 Your place in this will not pass without much fucking gratitude. 70 00:05:58,614 --> 00:06:00,783 The kind I favour most. 71 00:06:17,967 --> 00:06:20,303 Has a man ever been so blessed? 72 00:06:56,631 --> 00:06:57,632 Quintus. 73 00:07:02,929 --> 00:07:04,138 Father? 74 00:07:04,305 --> 00:07:07,350 Gather yourself. I would have words. 75 00:07:25,076 --> 00:07:27,411 I leave this house in your care, 76 00:07:27,620 --> 00:07:29,413 and this is what greets me upon return? 77 00:07:29,539 --> 00:07:31,040 I was not expecting your arrival. 78 00:07:33,543 --> 00:07:35,878 Am I to announce myself to the walls that I own? 79 00:07:36,212 --> 00:07:38,881 Of course not, yet if I had known of your return from Sicilia... 80 00:07:38,965 --> 00:07:41,968 The knowledge would have produced what result? 81 00:07:42,385 --> 00:07:45,721 Flowers and scented oils laid to meet me, 82 00:07:45,805 --> 00:07:48,266 masking sight of a son gone to shit? 83 00:07:48,641 --> 00:07:50,101 I but celebrate. 84 00:07:50,268 --> 00:07:51,561 Upon what cause? 85 00:07:51,686 --> 00:07:54,730 Angering Tullius with refusal of reasonable offer? 86 00:07:55,398 --> 00:07:57,233 Your exclusion from the games? 87 00:07:57,316 --> 00:07:59,277 How do you come by that? 88 00:07:59,402 --> 00:08:02,572 I am old, Quintus. Not dead. 89 00:08:03,364 --> 00:08:05,992 There are still those in Capua that hold my name in regard 90 00:08:06,075 --> 00:08:07,910 and would see me well informed. 91 00:08:08,744 --> 00:08:11,497 - Good Solonius counted among them. -Solonius? 92 00:08:11,581 --> 00:08:14,500 He sent word of his concerns regarding your dealings with Tullius. 93 00:08:14,584 --> 00:08:16,836 The man is seized by unnecessary worry. 94 00:08:17,712 --> 00:08:19,922 Your face suggests otherwise. 95 00:08:21,257 --> 00:08:22,508 A minor disagreement. 96 00:08:22,592 --> 00:08:25,428 Nothing with a man such as Tullius is ever minor. 97 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,183 A fact obvious to the simplest of minds. 98 00:08:30,266 --> 00:08:33,936 Then it is a blessing a greater one than mine has arrived. 99 00:08:35,688 --> 00:08:38,441 My frustration is more with myself. 100 00:08:39,358 --> 00:08:41,027 You never wished for this. 101 00:08:41,110 --> 00:08:44,113 The ludus, gladiators, the blood, the sand. 102 00:08:45,114 --> 00:08:48,618 Your eyes were always towards the horizon, 103 00:08:49,285 --> 00:08:53,956 to glories and triumphs forever out of reach of a common lanista. 104 00:08:54,248 --> 00:08:57,126 And yet here I stand, a lanista like my father. 105 00:08:57,543 --> 00:08:59,295 Not like him at all. 106 00:09:00,630 --> 00:09:03,049 You have never been able to look into the eyes of a man 107 00:09:03,132 --> 00:09:04,842 and gauge his true heart. 108 00:09:04,926 --> 00:09:09,096 Only days past, I looked into the eyes of Quintilius Varis 109 00:09:09,180 --> 00:09:11,891 and gauged way to secure the Primus in his games. 110 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:17,021 Varis has never employed a lanista not blessed by Tullius. 111 00:09:17,104 --> 00:09:18,856 Why now break tradition? 112 00:09:18,940 --> 00:09:21,692 Because I possess what Tullius does not. 113 00:09:21,817 --> 00:09:23,611 - Gannicus. -Gannicus? 114 00:09:24,445 --> 00:09:28,157 The man is a jest, inciting more laughter than awe. 115 00:09:28,783 --> 00:09:31,953 And now I find he is desired by half of Rome? 116 00:09:32,286 --> 00:09:34,205 Much has changed in your absence. 117 00:09:34,372 --> 00:09:36,666 And much has remained the same. 118 00:09:37,500 --> 00:09:41,003 I would review my men, and see how they have fared, 119 00:09:41,337 --> 00:09:43,089 denied proper guidance. 120 00:09:48,594 --> 00:09:50,888 Have feast prepared as instructed. 121 00:09:51,264 --> 00:09:53,140 And send to market for an amphora of mulsum. 122 00:09:53,224 --> 00:09:54,517 - Yes, Domina. -The highest quality, 123 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,352 not that shit from Flavus. 124 00:09:57,603 --> 00:09:59,855 Again with the honeyed wine. 125 00:09:59,939 --> 00:10:01,774 Does the corpse drink nothing else? 126 00:10:01,857 --> 00:10:03,609 Lower your fucking voice. 127 00:10:03,693 --> 00:10:06,487 The man has severed you from moorings. 128 00:10:06,612 --> 00:10:08,739 He is the paterfamilias! 129 00:10:09,031 --> 00:10:11,909 One word dropped from his tongue could send us both to the streets. 130 00:10:13,369 --> 00:10:16,747 We must be beyond reproach, or fall to ruin. 131 00:10:17,039 --> 00:10:22,628 Very well. I will be a vision of demure obedience and propriety. 132 00:10:26,841 --> 00:10:28,217 On the outside, at least. 133 00:10:34,890 --> 00:10:37,977 We are honoured by your return to Capua, father. 134 00:10:40,313 --> 00:10:42,606 I am certain your heart swells. 135 00:10:45,651 --> 00:10:49,447 The clime of Sicilia has most certainly restored health. 136 00:10:53,075 --> 00:10:55,244 Perhaps you do not recall me. 137 00:10:55,411 --> 00:10:57,163 Gaia, a dear friend of... 138 00:10:57,246 --> 00:11:00,583 The memory of you has not yet faded. Quintus. 139 00:11:02,793 --> 00:11:04,795 We must prove this fucking house in order 140 00:11:04,879 --> 00:11:06,964 and prompt decision for his quick return to Sicilia. 141 00:11:11,427 --> 00:11:13,095 Withered old fuck. 142 00:11:20,853 --> 00:11:23,356 Eat, brothers! You bear the mark now. 143 00:11:23,439 --> 00:11:25,024 Savour the taste of victory! 144 00:11:39,038 --> 00:11:40,289 Welcome, boys. 145 00:11:53,302 --> 00:11:56,389 Our piss once again finds its way into their mouths! 146 00:11:56,472 --> 00:11:58,307 As if sucked from our cocks! 147 00:12:00,226 --> 00:12:01,811 We bear the fucking mark! 148 00:12:01,894 --> 00:12:03,687 Received absent the test. 149 00:12:03,896 --> 00:12:07,316 A fucking goat may bear the mark, it does not make him a brother. 150 00:12:17,159 --> 00:12:18,327 Hey! 151 00:12:27,294 --> 00:12:29,213 - What the fuck did he say? -Fucked if I know. 152 00:12:29,296 --> 00:12:31,006 He wants some more. 153 00:12:45,688 --> 00:12:48,941 You should not eat with lower men. You are Doctore now. 154 00:12:49,525 --> 00:12:51,527 A title I did not seek. 155 00:12:51,861 --> 00:12:55,614 I would not have events absent my control come between us. 156 00:12:57,199 --> 00:12:58,617 Nor would I. 157 00:12:59,910 --> 00:13:01,704 Greetings. 158 00:13:01,912 --> 00:13:04,540 Auctus. Nurto. 159 00:13:08,002 --> 00:13:09,253 Oenomaus! 160 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,176 You assume mantle of Doctore? 161 00:13:15,259 --> 00:13:17,094 After unfortunate death of his predecessor. 162 00:13:17,219 --> 00:13:19,763 I chose Oenomaus as replacement, knowing that he... 163 00:13:19,847 --> 00:13:22,057 Gather your food and let us retire to your cell. 164 00:13:22,892 --> 00:13:26,270 I would exchange stories of the passing years, old friend. 165 00:13:26,437 --> 00:13:27,688 Dominus. 166 00:13:34,403 --> 00:13:36,447 The way they fawn over him. 167 00:13:36,530 --> 00:13:38,908 Falling to knee to lick his fucking ass! 168 00:13:38,991 --> 00:13:42,411 He takes over my house, my gladiators, my fucking bed! 169 00:13:43,412 --> 00:13:45,789 Did he give voice toward length of stay? 170 00:13:45,873 --> 00:13:47,875 He gives voice only towards considerable faults 171 00:13:47,958 --> 00:13:50,002 of un-fucking-worthy son. 172 00:13:50,794 --> 00:13:52,087 Leave. 173 00:13:58,344 --> 00:14:01,764 I secure the Primus, and he acts as if I shit upon the name Batiatus. 174 00:14:02,389 --> 00:14:05,267 You raise it beyond anything he can imagine. 175 00:14:05,893 --> 00:14:09,146 He will see this, and bitter tongue will turn to praise. 176 00:14:09,271 --> 00:14:12,775 He would sooner bite it off, than have it betray him so. 177 00:14:18,531 --> 00:14:20,658 I had forgotten the feeling, 178 00:14:20,908 --> 00:14:26,789 this sudden abyss, as he sets disapproving eye upon me. 179 00:14:27,748 --> 00:14:28,832 Come. 180 00:14:31,835 --> 00:14:34,755 You will not need to endure his presence long. 181 00:14:35,756 --> 00:14:38,509 His health has fled in these climes before. 182 00:14:39,969 --> 00:14:42,221 Should he fail to realise that his house, his name, 183 00:14:42,304 --> 00:14:44,098 is in proper hands, 184 00:14:44,974 --> 00:14:48,143 a forced return to Sicilia will eventually arise. 185 00:14:49,311 --> 00:14:51,438 I would see him removed sooner. 186 00:15:06,495 --> 00:15:08,497 Your return lifts the heart, Dominus. 187 00:15:11,166 --> 00:15:14,712 Only for those who yet possess one. Gratitude. 188 00:15:22,261 --> 00:15:23,470 Attend! 189 00:15:27,057 --> 00:15:28,142 Pair up! 190 00:15:30,019 --> 00:15:31,854 Crixus, spar with Barca. 191 00:15:32,396 --> 00:15:34,898 Auctus, work the palus until Gannicus joins us. 192 00:15:36,817 --> 00:15:39,528 Oenomaus, this one is too small! 193 00:15:40,029 --> 00:15:41,905 I would have something the size of a man! 194 00:15:41,989 --> 00:15:43,699 Barca! 195 00:15:45,326 --> 00:15:47,703 Do as your Doctore commands. 196 00:15:48,537 --> 00:15:49,997 Yes, Dominus. 197 00:15:52,333 --> 00:15:55,044 Come, let us see what is between your legs. 198 00:16:08,140 --> 00:16:13,228 The Gaul winces from spear, as he would from my cock! 199 00:16:16,065 --> 00:16:19,443 Is my long, hard weapon too much for you, little man? 200 00:16:21,612 --> 00:16:23,447 I am without lesson against it, 201 00:16:23,614 --> 00:16:26,325 but your instructions are well received. 202 00:16:50,766 --> 00:16:53,686 Apologies. You rise earlier than expected. 203 00:16:53,769 --> 00:16:55,604 I rise at proper hour. 204 00:16:55,896 --> 00:16:59,650 An attribute neither you nor your man Gannicus seem to share. 205 00:16:59,733 --> 00:17:02,111 Harsh words will find the man's ear. 206 00:17:02,611 --> 00:17:05,072 It could be shouted yet ignored. 207 00:17:06,323 --> 00:17:08,033 Gannicus is no champion. 208 00:17:08,117 --> 00:17:11,787 I would promote Auctus or half a dozen men in his place. 209 00:17:11,870 --> 00:17:14,498 - A matter we disagree on. -One of many. 210 00:17:16,417 --> 00:17:18,627 What man spars with Barca? 211 00:17:19,044 --> 00:17:21,964 Crixus, a fierce Gaul of worthy stock. 212 00:17:22,464 --> 00:17:24,299 I recall name from the ledger. 213 00:17:24,842 --> 00:17:26,969 A sapling of exceeding cost. 214 00:17:27,052 --> 00:17:29,471 The man will earn the mark, and see investment well returned. 215 00:17:31,807 --> 00:17:34,309 Doctore, bring Crixus up. 216 00:17:34,393 --> 00:17:36,019 My father would have closer inspection... 217 00:17:36,103 --> 00:17:37,771 No. Continue training. 218 00:17:37,855 --> 00:17:39,982 We are to town for necessary business. 219 00:17:40,649 --> 00:17:42,151 I will have Barca prepared as an escort. 220 00:17:42,234 --> 00:17:45,988 Barca is a gladiator, trained to wield weapon in the arena, 221 00:17:46,071 --> 00:17:48,240 not be yours in the street. Now come. 222 00:17:48,323 --> 00:17:51,702 Your late rise already threatens the appointed hour. 223 00:18:03,297 --> 00:18:05,090 You would have me sit with this fucking man? 224 00:18:05,174 --> 00:18:06,592 I would have you silent. 225 00:18:06,675 --> 00:18:09,553 While I attempt repair of damaged relation. 226 00:18:11,638 --> 00:18:12,806 Titus. 227 00:18:15,517 --> 00:18:18,020 Good to lay eyes, old friend. 228 00:18:27,237 --> 00:18:30,616 Your experience in delicate matters of business has been sorely missed. 229 00:18:30,699 --> 00:18:32,326 To be rectified presently. 230 00:18:32,826 --> 00:18:34,703 Come, sit. 231 00:18:38,707 --> 00:18:42,377 You recall my associate, Vettius? 232 00:18:42,628 --> 00:18:43,629 Vettius? 233 00:18:45,047 --> 00:18:47,591 You were but a child last I knew. 234 00:18:48,175 --> 00:18:50,636 How the years flee from us. 235 00:18:51,804 --> 00:18:53,263 How fares your father? 236 00:18:53,555 --> 00:18:55,891 - Dead. -Apologies. 237 00:18:56,683 --> 00:18:58,143 How terrible. 238 00:18:58,644 --> 00:19:03,565 The boy is ill-starred acquaintance with such misfortunes. 239 00:19:04,817 --> 00:19:09,488 Why, only days past he was set upon in our own streets, 240 00:19:10,072 --> 00:19:12,574 on way to appointment with Quintilius Varis. 241 00:19:12,699 --> 00:19:13,826 Varis? 242 00:19:13,909 --> 00:19:16,078 The same man who, absent Vettius' presence, 243 00:19:16,161 --> 00:19:17,704 managed to find way to your ludus... 244 00:19:17,788 --> 00:19:21,041 Where this fucking cock eater stole the Primus from me! 245 00:19:21,124 --> 00:19:24,044 Vettius! Hold your tongue. 246 00:19:26,713 --> 00:19:28,257 How do you answer this? 247 00:19:30,008 --> 00:19:31,969 He accuses absent cause. 248 00:19:34,054 --> 00:19:37,099 My wife and her friend Gaia came upon good Varis in town, 249 00:19:37,182 --> 00:19:39,142 baking under noon-day sun. 250 00:19:39,309 --> 00:19:40,435 Gaia? 251 00:19:40,519 --> 00:19:43,355 She knew Varis from her days in Rome, offered respite at my villa 252 00:19:43,438 --> 00:19:46,692 while he waited for the absent boy to come to purpose. 253 00:19:46,775 --> 00:19:49,528 A fortunate coincidence for all involved. 254 00:19:49,611 --> 00:19:51,738 And was it this same fortune that saw me set upon 255 00:19:51,822 --> 00:19:53,156 by your fucking men? 256 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:56,785 Did you see faces? Did they bear my mark, you wet cunt? 257 00:19:56,869 --> 00:19:58,078 Enough! 258 00:19:58,871 --> 00:20:00,622 Remove yourself to the street. 259 00:20:01,248 --> 00:20:02,374 Go. 260 00:20:02,457 --> 00:20:04,960 And leave reasonable men to discourse. 261 00:20:07,254 --> 00:20:11,967 Your son has much to learn in the ways of diplomacy. 262 00:20:12,634 --> 00:20:15,387 A subject all young men struggle to master. 263 00:20:16,263 --> 00:20:18,557 Let us school them in its ways. 264 00:20:50,505 --> 00:20:52,591 You are better matched against wooden men. 265 00:20:55,093 --> 00:20:57,179 Work the palus, Gaul. 266 00:20:57,971 --> 00:20:59,348 Resume! 267 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,028 Are we to follow Barca's commands now? 268 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:14,863 He shares my thoughts. 269 00:21:15,197 --> 00:21:17,616 The Gaul falters against spear. 270 00:21:17,866 --> 00:21:21,244 Perhaps advice from a champion would aid his cause? 271 00:21:27,876 --> 00:21:31,546 Days past you fought me with something approaching skill, 272 00:21:32,005 --> 00:21:33,715 yet opposite Barca, you act as his lover, 273 00:21:33,799 --> 00:21:36,218 face down with your cheeks spread. 274 00:21:36,843 --> 00:21:38,929 The spear is unknown to me. 275 00:21:41,723 --> 00:21:43,225 You are Gaul. 276 00:21:43,642 --> 00:21:45,936 Did you never face the Arverni? 277 00:21:46,561 --> 00:21:49,231 My years before capture never held the privilege. 278 00:21:49,731 --> 00:21:51,817 They wield spear with deadly purpose. 279 00:21:52,693 --> 00:21:54,569 As does Barca, from the judging. 280 00:21:55,195 --> 00:21:56,822 He but instructs. 281 00:21:57,239 --> 00:21:59,491 Each blow a lesson never to be repeated. 282 00:21:59,574 --> 00:22:01,910 You should be quite the scholar 283 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,246 by the time he has beaten you to death. 284 00:22:08,917 --> 00:22:10,085 Crixus. 285 00:22:12,421 --> 00:22:14,548 You fought well against my two swords. 286 00:22:14,631 --> 00:22:16,925 Rid a Hoplomachus of his spear, 287 00:22:17,634 --> 00:22:19,428 and he is left with only one weapon. 288 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:29,688 Barca! 289 00:22:31,189 --> 00:22:35,152 If you're done with your man's cock, I would have proper contest. 290 00:22:35,235 --> 00:22:38,613 The gods bless Barca with another tiny man to fuck. 291 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:46,788 Your man Gannicus appears in fine form. 292 00:22:47,122 --> 00:22:48,832 As he will in the Primus, 293 00:22:48,915 --> 00:22:51,835 elevating the house with glorious performance. 294 00:22:52,669 --> 00:22:55,964 My heart yet races at the thought of his last. 295 00:22:57,924 --> 00:23:00,635 We'll place such memories behind us. 296 00:23:04,056 --> 00:23:08,143 A difficult feat, when so enjoyed by all. 297 00:23:11,313 --> 00:23:12,773 Some more than others. 298 00:23:13,398 --> 00:23:14,566 Come here. 299 00:23:14,649 --> 00:23:17,152 Apologies, Domina. Guests have arrived. 300 00:23:17,986 --> 00:23:18,987 Guests? 301 00:23:22,407 --> 00:23:23,575 Varis. 302 00:23:24,409 --> 00:23:26,244 We were not expecting... 303 00:23:26,328 --> 00:23:29,456 The fault is mine, for failing to announce. 304 00:23:33,418 --> 00:23:37,380 Good Cossutius is on stay from Rome to celebrate the Vinalia. 305 00:23:37,672 --> 00:23:40,092 After I extolled the virtues of the House of Batiatus... 306 00:23:40,175 --> 00:23:42,302 I demanded introduction immediately. 307 00:23:42,385 --> 00:23:45,013 You honour us, but my husband tends to 308 00:23:45,138 --> 00:23:48,016 final preparations for tomorrow's games in town. 309 00:23:48,308 --> 00:23:49,976 How disappointing. 310 00:23:50,894 --> 00:23:53,647 Yet we could remove ourselves to the balcony 311 00:23:53,730 --> 00:23:56,691 for proper viewing of his gladiators until his return. 312 00:23:57,818 --> 00:23:59,861 I fear you mistake intent. 313 00:24:00,695 --> 00:24:03,990 I was not regaling Cossutius with tales of your men. 314 00:24:04,074 --> 00:24:10,705 But of your house's more intimate delights. 315 00:24:13,333 --> 00:24:16,128 I fear that was a special consideration. 316 00:24:18,255 --> 00:24:19,464 Was it? 317 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,803 Perhaps Vettius will be more accommodating then, 318 00:24:24,886 --> 00:24:27,097 concerning this and my Primus. 319 00:24:31,101 --> 00:24:34,729 It would be unfortunate to have come so far, 320 00:24:34,813 --> 00:24:36,606 and find hands empty. 321 00:24:37,566 --> 00:24:39,025 Would it not? 322 00:24:40,235 --> 00:24:41,653 I would not have it so. 323 00:24:43,363 --> 00:24:44,656 Excellent! 324 00:24:44,739 --> 00:24:46,575 Let us prepare Gannicus and... 325 00:24:46,741 --> 00:24:47,784 No. 326 00:24:48,869 --> 00:24:53,373 For what joy is there in exploring ground already discovered? 327 00:24:54,082 --> 00:24:55,417 None at all. 328 00:24:59,796 --> 00:25:01,464 What do you offer? 329 00:25:02,757 --> 00:25:08,513 A gladiator of your choosing paired with a slave 330 00:25:09,848 --> 00:25:11,600 as yet untouched? 331 00:25:13,018 --> 00:25:14,352 Untouched? 332 00:25:15,937 --> 00:25:19,274 A delicacy no longer present at the moment in my house. 333 00:25:20,692 --> 00:25:23,028 Then it is fortunate you find yourself in ours. 334 00:25:27,908 --> 00:25:29,784 Solonius! A word. 335 00:25:29,951 --> 00:25:31,870 One for you, sir? Fresh just this morning. 336 00:25:31,953 --> 00:25:33,914 I would share its equal. 337 00:25:34,456 --> 00:25:36,041 I came to you as trusted friend, 338 00:25:36,166 --> 00:25:39,211 carrying news of Tullius' renewed offer towards Gannicus. 339 00:25:39,461 --> 00:25:41,922 You carried but shit spewed from an errant hole. 340 00:25:42,047 --> 00:25:44,799 And what of other knowledge I lighted upon treacherous ears? 341 00:25:44,925 --> 00:25:47,594 That of Varis' arrival, to be met by Vettius? 342 00:25:47,677 --> 00:25:48,887 Vettius is a fool. 343 00:25:48,970 --> 00:25:50,305 Under the employ of Tullius! 344 00:25:50,388 --> 00:25:52,182 He will think I had hand in the boy's assault. 345 00:25:52,307 --> 00:25:53,308 He suspects nothing! 346 00:25:53,391 --> 00:25:55,060 His thoughts have turned towards my father inside. 347 00:25:55,143 --> 00:25:57,687 What seizes fucking mind, dispatching message to him? 348 00:25:57,771 --> 00:25:58,939 Your father is in Capua? 349 00:25:59,022 --> 00:26:01,650 He sits with Tullius as you bleat, stroking fucking cock. 350 00:26:01,816 --> 00:26:04,653 - Why do you remain in the streets? -Why do you think? 351 00:26:04,736 --> 00:26:06,988 I did not mean for his return. 352 00:26:07,155 --> 00:26:08,990 I sought only advice 353 00:26:09,407 --> 00:26:12,661 towards worry for a man I hold as brother. 354 00:26:12,786 --> 00:26:14,204 Intentions well received. 355 00:26:14,579 --> 00:26:19,417 Let us place transgressions aside in favour of more pressing concerns. 356 00:26:20,252 --> 00:26:23,922 Your patience and reason recalls joyous times, 357 00:26:24,339 --> 00:26:27,717 when business was conducted by those who shared respect for it. 358 00:26:27,842 --> 00:26:29,970 I fear we are a dying breed. 359 00:26:30,345 --> 00:26:33,932 I am certain you shall outlive us all, Master Batiatus. 360 00:26:34,015 --> 00:26:36,685 Solonius. I hardly placed you. 361 00:26:36,893 --> 00:26:39,104 The years weigh heavy on a man, do they not? 362 00:26:40,063 --> 00:26:43,858 Your presence is fortuitous, striking need to seek you out. 363 00:26:44,317 --> 00:26:47,153 Share walk, and let us review recent events. 364 00:26:59,332 --> 00:27:00,709 Am I allowed voice now? 365 00:27:02,669 --> 00:27:04,879 Could the gods halt the sound? 366 00:27:06,631 --> 00:27:08,383 Whatever Tullius and the boy may think, 367 00:27:08,466 --> 00:27:11,761 I gained the Primus on merit of Gannicus' prowess. 368 00:27:12,470 --> 00:27:14,973 Even if true, it is of no matter now. 369 00:27:15,056 --> 00:27:16,975 Gannicus will not appear in the games. 370 00:27:17,058 --> 00:27:18,935 But Varis has made personal request! 371 00:27:19,227 --> 00:27:22,105 A necessary sacrifice, towards levelling unequal ground. 372 00:27:22,188 --> 00:27:23,648 You will make apology to Varis, 373 00:27:23,732 --> 00:27:26,151 relaying Gannicus found injury in training. 374 00:27:26,234 --> 00:27:29,279 And that Vettius is amply capable of seeing the Primus attended. 375 00:27:29,404 --> 00:27:32,324 You give away the Primus, and now ask that I tongue the fucking boy's ass? 376 00:27:32,407 --> 00:27:33,742 I ask nothing. 377 00:27:34,909 --> 00:27:36,786 This is how it will be. 378 00:27:37,912 --> 00:27:40,498 In return a few of our men will be paired against each other 379 00:27:40,582 --> 00:27:41,708 after midday sun. 380 00:27:42,834 --> 00:27:44,169 Our men fight themselves? 381 00:27:44,252 --> 00:27:47,005 The only plank salvaged from such wreckage. 382 00:27:47,088 --> 00:27:48,465 Then we must choose the men with care. 383 00:27:48,548 --> 00:27:49,966 They have been chosen for us. 384 00:27:50,175 --> 00:27:52,719 Tullius now selects my fucking men as well? 385 00:27:52,802 --> 00:27:54,846 An unavoidable concession. 386 00:27:55,180 --> 00:27:59,434 Barca and Gnaeus, Auctus to face your Gaul, Crixus. 387 00:27:59,684 --> 00:28:01,978 Crixus is but a recruit, not yet a fucking gladiator! 388 00:28:02,062 --> 00:28:04,272 Who you failed to mention was purchased from Tullius. 389 00:28:04,356 --> 00:28:05,732 To gain... 390 00:28:06,066 --> 00:28:07,525 To gain his favour. 391 00:28:07,609 --> 00:28:10,320 And what fruits did your scheme bear? 392 00:28:11,196 --> 00:28:15,450 This is price due for attempting to manoeuvre men above your station. 393 00:28:15,533 --> 00:28:18,036 Be thankful it was not more costly. 394 00:28:30,673 --> 00:28:33,802 Are you certain you would not prefer the man bathed and scented? 395 00:28:33,885 --> 00:28:36,471 He stands perfect towards his cause. 396 00:28:39,182 --> 00:28:43,645 I would, however, gauge the freshness of your offerings. 397 00:28:48,233 --> 00:28:49,901 Remove your robes. 398 00:29:02,997 --> 00:29:04,707 Did I not tell you? 399 00:29:05,542 --> 00:29:07,293 They are of a form. 400 00:29:09,003 --> 00:29:13,007 But a woman's worth is not always revealed to the eyes. 401 00:29:15,176 --> 00:29:20,181 A man must probe deeper for true value. 402 00:29:29,566 --> 00:29:31,985 Remove yourself to the vestibule. 403 00:29:32,694 --> 00:29:35,697 Return if Dominus and his father are seen upon the road. 404 00:29:47,375 --> 00:29:49,252 I shall have this one. 405 00:29:49,544 --> 00:29:51,546 She's considerably tighter. 406 00:30:07,061 --> 00:30:08,855 Move on top of him. 407 00:30:18,573 --> 00:30:24,329 Do you know why I chose this man so crudely etched? 408 00:30:26,539 --> 00:30:29,167 The smell of shit hot upon his breath. 409 00:30:31,544 --> 00:30:38,426 Because this world is filled with the grotesque and the divine. 410 00:30:41,137 --> 00:30:47,810 They exist together, two sides of a coin. 411 00:30:53,107 --> 00:30:54,984 You cannot have one 412 00:30:59,364 --> 00:31:01,449 absent threat of the other, 413 00:31:03,117 --> 00:31:08,873 yet words do not convey the true nature of this. 414 00:31:11,251 --> 00:31:12,919 It must be experienced. 415 00:31:15,630 --> 00:31:21,970 It must be felt and never forgotten. 416 00:31:23,263 --> 00:31:27,308 Your presence has been missed in Rome since your husband's passing. 417 00:31:27,725 --> 00:31:30,478 Your charms will brighten darkest night. 418 00:31:31,688 --> 00:31:33,314 I long to return 419 00:31:34,232 --> 00:31:37,986 and crest dawn upon a husband yet of this world. 420 00:31:40,738 --> 00:31:42,824 How does your dowry stand? 421 00:31:43,575 --> 00:31:46,911 I was under impression you were absent family of means. 422 00:31:47,662 --> 00:31:50,123 Gaia is a treasure within herself. 423 00:31:50,832 --> 00:31:52,208 One to be coveted 424 00:31:52,292 --> 00:31:54,502 by a man untethered to the burden of position and appearance. 425 00:32:01,676 --> 00:32:03,011 Cossutius. 426 00:32:04,137 --> 00:32:05,638 You were well satisfied? 427 00:32:06,139 --> 00:32:09,517 Praise laid upon your house has not been exaggerated. 428 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:11,894 It is a wonder. 429 00:32:11,978 --> 00:32:14,897 Such base diversion would be impossible to conceal in Rome. 430 00:32:15,106 --> 00:32:17,317 Capua is a city of many pleasures. 431 00:32:17,650 --> 00:32:22,196 Often obscured by pressing business, to which we sadly must attend. 432 00:32:23,531 --> 00:32:25,408 You take leave so soon? 433 00:32:25,533 --> 00:32:27,201 A regrettable necessity. 434 00:32:27,577 --> 00:32:29,370 Gratitude for your hospitality. 435 00:32:29,454 --> 00:32:30,997 I look forward to seeing you at the games, 436 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:34,500 and your man Gannicus upon my Primus. 437 00:32:36,336 --> 00:32:37,962 You honour us. 438 00:33:00,401 --> 00:33:02,612 Crixus begins to show promise. 439 00:33:02,695 --> 00:33:04,197 Upon his back? 440 00:33:04,322 --> 00:33:06,574 The man always rises. A trait to be admired. 441 00:33:06,658 --> 00:33:08,701 So you have eyes for the Gaul now? 442 00:33:08,785 --> 00:33:10,912 - And if I did? -I would fucking kill you. 443 00:33:24,801 --> 00:33:26,219 Come here... 444 00:33:56,582 --> 00:33:57,917 You fucking cunts! 445 00:33:58,251 --> 00:33:59,877 You soil our food! 446 00:33:59,961 --> 00:34:02,213 Why should we not make meal of your fucking pets? 447 00:34:39,584 --> 00:34:40,835 Crixus! 448 00:34:45,173 --> 00:34:46,674 You do not help your friend? 449 00:34:47,091 --> 00:34:50,887 This is a fight between brothers. I do not yet bear the mark. 450 00:34:55,433 --> 00:34:57,393 Have you lost fucking mind? 451 00:34:57,685 --> 00:34:59,145 Stand down! 452 00:35:22,502 --> 00:35:24,253 Calm yourselves! 453 00:35:30,051 --> 00:35:32,220 Is this what my house has fallen to? 454 00:35:32,762 --> 00:35:34,680 Brother setting upon brother, 455 00:35:35,890 --> 00:35:37,850 so far removed from the honour of the arena, 456 00:35:37,934 --> 00:35:40,394 where such contest holds meaning? 457 00:35:43,397 --> 00:35:47,235 This points to reason the gods have turned from us, 458 00:35:48,069 --> 00:35:50,404 stripping the Primus from our hands. 459 00:35:51,072 --> 00:35:52,615 I do not fight in the games? 460 00:35:52,698 --> 00:35:54,075 You do not. 461 00:35:57,578 --> 00:36:00,414 Yet our sacrifices do not stand unrewarded. 462 00:36:01,082 --> 00:36:03,751 A few of you will take to the sands after midday sun. 463 00:36:04,502 --> 00:36:07,839 And I expect those chosen to bring more honour 464 00:36:07,922 --> 00:36:11,759 to the House of Batiatus than you now bring to yourselves. 465 00:36:25,731 --> 00:36:29,151 Yeah! Fuck you! Gnaeus fights Barca! 466 00:36:29,443 --> 00:36:31,404 And I will split your ass in two. 467 00:36:31,612 --> 00:36:32,780 Fuck. 468 00:36:33,990 --> 00:36:35,867 You do not gain position? 469 00:36:35,950 --> 00:36:38,327 I do. Against Crixus. 470 00:36:39,954 --> 00:36:41,455 Your favourite. 471 00:36:41,539 --> 00:36:44,625 The man does not even bear the fucking mark. 472 00:36:45,293 --> 00:36:46,794 Am I to fight? 473 00:36:50,590 --> 00:36:52,133 You are to die. 474 00:36:53,759 --> 00:36:56,012 At the end of my spear. 475 00:37:02,351 --> 00:37:07,273 So you fight in the arena, I do not. 476 00:37:08,691 --> 00:37:10,693 The gods truly punish me. 477 00:37:11,527 --> 00:37:15,781 I long to be of the Brotherhood, to become a gladiator. 478 00:37:17,783 --> 00:37:19,994 But to be awarded position, 479 00:37:22,496 --> 00:37:24,457 it is an honour I have not earned. 480 00:37:25,708 --> 00:37:30,379 There are many things given to us in this life for the wrong reasons. 481 00:37:32,048 --> 00:37:37,511 What we do with such blessings, that is the true test of a man. 482 00:38:06,415 --> 00:38:08,542 Go well, be victorious, brother. 483 00:38:16,300 --> 00:38:20,388 May Auctus fall and Barca follow. 484 00:38:21,806 --> 00:38:24,892 Auctus. Gnaeus. 485 00:38:31,565 --> 00:38:35,236 Return victorious, brothers, for I am out of wine. 486 00:38:44,578 --> 00:38:46,080 After all we've done. 487 00:38:46,247 --> 00:38:47,832 The sacrifices made. 488 00:38:49,083 --> 00:38:51,752 Only to have the Primus torn from grasp. 489 00:38:52,878 --> 00:38:54,588 Torn would imply resistance. 490 00:38:54,714 --> 00:38:56,465 My father offers none. 491 00:38:56,549 --> 00:38:58,509 You could not move him from this decision? 492 00:38:58,592 --> 00:39:01,095 Hercules would fail in the labour. 493 00:39:01,470 --> 00:39:02,763 Are we set to leave? 494 00:39:03,180 --> 00:39:04,849 I would not arrive late. 495 00:39:04,932 --> 00:39:06,767 Doctore gathers the men. 496 00:39:06,851 --> 00:39:09,687 Perhaps some mulsum while you wait, father. 497 00:39:10,104 --> 00:39:12,648 To celebrate your return to the games. 498 00:39:12,732 --> 00:39:15,526 You seek to ply me with honeyed wine? 499 00:39:17,445 --> 00:39:20,573 You find my weakness, and I would have it exploited. 500 00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:26,412 - I shall join you. -it disquiets your stomach too much. 501 00:39:26,495 --> 00:39:28,122 Especially in hot weather such as this. 502 00:39:28,789 --> 00:39:30,708 - It never did agree with you. -Guards! 503 00:39:30,791 --> 00:39:33,044 A trait gained from your mother. 504 00:39:33,127 --> 00:39:34,628 A presence sorely missed. 505 00:39:35,171 --> 00:39:36,505 Every day- 506 00:39:43,471 --> 00:39:45,514 Your Gaul appears ragged. 507 00:39:47,224 --> 00:39:48,726 The result of extensive training 508 00:39:48,809 --> 00:39:50,978 in preparation for the test he is yet to take. 509 00:39:51,062 --> 00:39:54,190 You set this in motion, Quintus, by purchasing the man to gain favour. 510 00:39:54,273 --> 00:39:56,233 Only after I looked into his eyes, and saw a spark, 511 00:39:56,317 --> 00:39:57,735 as you always spoke of. 512 00:39:58,611 --> 00:40:01,197 Then today presents rare opportunity. 513 00:40:01,781 --> 00:40:06,160 Auctus, a man forged beneath my rule, to face Crixus, forged beneath yours. 514 00:40:06,827 --> 00:40:09,288 The outcome to prove if son has learned 515 00:40:09,371 --> 00:40:11,624 anything of worth from father. 516 00:41:09,849 --> 00:41:11,183 Your time has come. 517 00:41:13,519 --> 00:41:16,397 Gratitude for all you have taught me. 518 00:41:17,106 --> 00:41:18,315 Fight with honour. 519 00:41:19,150 --> 00:41:21,902 And if the gods will it, die the same. 520 00:41:23,988 --> 00:41:25,197 Crixus. 521 00:41:26,240 --> 00:41:27,408 A word. 522 00:41:37,543 --> 00:41:39,587 You have shown great promise 523 00:41:39,670 --> 00:41:41,922 in practise, in exhibition against Gannicus. 524 00:41:42,131 --> 00:41:44,049 Yet this is the arena. 525 00:41:44,884 --> 00:41:47,428 This is where men become gods. 526 00:41:49,263 --> 00:41:51,515 Legions with far greater training and skill than you 527 00:41:51,599 --> 00:41:52,892 have fallen upon this sacred ground, 528 00:41:52,975 --> 00:41:55,019 many beneath Auctus' spear, 529 00:41:55,102 --> 00:41:57,438 but I do not think that you will be one of them. 530 00:41:59,023 --> 00:42:00,941 You have the blood of a champion, 531 00:42:01,483 --> 00:42:04,278 to rival any my father has ever heralded. 532 00:42:06,906 --> 00:42:10,784 Do you wish to behold such miracle come to pass? 533 00:42:11,994 --> 00:42:13,746 It is all I desire. 534 00:42:15,331 --> 00:42:17,333 Then seize fucking glory. 535 00:42:18,459 --> 00:42:20,711 And see us both proven worthy. 536 00:42:47,863 --> 00:42:50,074 Have you set Crixus to purpose? 537 00:42:50,157 --> 00:42:53,160 I stoke the flame as best I can. It is now up to the man to ignite 538 00:42:54,411 --> 00:42:56,247 or be forever extinguished. 539 00:42:57,206 --> 00:43:00,084 It is a pity it is not Gannicus, nor the Primus. 540 00:43:00,167 --> 00:43:01,919 It was well earned. 541 00:43:02,670 --> 00:43:04,797 Yet he is the one honoured, 542 00:43:05,089 --> 00:43:07,508 while his only fucking son is left to languish. 543 00:43:08,008 --> 00:43:10,344 Soon your father will attest your worth. 544 00:43:10,636 --> 00:43:12,763 Or decay into the afterlife. 545 00:43:12,846 --> 00:43:15,599 Either way, we will be free of him. 546 00:43:59,059 --> 00:44:02,313 An epic showing from the House of Batiatus, 547 00:44:02,396 --> 00:44:04,523 certain to please the gods! 548 00:44:04,606 --> 00:44:08,652 In gratitude, we will be merciful, and grant life! 549 00:44:21,832 --> 00:44:23,542 You are overly kind. 550 00:44:23,792 --> 00:44:26,420 Your house has been most accommodating, 551 00:44:26,503 --> 00:44:27,921 and should be rewarded. 552 00:44:30,758 --> 00:44:32,634 Well, gratitude. I... 553 00:44:35,387 --> 00:44:36,847 Are you unwell? 554 00:44:36,930 --> 00:44:38,932 Perhaps the excitement is too much for him. 555 00:44:40,392 --> 00:44:42,436 It is but the heat and dust. 556 00:44:42,519 --> 00:44:43,687 Water. 557 00:44:44,355 --> 00:44:47,566 I would not have torrid throat announce your final offering. 558 00:44:48,275 --> 00:44:49,651 Address the crowd? 559 00:44:52,154 --> 00:44:53,697 The honour is unfit a lanista. 560 00:44:53,781 --> 00:44:56,825 We decide what befits a lanista, Batiatus. 561 00:44:57,534 --> 00:44:59,745 Make introduction and let us move on. 562 00:45:06,543 --> 00:45:08,545 I stand humbled 563 00:45:09,546 --> 00:45:11,965 before the great people of Capua. 564 00:45:12,925 --> 00:45:15,552 My home and my heart, 565 00:45:16,387 --> 00:45:18,472 too long parted from chest. 566 00:45:20,140 --> 00:45:21,600 In gratitude, 567 00:45:22,935 --> 00:45:26,355 I present the final offering from the House of Batiatus. 568 00:45:27,898 --> 00:45:29,650 Entering the arena, 569 00:45:30,192 --> 00:45:32,194 a virgin upon its sands, 570 00:45:32,653 --> 00:45:34,905 I give you Crixus, 571 00:45:35,906 --> 00:45:37,241 Murmillo! 572 00:45:53,590 --> 00:45:55,634 His opponent, 573 00:45:56,176 --> 00:45:59,763 a warrior unmatched in skill and honour. 574 00:46:00,806 --> 00:46:02,474 I give you Auctus, 575 00:46:03,183 --> 00:46:04,560 Hoplomachus! 576 00:46:17,281 --> 00:46:18,449 Capua! 577 00:46:31,545 --> 00:46:34,465 Just like last time! Just like last time! Come on! 578 00:46:34,548 --> 00:46:35,549 Begin! 579 00:47:14,421 --> 00:47:17,049 Auctus wields spear to rival Mars himself. 580 00:47:17,132 --> 00:47:19,176 Well, he has been well trained. 581 00:47:19,259 --> 00:47:21,094 The same cannot be said of Crixus. 582 00:47:21,178 --> 00:47:24,056 Perhaps he should have remained a haulier of stone. 583 00:47:45,786 --> 00:47:48,830 Cut him through, yeah! 584 00:48:10,227 --> 00:48:11,353 Stupid fuck! 585 00:48:26,660 --> 00:48:28,161 Kill the little cunt! 586 00:48:28,245 --> 00:48:29,913 Fuck! 587 00:48:33,834 --> 00:48:35,043 Fuck! 588 00:48:39,006 --> 00:48:40,591 Fuck! 589 00:48:57,816 --> 00:48:58,900 Fuck! 590 00:49:28,764 --> 00:49:32,017 Barca has taught you well. 591 00:49:40,776 --> 00:49:41,902 Yeah! 592 00:50:00,212 --> 00:50:03,131 Crixus! Crixus! 593 00:50:14,643 --> 00:50:16,853 A fine showing, Batiatus! 594 00:50:16,937 --> 00:50:18,605 With unexpected conclusion! 595 00:50:18,689 --> 00:50:19,773 Indeed it was. 596 00:50:25,529 --> 00:50:30,450 I swear to be burned, chained, beaten, or die by the sword, 597 00:50:30,951 --> 00:50:33,870 in pursuit of honour in the arena. 598 00:50:40,460 --> 00:50:42,379 Welcome to the Brotherhood. 599 00:50:59,813 --> 00:51:01,648 Crixus proves himself. 600 00:51:03,316 --> 00:51:06,194 Perhaps even as match for Gannicus one day. 601 00:51:07,070 --> 00:51:09,030 In and out of the arena. 602 00:51:23,879 --> 00:51:25,881 You fought well, brother. 603 00:51:49,362 --> 00:51:53,200 Your Gaul, still yet a recruit, defeated a gladiator 604 00:51:53,283 --> 00:51:55,452 I considered among the best of my men. 605 00:51:58,538 --> 00:52:01,792 It would appear I underestimated Crixus. 606 00:52:04,294 --> 00:52:05,879 As I did my son. 607 00:52:08,340 --> 00:52:10,842 - You honour me, father. -You honour yourself, 608 00:52:11,635 --> 00:52:14,054 when cleared of plots and schemes. 609 00:52:14,137 --> 00:52:16,139 Thoughts far removed, never to return. 610 00:52:16,348 --> 00:52:19,226 Nothing pleases more than to see reason take hold of senses, 611 00:52:20,060 --> 00:52:22,270 and a house righting its path. 612 00:52:22,521 --> 00:52:24,731 I will see it continued in your absence. 613 00:52:24,898 --> 00:52:26,107 Absence? 614 00:52:26,733 --> 00:52:29,402 I assume you return to Sicilia. Your health... 615 00:52:29,694 --> 00:52:32,197 Seeing Crixus' victory stirred passions 616 00:52:32,280 --> 00:52:34,491 I have not felt in many years. 617 00:52:34,574 --> 00:52:37,661 The blood and the sand, the roar of the crowd, 618 00:52:37,744 --> 00:52:41,581 it lifts spirits more than change of clime could hope to offer. 619 00:52:41,915 --> 00:52:44,084 No, I will stay at your side, 620 00:52:44,334 --> 00:52:47,337 and together we shall see the House of Batiatus 621 00:52:47,420 --> 00:52:49,339 rise to former glories. 622 00:52:50,006 --> 00:52:51,591 You remain here? 623 00:52:51,716 --> 00:52:55,428 Until breath flees wearied flesh, calling me to the afterlife.