1 00:00:49,264 --> 00:00:53,393 It is a heavy thing to see a father, so strong in life, 2 00:00:53,476 --> 00:00:55,019 unable to rise. 3 00:00:55,145 --> 00:00:57,355 The weight of it keenly felt. 4 00:00:57,897 --> 00:00:59,649 Titus was much loved by this city. 5 00:01:01,151 --> 00:01:03,445 Hold comfort in the knowledge. 6 00:01:11,536 --> 00:01:14,247 The magistrate himself pays respects? 7 00:01:14,330 --> 00:01:16,416 It's a great honour. 8 00:01:16,499 --> 00:01:17,959 For my father. 9 00:01:19,461 --> 00:01:21,546 Years I wished for blistering tongue to cool, 10 00:01:21,629 --> 00:01:24,549 only to long for it to scorch ear once more. 11 00:01:26,384 --> 00:01:29,262 I know you did not wish him gone in such a manner. 12 00:01:29,763 --> 00:01:32,515 Nor did I, despite our many differences, 13 00:01:34,184 --> 00:01:36,311 and yet the gods have willed it. 14 00:01:36,561 --> 00:01:39,189 The gods had no fucking hand in this. 15 00:01:39,856 --> 00:01:42,317 Tullius alone inflicts injury. 16 00:01:43,943 --> 00:01:46,196 And how shall it be answered? 17 00:01:46,946 --> 00:01:48,198 Apologies. 18 00:01:48,364 --> 00:01:50,784 Unwelcome guest makes appearance. 19 00:01:54,996 --> 00:01:56,289 Vettius. 20 00:01:58,208 --> 00:02:00,293 Temper emotion, and greet him with measured voice. 21 00:02:00,376 --> 00:02:02,295 It would serve no purpose to have confrontation here 22 00:02:02,378 --> 00:02:04,464 in front of the magistrate. 23 00:02:04,881 --> 00:02:06,466 Good Batiatus. 24 00:02:07,217 --> 00:02:10,220 My sympathies for the passing of your father. 25 00:02:10,762 --> 00:02:13,973 A titan, standing far above all who follow. 26 00:02:14,182 --> 00:02:16,142 You come absent Tullius? I thought nothing could keep the man 27 00:02:16,226 --> 00:02:18,061 from observance of such a tragedy. 28 00:02:18,186 --> 00:02:21,356 Well, he confers with dignitaries from Antioch. 29 00:02:21,564 --> 00:02:22,774 Antioch? 30 00:02:22,857 --> 00:02:25,860 He is engaged in business there, to the further glory of the Republic. 31 00:02:26,569 --> 00:02:29,364 He sends his regrets that he could not be present. 32 00:02:29,656 --> 00:02:31,741 And a reminder 33 00:02:32,075 --> 00:02:35,829 that a bargain was struck with your father before he passed, 34 00:02:35,912 --> 00:02:37,872 concerning the sale of Gannicus. 35 00:02:38,414 --> 00:02:41,459 You dare broach subject on such a fucking day? 36 00:02:42,335 --> 00:02:45,755 We have respectfully waited for eight of them to pass. 37 00:02:47,006 --> 00:02:49,926 Your period of mourning comes to conclusion. 38 00:02:50,343 --> 00:02:51,845 Tomorrow the sun greets a ninth day, 39 00:02:51,928 --> 00:02:54,764 and with it we expect delivery of Gannicus. 40 00:02:55,348 --> 00:02:58,268 Turn desire to piss and shit, 41 00:02:58,351 --> 00:03:00,728 and see yourself well satisfied. 42 00:03:00,812 --> 00:03:02,522 Then Tullius will be forced to withdraw offer 43 00:03:02,605 --> 00:03:04,232 to include your men in the opening games 44 00:03:04,315 --> 00:03:05,567 of the new arena. 45 00:03:06,234 --> 00:03:08,152 And all that follow. 46 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,543 Titus condemns all brothers to the mines. 47 00:03:23,626 --> 00:03:25,128 Now we fucking honour him? 48 00:03:26,504 --> 00:03:30,008 He was the Dominus of this house, and deserves no less. 49 00:03:30,967 --> 00:03:33,386 Spoken as a true champion. 50 00:04:00,955 --> 00:04:02,290 Apologies. 51 00:04:03,333 --> 00:04:05,335 Batiatus summons the men. 52 00:04:16,262 --> 00:04:19,098 You will see her ashes beneath the ground? 53 00:04:20,016 --> 00:04:22,018 As is her people's custom. 54 00:04:23,519 --> 00:04:25,396 I did not know of them. 55 00:04:26,189 --> 00:04:29,859 There are many things that I did not pause to ask of her. 56 00:04:30,610 --> 00:04:33,154 Now I am but filled with questions. 57 00:04:33,446 --> 00:04:36,866 Speak of her in quiet moments and see them answered. 58 00:04:40,161 --> 00:04:41,537 Oenomaus? 59 00:04:45,792 --> 00:04:47,919 She was the rarest of women. 60 00:04:49,504 --> 00:04:52,924 A flower of beauty and compassion, in a world full of shit. 61 00:04:55,176 --> 00:04:56,302 I would assume her place, 62 00:04:56,386 --> 00:04:59,222 so that her laugh may once again fill solemn air. 63 00:05:00,014 --> 00:05:01,724 She would not wish it. 64 00:05:04,686 --> 00:05:05,812 She loved you. 65 00:05:08,856 --> 00:05:10,316 As a brother. 66 00:05:12,402 --> 00:05:13,945 As I loved her. 67 00:05:18,866 --> 00:05:22,412 We stand upon sacred ground watered with tears of blood. 68 00:05:23,538 --> 00:05:27,291 Words I have often heard in my youth by my father 69 00:05:28,501 --> 00:05:30,545 and his father before him. 70 00:05:31,587 --> 00:05:34,173 Yet only now do I truly understand them. 71 00:05:35,425 --> 00:05:40,888 We've all felt the bitter sting of loss, yet here we stand. 72 00:05:42,932 --> 00:05:45,351 We have known the agony of heart ripped 73 00:05:45,435 --> 00:05:47,603 yet beating from sundered chest. 74 00:05:47,812 --> 00:05:50,732 And yet here we stand. 75 00:05:52,108 --> 00:05:55,486 The House of Batiatus is no stranger to misfortune, 76 00:05:56,112 --> 00:05:58,197 to the cruel whims of the gods, 77 00:05:58,281 --> 00:06:00,783 and base men who would position themselves as such. 78 00:06:00,950 --> 00:06:03,453 And yet here we stand! 79 00:06:06,789 --> 00:06:10,001 This house is built atop unshakable foundations 80 00:06:11,085 --> 00:06:12,962 of honour and respect. 81 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,717 And in no man were these qualities more evident 82 00:06:17,842 --> 00:06:20,053 than Titus Lentulus Batiatus. 83 00:06:22,013 --> 00:06:23,931 I will laud my father's memory 84 00:06:24,015 --> 00:06:26,893 by seeing the House of Batiatus elevated 85 00:06:26,976 --> 00:06:29,604 beyond the imaginings of my ancestors. 86 00:06:30,146 --> 00:06:32,815 I will need all of you to see it done. 87 00:06:32,982 --> 00:06:35,485 Men of hard purpose and desire, 88 00:06:36,527 --> 00:06:39,322 let previous decisions fall aside. 89 00:06:40,823 --> 00:06:42,283 None of you will be sent to the mines, 90 00:06:42,366 --> 00:06:44,285 regardless of standing! 91 00:06:50,708 --> 00:06:52,919 The sun has set on an era. 92 00:06:53,795 --> 00:06:57,465 Let us celebrate the name Titus Lentulus Batiatus 93 00:06:57,965 --> 00:07:00,259 with drink and the clash of swords 94 00:07:00,343 --> 00:07:02,845 to carry my father to the afterlife! 95 00:07:08,351 --> 00:07:09,852 Take position! 96 00:07:13,106 --> 00:07:14,732 Will you fight your man to conclusion, 97 00:07:14,816 --> 00:07:17,235 or drop your defence and allow for hollow victory, 98 00:07:17,318 --> 00:07:19,529 as you did with me before Titus? 99 00:07:19,612 --> 00:07:21,364 You are champion now. 100 00:07:21,447 --> 00:07:23,366 Do not broach fucking subject again. 101 00:07:24,700 --> 00:07:26,536 Spill blood upon the sands, 102 00:07:26,619 --> 00:07:31,541 but live to one day die with glory and honour in the arena! 103 00:07:54,272 --> 00:07:55,356 Begin! 104 00:08:37,940 --> 00:08:39,942 This is all that remains. 105 00:08:40,818 --> 00:08:43,654 When the smoke clears and the embers die, 106 00:08:45,781 --> 00:08:48,034 the sum total of a man's life. 107 00:08:54,207 --> 00:08:57,293 This was my father's last act before his death. 108 00:08:59,295 --> 00:09:01,631 A bill of sale, transferring your ownership. 109 00:09:03,216 --> 00:09:04,717 The cause that moved you to seek audience 110 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:06,552 on the day I watched my father burn? 111 00:09:06,802 --> 00:09:09,722 Apologies, Dominus. I could wait no longer. 112 00:09:12,850 --> 00:09:15,978 We again find ourselves in unpleasant position. 113 00:09:17,813 --> 00:09:20,274 To honour my father's wishes sees you fall to control 114 00:09:20,358 --> 00:09:21,817 of a man most hated. 115 00:09:21,901 --> 00:09:25,238 To defy them sees this house forever excluded from the new arena. 116 00:09:25,321 --> 00:09:27,198 A cock in the ass from either direction. 117 00:09:29,784 --> 00:09:33,496 Speak, and give reason to see this join my father's ashes. 118 00:09:33,621 --> 00:09:35,998 I have no words towards such end. 119 00:09:36,499 --> 00:09:38,334 I come to see agreement honoured. 120 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,215 - You wish to leave this house? -I wish to see blood. 121 00:09:45,007 --> 00:09:46,676 See me delivered to Tullius' care, 122 00:09:46,759 --> 00:09:49,553 and I will see his life for your father's. 123 00:09:50,429 --> 00:09:52,056 A noble offer. 124 00:09:52,515 --> 00:09:56,143 Yet I fear your life would be forfeit in such attempt. 125 00:09:56,852 --> 00:09:58,604 A small price to pay. 126 00:10:01,023 --> 00:10:03,776 My father never aimed a favoured word towards you, 127 00:10:03,859 --> 00:10:07,321 yet you entreat to be the instrument of his vengeance. 128 00:10:08,406 --> 00:10:10,199 Or is it another you seek it for? 129 00:10:14,578 --> 00:10:17,248 You would sacrifice your life in the memory of hers? 130 00:10:17,456 --> 00:10:20,543 I would sacrifice a thousand if I but had them. 131 00:10:21,794 --> 00:10:23,838 If you had such stirrings for Melitta, 132 00:10:23,963 --> 00:10:27,883 why did you not fight harder in the contest before my father? 133 00:10:28,050 --> 00:10:29,885 You could have taken Crixus, and remained here, 134 00:10:29,969 --> 00:10:31,762 close to your heart's desires. 135 00:10:31,846 --> 00:10:33,931 The match was lost before sword was ever raised. 136 00:10:34,015 --> 00:10:36,225 The same can be said for your plans against Tullius. 137 00:10:36,392 --> 00:10:38,477 He is forever surrounded not only by his own men, 138 00:10:38,561 --> 00:10:40,730 but by good citizens who would quickly come to the aid 139 00:10:40,813 --> 00:10:42,189 of such a noble Roman. 140 00:10:42,273 --> 00:10:43,899 Then they too shall fall. 141 00:10:43,983 --> 00:10:45,234 You do not fucking think! 142 00:10:45,318 --> 00:10:49,238 This grants ownership to Tullius' lapdog Vettius. 143 00:10:50,072 --> 00:10:52,158 You would be sent to the boy's ludus in fucking Nola. 144 00:10:52,241 --> 00:10:55,244 A year could pass before you find yourself close enough to Tullius. 145 00:10:55,328 --> 00:10:57,997 I would suffer a lifetime but to have the chance to strike. 146 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,875 This house would be the one that suffers! 147 00:11:01,208 --> 00:11:03,919 A year of the greatest gladiator in the Republic 148 00:11:04,003 --> 00:11:05,671 fighting for those shits! 149 00:11:05,755 --> 00:11:09,759 A year of you needing to win each fight against my fucking men 150 00:11:10,801 --> 00:11:14,013 in the hopes of gaining an audience with Tullius. 151 00:11:15,139 --> 00:11:17,767 Will he not wish to see the man he has fought so hard to gain, 152 00:11:17,850 --> 00:11:20,728 -when so delivered? -In chains, absent weapons. 153 00:11:20,811 --> 00:11:22,938 Then I will use my hands! 154 00:11:24,023 --> 00:11:26,150 Your desires are well noted. 155 00:11:27,276 --> 00:11:30,738 I will weigh argument, and come to an answer in the balance. 156 00:11:32,823 --> 00:11:34,075 Dominus. 157 00:11:40,831 --> 00:11:42,458 Fetch more wine. 158 00:11:44,335 --> 00:11:46,337 Vettius' appearance was ill-timed. 159 00:11:46,796 --> 00:11:49,256 He is a dog, untrained where not to shit. 160 00:11:49,632 --> 00:11:52,551 The hand that grips his leash is of greater concern. 161 00:11:52,635 --> 00:11:55,429 Has Quintus voiced thought towards Tullius? 162 00:11:55,513 --> 00:11:56,764 He has not. 163 00:11:58,099 --> 00:12:02,269 Yet what would any of us do to see the death of one so loved avenged? 164 00:12:02,770 --> 00:12:04,980 The very heart of my concern. 165 00:12:05,106 --> 00:12:07,942 To take action against Tullius is to invite mortal consequence. 166 00:12:08,025 --> 00:12:09,944 He has made repeated attacks against this house. 167 00:12:10,027 --> 00:12:12,988 - You would have us do nothing? -I would have you live. 168 00:12:13,739 --> 00:12:17,284 If the situation with Tullius turns to further disadvantage, 169 00:12:17,368 --> 00:12:19,995 know that you may always seek refuge beneath my roof. 170 00:12:23,999 --> 00:12:25,167 As a friend. 171 00:12:25,418 --> 00:12:27,169 Where is the fucking wine? 172 00:12:27,253 --> 00:12:29,004 Naevia brings more. 173 00:12:30,297 --> 00:12:31,465 I should take my leave. 174 00:12:31,549 --> 00:12:33,968 No, stay. I would have your counsel. 175 00:12:34,051 --> 00:12:36,679 Gannicus presses to honour terms towards his sale. 176 00:12:36,762 --> 00:12:39,598 - Then the matter is resolved. -Fuck resolution. 177 00:12:39,682 --> 00:12:41,809 The man only desires close proximity to Tullius, 178 00:12:41,892 --> 00:12:43,644 and the villain's throat beneath his hands. 179 00:12:43,727 --> 00:12:47,231 He would kill Tullius for us? Do you believe it possible? 180 00:12:47,523 --> 00:12:49,316 You speak of madness! 181 00:12:49,442 --> 00:12:51,777 Tullius is far too cautious to ever lower guard. 182 00:12:52,361 --> 00:12:55,364 Especially in the presence of a man loyal to the House of Batiatus. 183 00:12:55,614 --> 00:12:58,117 And what would brave Solonius do in my fucking position? 184 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,244 Turn blind eye towards the murder of his father? 185 00:13:00,578 --> 00:13:03,080 He would be certain to strike appropriate target. 186 00:13:04,081 --> 00:13:06,167 What if Tullius had no hand in this? 187 00:13:06,250 --> 00:13:08,377 His gift of wine was tainted with death. 188 00:13:08,461 --> 00:13:10,337 But was it by Tullius' hand? 189 00:13:10,421 --> 00:13:12,381 Or another moved by equal grievance? 190 00:13:12,965 --> 00:13:15,217 What if Vettius is the true cause of this? 191 00:13:15,384 --> 00:13:17,470 The boy's hatred for you is well known. 192 00:13:18,721 --> 00:13:20,222 You are right. 193 00:13:20,389 --> 00:13:23,058 Vengeance would stand a hollow vessel were it not filled with retribution 194 00:13:23,142 --> 00:13:25,019 against all who have injured this house. 195 00:13:25,102 --> 00:13:26,604 Including young Vettius. 196 00:13:26,687 --> 00:13:29,315 - You twist my intention! -He but straightens purpose. 197 00:13:29,398 --> 00:13:31,775 Is this not what set tragedy in motion? 198 00:13:31,859 --> 00:13:33,569 Arrogance and impatience? 199 00:13:33,652 --> 00:13:35,154 You are forever reaching beyond grasp, 200 00:13:35,237 --> 00:13:37,156 and dragging those beside you as you fall. 201 00:13:37,239 --> 00:13:38,824 And you have never had the stomach to do what it takes 202 00:13:38,908 --> 00:13:40,576 to make a fucking name in this world! 203 00:13:40,659 --> 00:13:42,786 Good Solonius, forever bowing and scraping 204 00:13:42,870 --> 00:13:44,497 in the shit of his betters. 205 00:13:44,580 --> 00:13:46,499 Is it any wonder no woman would have you? 206 00:13:47,416 --> 00:13:49,793 Emotion carries us beyond reason. 207 00:13:50,461 --> 00:13:52,254 Solonius has been as a brother to us. 208 00:13:54,256 --> 00:13:57,551 It has been a trying day in a long succession of many. 209 00:13:57,676 --> 00:13:58,928 Apologies. 210 00:14:00,137 --> 00:14:02,181 I have asked much of our friendship, with little reward. 211 00:14:02,264 --> 00:14:05,768 Yet I must seek more, 212 00:14:05,851 --> 00:14:09,230 if we are to see injuries against our house redressed. 213 00:14:12,942 --> 00:14:14,401 What are your thoughts? 214 00:14:15,402 --> 00:14:17,029 They yet stand clouded. 215 00:14:17,112 --> 00:14:20,574 Come, let us put our minds together, and see them cleared. 216 00:14:41,804 --> 00:14:44,139 This mark carries great honour. 217 00:14:45,808 --> 00:14:48,143 And even greater responsibility. 218 00:14:49,436 --> 00:14:52,147 Melitta held many years as my body slave 219 00:14:55,109 --> 00:14:58,153 and shall be missed beyond the measure of words. 220 00:15:02,074 --> 00:15:04,618 I expect equal loyalty from you now. 221 00:15:05,995 --> 00:15:09,456 You are always to stand by my side, never to leave it. 222 00:15:09,957 --> 00:15:12,334 Or this house, as Diona chose. 223 00:15:14,253 --> 00:15:16,463 I understand why she fled. 224 00:15:18,215 --> 00:15:20,426 It was an unfortunate thing to be so used by men 225 00:15:20,509 --> 00:15:22,428 for base entertainment. 226 00:15:23,304 --> 00:15:25,889 I understand it, yet cannot forgive. 227 00:15:27,850 --> 00:15:29,226 Yes, Domina. 228 00:15:31,103 --> 00:15:32,563 What I can do 229 00:15:34,398 --> 00:15:39,486 is make promise that no one will ever lay hands upon you for sport. 230 00:15:40,863 --> 00:15:43,198 Your maidenhood will be preserved as a precious gift, 231 00:15:43,282 --> 00:15:45,326 and given only to the most worthy, 232 00:15:45,409 --> 00:15:47,703 as Melitta was given to Oenomaus. 233 00:15:57,630 --> 00:15:58,797 There. 234 00:16:00,257 --> 00:16:02,676 We are forever bound to each other. 235 00:16:03,260 --> 00:16:06,972 Bring oil and a sharpened blade. I would be rid of this fucking beard. 236 00:16:07,389 --> 00:16:08,432 Solonius? 237 00:16:08,515 --> 00:16:10,851 His courage hardened, and hands set to task. 238 00:16:10,934 --> 00:16:13,062 Then you have come to decision. 239 00:16:13,145 --> 00:16:15,230 One that not even good Tullius will see coming. 240 00:16:15,314 --> 00:16:17,191 Gather my father's ashes, and tell Oenomaus 241 00:16:17,274 --> 00:16:19,943 to prepare Gannicus to leave these walls. 242 00:16:30,412 --> 00:16:32,706 Batiatus again spits in my face? 243 00:16:32,790 --> 00:16:34,750 News absent surprise. 244 00:16:35,250 --> 00:16:38,504 A snake by nature favours manoeuvring upon its belly. 245 00:16:38,629 --> 00:16:41,131 I would stand upright among honourable men. 246 00:16:44,051 --> 00:16:45,928 Where does he take Gannicus? 247 00:16:46,011 --> 00:16:49,848 Batiatus sent me to secure sale to the Syrian trader Galeagra. 248 00:16:50,265 --> 00:16:52,101 By morning, Gannicus will be on a ship 249 00:16:52,184 --> 00:16:54,186 sailing towards points unknown, 250 00:16:54,353 --> 00:16:56,105 forever beyond your reach. 251 00:16:57,439 --> 00:16:59,525 You aided Batiatus in this? 252 00:16:59,983 --> 00:17:03,862 I have known the man for many years. I was conflicted. 253 00:17:04,279 --> 00:17:05,280 As am I. 254 00:17:07,241 --> 00:17:10,285 On whether to strip flesh from your fucking face! 255 00:17:10,369 --> 00:17:11,954 Wait! I came to you with this. 256 00:17:12,037 --> 00:17:13,330 After the fact. 257 00:17:13,414 --> 00:17:17,418 There is still time. He meets the Syrian at the edge of the city. 258 00:17:21,088 --> 00:17:22,631 Gather the men. 259 00:17:23,924 --> 00:17:27,052 I cannot believe even Batiatus so thick, 260 00:17:27,136 --> 00:17:29,304 as to imagine concealing such an act. 261 00:17:29,471 --> 00:17:32,558 He will spin story of Gannicus escaping 262 00:17:33,183 --> 00:17:36,311 to perhaps follow his slave girl Diona, who recently went to foot. 263 00:17:36,395 --> 00:17:39,565 He thinks me the fool to accept the tale? 264 00:17:39,815 --> 00:17:41,817 Batiatus knows you will summon him to meeting 265 00:17:41,900 --> 00:17:43,235 to discuss the matter. 266 00:17:43,318 --> 00:17:45,988 He lays plans to see much coin in your men's hands. 267 00:17:46,071 --> 00:17:50,159 Payment in aid against your life when he stands before you. 268 00:17:51,785 --> 00:17:53,287 The fucking cock on him. 269 00:17:57,416 --> 00:18:01,086 Batiatus has always thought himself above those around him. 270 00:18:01,462 --> 00:18:03,213 Even closest friend. 271 00:18:05,507 --> 00:18:07,801 I shall prove the notion false. 272 00:18:09,011 --> 00:18:11,847 And see fucking son join his father. 273 00:18:29,239 --> 00:18:30,783 Where are they? 274 00:18:31,283 --> 00:18:33,702 - I'll search ahead. -Stay where you are. 275 00:18:33,786 --> 00:18:36,079 I will not have you from my fucking side. 276 00:18:36,205 --> 00:18:39,708 If you had sold me to Tullius, no one else's life would be at risk. 277 00:18:39,792 --> 00:18:42,127 With great risk comes great reward. 278 00:18:42,211 --> 00:18:43,545 And I would have mine. 279 00:18:46,048 --> 00:18:47,800 The Syrians arrive. 280 00:18:56,016 --> 00:18:58,852 I grow weary of these games, Batiatus. 281 00:19:00,854 --> 00:19:03,232 And would see them to bitter end. 282 00:19:04,066 --> 00:19:05,442 As would I. 283 00:19:19,915 --> 00:19:24,211 Come, let us embrace, you fucking cunt. 284 00:20:01,039 --> 00:20:02,291 Ashur! 285 00:20:04,918 --> 00:20:06,795 Fucking kill him, Barca! 286 00:20:15,470 --> 00:20:17,431 Fuck you, you fucking shit! 287 00:20:17,598 --> 00:20:18,807 You fuck! 288 00:20:32,571 --> 00:20:33,947 Wait, hold! 289 00:20:35,032 --> 00:20:36,366 I said hold! 290 00:20:41,830 --> 00:20:44,750 Such a death would be far too quick. 291 00:20:47,669 --> 00:20:48,921 Bind him. 292 00:20:57,679 --> 00:20:58,889 And you. 293 00:21:02,726 --> 00:21:05,729 You played your part to fucking perfection! 294 00:21:07,814 --> 00:21:09,566 It was not difficult. 295 00:21:09,650 --> 00:21:11,860 When passion for vengeance overtakes caution, 296 00:21:11,944 --> 00:21:14,488 even the keenest of minds is easily deceived. 297 00:21:14,571 --> 00:21:16,698 Modest to the fucking last. 298 00:21:17,115 --> 00:21:20,202 See these bodies put to grass and get yourself to the Medicus. 299 00:21:20,285 --> 00:21:23,497 - You're sure to your purpose? -My path has never been clearer. 300 00:21:26,208 --> 00:21:27,668 Good Tullius. 301 00:21:30,420 --> 00:21:32,381 Let us have final words, 302 00:21:32,589 --> 00:21:34,633 before you depart this life. 303 00:21:44,476 --> 00:21:46,395 The lamb finally wakes. 304 00:21:48,605 --> 00:21:50,107 Calm yourself. 305 00:21:50,232 --> 00:21:51,942 I merely wish to break words. 306 00:21:54,027 --> 00:21:57,322 Seek to raise alarm, and find throat slit well in advance of aid. 307 00:21:57,406 --> 00:21:58,949 We are clear? 308 00:22:04,705 --> 00:22:06,373 You are fucking dead. 309 00:22:06,456 --> 00:22:09,835 Threats absent form without Tullius to support them. 310 00:22:11,044 --> 00:22:12,295 What have you done to him? 311 00:22:12,754 --> 00:22:14,923 Not me. I have done nothing. 312 00:22:15,924 --> 00:22:19,094 In all of this, I have never known quarrel with good Tullius. 313 00:22:19,261 --> 00:22:22,723 Yet Batiatus, he is of a contrary nature. 314 00:22:23,432 --> 00:22:27,728 And moves even as we speak to end his conflict with your man. Forever. 315 00:22:28,603 --> 00:22:30,856 The opening of the arena is upon us. 316 00:22:30,939 --> 00:22:32,524 Tullius' absence will be noted 317 00:22:32,649 --> 00:22:35,027 and your part in it quick upon heel. 318 00:22:35,110 --> 00:22:36,695 You are mistaken. 319 00:22:36,778 --> 00:22:39,614 No one will suspect Tullius has left this world. 320 00:22:39,740 --> 00:22:41,783 Not when trusted Vettius heralds news 321 00:22:41,867 --> 00:22:44,619 that he has unexpectedly set sail abroad 322 00:22:44,786 --> 00:22:47,372 to attend pressing matters in Antioch. 323 00:22:47,456 --> 00:22:50,500 What would move tongue to voice such fucking lie? 324 00:22:50,834 --> 00:22:53,920 It would more easily form words to see you and Batiatus 325 00:22:54,004 --> 00:22:56,006 executed for your crimes. 326 00:22:56,214 --> 00:22:58,216 Based upon what evidence? 327 00:22:58,550 --> 00:23:01,344 We were not found knife in hand, kneeling beside body. 328 00:23:01,470 --> 00:23:05,640 A body which even now Batiatus conceals beyond reach of human eyes. 329 00:23:06,475 --> 00:23:09,728 No, my concern rests with your safety. 330 00:23:12,314 --> 00:23:15,150 Attempt to raise unwarranted suspicion, 331 00:23:15,525 --> 00:23:18,570 and Batiatus would be sure to take of fence. 332 00:23:18,820 --> 00:23:21,573 And without Tullius to protect you... 333 00:23:25,869 --> 00:23:27,746 Youth finally matures. 334 00:23:29,456 --> 00:23:32,834 Now we have settled issue, let us turn to other matters 335 00:23:33,001 --> 00:23:35,003 of a more personal nature. 336 00:23:39,174 --> 00:23:40,967 All things change. 337 00:23:41,301 --> 00:23:45,305 What we hold close to our hearts eventually pass from this world. 338 00:23:48,350 --> 00:23:51,186 And what we once turned from in disgust, 339 00:23:52,854 --> 00:23:54,481 we embrace as necessity. 340 00:23:58,735 --> 00:24:00,278 Raise your eyes. 341 00:24:03,907 --> 00:24:05,534 What do you see? 342 00:24:05,867 --> 00:24:07,661 The Domina of the house. 343 00:24:07,953 --> 00:24:09,371 Is that all? 344 00:24:10,413 --> 00:24:11,915 I see a woman, 345 00:24:12,332 --> 00:24:14,459 unlike any I have seen before. 346 00:24:15,961 --> 00:24:17,170 Better. 347 00:24:18,046 --> 00:24:22,384 I did not think I had pleased you when last called to your chambers. 348 00:24:24,761 --> 00:24:27,305 I love my husband, beyond all men. 349 00:24:29,307 --> 00:24:31,643 And I would do anything for him. 350 00:24:32,561 --> 00:24:34,104 And his legacy. 351 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,902 I do not seek pleasure. I need only your cock. 352 00:24:41,695 --> 00:24:44,823 Speak of this, and see it parted from your body. 353 00:24:52,539 --> 00:24:53,915 Yes, Domina. 354 00:24:56,042 --> 00:24:58,003 Your hair and your beard 355 00:24:59,880 --> 00:25:02,507 give the appearance of a fucking animal. 356 00:25:02,591 --> 00:25:06,011 I would have you reformed into the semblance of a man 357 00:25:06,553 --> 00:25:09,806 to make the lie I must tell myself more convincing. 358 00:25:48,261 --> 00:25:50,263 A game well played, Batiatus. 359 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:54,476 Now let us come to terms. 360 00:25:56,937 --> 00:26:00,398 Your man Gannicus obviously means a great deal to you 361 00:26:01,066 --> 00:26:03,109 to press to such extremes. 362 00:26:04,402 --> 00:26:06,696 I will cease my pursuit of him. 363 00:26:06,905 --> 00:26:08,281 Offer more. 364 00:26:08,448 --> 00:26:11,576 I will see your house take prominence in all upcoming games. 365 00:26:12,661 --> 00:26:13,787 More. 366 00:26:14,079 --> 00:26:16,206 Speak desire, and see it attended. 367 00:26:16,331 --> 00:26:19,042 I desire to see you suffer, 368 00:26:19,125 --> 00:26:21,211 as I have suffered at your fucking hands. 369 00:26:21,294 --> 00:26:24,214 Your suffering has only begun, lanista, 370 00:26:25,090 --> 00:26:27,634 when it is discovered what you have done to me! 371 00:26:27,717 --> 00:26:30,762 You will not be discovered, nor missed. 372 00:26:31,721 --> 00:26:34,933 Solonius moves young Vettius towards offering proper explanation 373 00:26:35,058 --> 00:26:36,893 for your disappearance. 374 00:26:36,977 --> 00:26:38,103 Vettius? 375 00:26:38,353 --> 00:26:40,146 The city will mourn. 376 00:26:40,522 --> 00:26:43,400 Soon your name will be spoken of less and less, 377 00:26:43,525 --> 00:26:46,236 until it is lost to history. 378 00:26:46,528 --> 00:26:49,906 I should have had your life at the beginning of this. 379 00:26:51,074 --> 00:26:52,867 The mistake is mine, 380 00:26:53,535 --> 00:26:57,706 having stayed hand in respect of your father. 381 00:26:58,623 --> 00:26:59,874 Respect? 382 00:27:07,716 --> 00:27:10,802 Then pay it to the remains of the man himself! 383 00:27:11,886 --> 00:27:15,849 Tell him! Tell him how high you hold him, 384 00:27:15,932 --> 00:27:19,394 even as your poisoned wine robs him of fucking life! 385 00:27:19,519 --> 00:27:22,063 Tell him! Tell him, you fucking shit! 386 00:27:23,064 --> 00:27:26,443 Why should I strike against your father? 387 00:27:27,402 --> 00:27:29,404 He was an honourable Roman. 388 00:27:30,530 --> 00:27:33,450 A man who knew his place. 389 00:27:34,075 --> 00:27:35,744 As I know yours. 390 00:27:37,162 --> 00:27:39,748 There will be an accounting, Batiatus. 391 00:27:41,750 --> 00:27:45,295 For this and everything that follows. 392 00:27:47,088 --> 00:27:49,549 The gods will see to it someday. 393 00:27:50,633 --> 00:27:52,260 But not this one. 394 00:28:48,108 --> 00:28:50,110 This arena was your life. 395 00:28:50,652 --> 00:28:52,362 Add to its foundations. 396 00:29:18,346 --> 00:29:19,973 Capua! 397 00:29:26,604 --> 00:29:29,107 Have eyes ever beheld such a sight? 398 00:29:29,274 --> 00:29:31,234 The laurel crown of the Republic. 399 00:29:31,317 --> 00:29:34,571 Its majesty even more evident when viewed from the pulvinus. 400 00:29:35,029 --> 00:29:37,031 A great honour to be invited by Tullius. 401 00:29:37,157 --> 00:29:38,533 One I fear undeserved, 402 00:29:38,616 --> 00:29:41,327 yet he is a difficult man to turn from. 403 00:29:41,411 --> 00:29:43,872 A fact well known to all present. 404 00:29:44,247 --> 00:29:46,875 I am surprised by his delay. The opening of the arena 405 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:48,877 has been the only subject on his tongue. 406 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,754 Now he stands late to his own celebration. 407 00:29:59,179 --> 00:30:00,513 Apologies. 408 00:30:01,890 --> 00:30:05,310 Tullius regrets he will be absent altogether. 409 00:30:05,727 --> 00:30:08,021 What could wrest him from so high a perch? 410 00:30:08,104 --> 00:30:10,607 Pressing concerns abroad in Antioch. 411 00:30:10,940 --> 00:30:13,485 His departure was unexpected. 412 00:30:14,235 --> 00:30:16,821 The arena would not exist without Tullius. 413 00:30:17,489 --> 00:30:20,241 We would not be standing here, if it weren't for his actions. 414 00:30:20,325 --> 00:30:22,243 We should halt the celebrations until his return. 415 00:30:22,327 --> 00:30:24,120 Agreed. I shall address the crowd... 416 00:30:24,204 --> 00:30:28,249 Tullius sends hard instruction for ceremony to carry without him. 417 00:30:29,709 --> 00:30:31,920 This arena was a gift to his beloved city. 418 00:30:32,587 --> 00:30:34,506 He would not see misfortune 419 00:30:34,589 --> 00:30:36,758 stand in the way of the giving of it. 420 00:30:36,841 --> 00:30:39,511 A most gracious offer, well received. 421 00:30:40,011 --> 00:30:42,263 Come. Haunt Tullius' place by my side, 422 00:30:42,430 --> 00:30:44,265 possessing his spirit for the occasion. 423 00:30:44,349 --> 00:30:46,726 Again, I must offer apology. 424 00:30:46,809 --> 00:30:50,021 I make preparations to follow Tullius to Antioch. 425 00:30:50,104 --> 00:30:52,398 What of your ventures here? Your ludus? 426 00:30:52,482 --> 00:30:55,527 I am retiring from the lowly call of the lanista, 427 00:30:56,569 --> 00:30:59,948 in favour of station more befitting a man of breeding. 428 00:31:00,031 --> 00:31:03,201 What will become of your men? They fight this very day. 429 00:31:03,535 --> 00:31:06,329 I would not see your brief labours turn to naught. 430 00:31:06,412 --> 00:31:09,374 Solonius and I can make fair offer to divide them. 431 00:31:09,457 --> 00:31:12,335 Deeply appreciated, yet unnecessary. 432 00:31:12,627 --> 00:31:14,796 Solonius and I have already come to terms. 433 00:31:15,922 --> 00:31:16,965 Terms? 434 00:31:17,048 --> 00:31:19,842 I have transferred deed to all my gladiators to Solonius, 435 00:31:20,969 --> 00:31:24,347 under whose noble banner they will fight this day. 436 00:31:24,430 --> 00:31:26,683 You are indeed blessed, Solonius. 437 00:31:26,766 --> 00:31:29,894 Your ludus now stands above all others in sheer numbers. 438 00:31:29,978 --> 00:31:32,272 May the gods continue to show favour. 439 00:31:33,565 --> 00:31:35,358 I must take my leave. 440 00:31:35,775 --> 00:31:38,820 Give good Solonius all consideration towards future games. 441 00:31:40,154 --> 00:31:42,490 Tullius and I will have it so. 442 00:31:44,409 --> 00:31:47,704 You are overly generous. Come. I would see you away. 443 00:31:52,166 --> 00:31:53,793 The boy all but runs from us. 444 00:31:58,089 --> 00:32:00,550 Vettius has always been little more than Tullius' pet. 445 00:32:00,925 --> 00:32:04,262 Is it any wonder he runs to heel when leash is jerked? 446 00:32:05,013 --> 00:32:06,347 Batiatus speaks truth. 447 00:32:06,431 --> 00:32:08,933 Let us put absent friends from mind, 448 00:32:09,017 --> 00:32:11,185 and turn towards the glories of the day. 449 00:32:18,651 --> 00:32:19,736 You have done well. 450 00:32:19,819 --> 00:32:22,113 I but dance to the yank of strings. 451 00:32:22,196 --> 00:32:24,115 Avoid them forming a noose, 452 00:32:24,198 --> 00:32:26,909 and never return to Capua while I draw breath. 453 00:32:27,035 --> 00:32:29,203 I pray for the day it ceases. 454 00:32:32,248 --> 00:32:34,334 We were supposed to divide Vettius' men among us. 455 00:32:34,417 --> 00:32:36,210 What the fuck are you doing? 456 00:32:36,294 --> 00:32:38,713 What it takes to make a name in this world. 457 00:32:38,838 --> 00:32:41,799 After years of "bowing and scraping in shit". 458 00:32:41,883 --> 00:32:43,051 Is that what this is about? 459 00:32:43,134 --> 00:32:45,720 A few words spoken in anger, absent thought? 460 00:32:45,887 --> 00:32:47,138 A few words? 461 00:32:47,221 --> 00:32:48,806 You name me friend and brother, 462 00:32:48,890 --> 00:32:52,435 yet at every turn remind that I lack this trait or that. 463 00:32:52,518 --> 00:32:56,064 You take information given in aid and move against Tullius, 464 00:32:56,147 --> 00:32:58,816 absent regard of the difficult position it places me. 465 00:32:58,900 --> 00:33:00,401 You talk of nothing. 466 00:33:00,485 --> 00:33:04,072 Every tongue that is not your own is accused of the same. 467 00:33:04,906 --> 00:33:07,367 It has taken years and the price of blood, 468 00:33:07,450 --> 00:33:09,577 but I at last see you for what you are, 469 00:33:10,119 --> 00:33:13,331 a man who holds no one in esteem beyond himself. 470 00:33:14,916 --> 00:33:16,751 I owe you gratitude. 471 00:33:17,293 --> 00:33:19,128 Without you to show the way, 472 00:33:19,253 --> 00:33:22,256 I would never have raised nerve to betray those closest me. 473 00:33:35,603 --> 00:33:37,438 What excuse does Solonius give? 474 00:33:38,231 --> 00:33:40,066 None that merit consideration. 475 00:33:44,112 --> 00:33:45,822 What has the crowd in such a state? 476 00:33:46,406 --> 00:33:49,117 Sextus announces executions before the games begin. 477 00:34:10,096 --> 00:34:12,265 Is that not one of yours, Batiatus? 478 00:34:12,849 --> 00:34:15,935 The girl on the end. What was her name? 479 00:34:20,982 --> 00:34:22,150 Diona. 480 00:34:27,363 --> 00:34:29,741 Diona, yes. 481 00:34:30,408 --> 00:34:32,034 Apologies, Batiatus. 482 00:34:32,118 --> 00:34:34,620 The girl was only rounded up this morning. 483 00:34:34,746 --> 00:34:37,331 If you wish her removed to be dealt with personally... 484 00:34:39,417 --> 00:34:40,460 No. 485 00:34:40,668 --> 00:34:42,754 Let her death stand as a warning 486 00:34:42,837 --> 00:34:45,089 to all others who would seek to betray me. 487 00:34:57,018 --> 00:34:59,645 Caburus is your man now, Solonius. 488 00:34:59,812 --> 00:35:02,064 Rise, and see him to purpose. 489 00:35:02,648 --> 00:35:04,025 As you wish. 490 00:36:34,323 --> 00:36:39,203 Pity to lose one so fetching. 491 00:36:40,496 --> 00:36:42,290 Soon you join, cunt. 492 00:36:45,042 --> 00:36:46,419 Doctore. 493 00:36:49,046 --> 00:36:50,464 I can fight. 494 00:36:50,798 --> 00:36:52,633 Have word with Dominus. 495 00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:56,262 I already have. 496 00:36:56,345 --> 00:36:58,764 Now aid your brothers in preparing for the day. 497 00:36:58,931 --> 00:37:01,601 You will fight again when you are able. 498 00:37:02,059 --> 00:37:03,519 Yes, Doctore. 499 00:37:10,943 --> 00:37:14,822 You will face Tasgetius and Synetos in the match before the Primus. 500 00:37:17,283 --> 00:37:19,160 Our days have been filled. 501 00:37:19,493 --> 00:37:22,872 Show all of Capua why you are considered such a prize. 502 00:37:23,164 --> 00:37:26,167 Fight, and honour the House of Batiatus. 503 00:37:26,334 --> 00:37:28,502 There are many things I would die for. 504 00:37:29,337 --> 00:37:31,547 Many things I deserve to die for, 505 00:37:32,798 --> 00:37:35,426 yet this house is no longer among them. 506 00:37:36,093 --> 00:37:37,845 Then fight for her. 507 00:37:39,388 --> 00:37:41,182 Every life you take. 508 00:37:41,432 --> 00:37:43,184 The blood you shed. 509 00:37:43,351 --> 00:37:45,853 She will see it from the afterlife. 510 00:37:50,358 --> 00:37:52,276 Then I shall fill her eyes. 511 00:37:56,322 --> 00:37:58,616 Crixus! You are first. 512 00:37:59,533 --> 00:38:00,701 Ready! 513 00:38:16,384 --> 00:38:20,471 The sands have been moistened with our first offerings of blood! 514 00:38:21,555 --> 00:38:24,058 But more is demanded on such a day. 515 00:38:24,892 --> 00:38:26,644 And you shall have it! 516 00:38:30,189 --> 00:38:32,858 The Houses of Solonius and Batiatus 517 00:38:33,901 --> 00:38:36,696 will battle each other in deadly contest. 518 00:38:37,154 --> 00:38:38,698 No mercy shown! 519 00:38:39,407 --> 00:38:41,033 No quarter given! 520 00:38:41,283 --> 00:38:45,413 The victors all to face each in the Primus! 521 00:38:52,503 --> 00:38:55,965 You will school that little shit in the ways of a true lanista. 522 00:38:56,132 --> 00:38:57,967 A lesson to be remembered. 523 00:38:58,050 --> 00:39:01,679 It shall be a spectacle the likes of which 524 00:39:01,762 --> 00:39:04,765 the gods themselves have never witnessed! 525 00:39:05,016 --> 00:39:06,559 Glory to Capua! 526 00:39:06,934 --> 00:39:08,477 Glory to Rome! 527 00:39:44,472 --> 00:39:45,598 Yes! 528 00:40:31,894 --> 00:40:32,895 Yes! 529 00:41:21,694 --> 00:41:23,070 Yes! 530 00:41:23,404 --> 00:41:27,241 Once more Gannicus proves himself a god of the arena! 531 00:41:28,409 --> 00:41:31,162 Were that Tullius here to witness such a triumph! 532 00:41:32,371 --> 00:41:35,499 Yet I fear the numbers stand against you in the Primus. 533 00:41:35,583 --> 00:41:38,002 Solonius still holds twice your men. 534 00:41:38,752 --> 00:41:40,588 Numbers are meaningless. 535 00:41:40,713 --> 00:41:43,257 A lesson good Solonius is about to discover. 536 00:41:59,106 --> 00:42:05,946 You shall stand above all others eclipsed only by the gods themselves! 537 00:42:06,280 --> 00:42:08,782 So at last we meet upon the sand. 538 00:42:09,408 --> 00:42:10,868 Two among many. 539 00:42:10,951 --> 00:42:13,037 I give no shit about other men. 540 00:42:13,120 --> 00:42:15,915 I shall prove myself against you in proper contest. 541 00:42:15,998 --> 00:42:18,292 We face Solonius' men, not each other. 542 00:42:18,417 --> 00:42:20,502 Only until they have fallen. 543 00:42:20,711 --> 00:42:23,714 Then we shall stand alone, absent thought of brotherhood. 544 00:42:24,256 --> 00:42:25,466 Attend. 545 00:42:26,467 --> 00:42:28,177 The Dominus would have words. 546 00:42:33,515 --> 00:42:37,895 Everything we have dreamed of, suffered and died for, 547 00:42:39,230 --> 00:42:42,566 the worth of it all turns upon this single moment. 548 00:42:43,150 --> 00:42:46,654 You face the House of Solonius, and his ill-gotten men. 549 00:42:47,363 --> 00:42:51,200 You stand outnumbered, but not outmatched. 550 00:42:51,784 --> 00:42:54,286 Only one man will claim victory this day 551 00:42:54,370 --> 00:42:56,914 and earn the title "the Champion of Capua." 552 00:42:57,206 --> 00:43:01,627 And by the gods, that man will be from the fucking House of Batiatus! 553 00:43:40,708 --> 00:43:42,876 Gladiators! Form! 554 00:45:00,788 --> 00:45:02,831 Many have fought this day. 555 00:45:03,415 --> 00:45:06,877 Many have died, their blood staining the sands. 556 00:45:08,003 --> 00:45:11,965 Yet this arena towers above all others in the Republic. 557 00:45:12,841 --> 00:45:14,718 It is a vast beast. 558 00:45:15,260 --> 00:45:16,970 And yet it hungers! 559 00:45:20,015 --> 00:45:22,434 Two great houses face each other, 560 00:45:23,435 --> 00:45:26,480 yet every man must ultimately stand for himself 561 00:45:26,980 --> 00:45:28,732 and himself alone. 562 00:45:41,912 --> 00:45:43,414 What are they doing? 563 00:45:43,497 --> 00:45:44,998 It matters not. 564 00:45:48,669 --> 00:45:51,004 Fire burns within their breasts. 565 00:45:51,839 --> 00:45:55,342 And it is fire that shall bind them in final contest! 566 00:46:10,274 --> 00:46:12,860 Fall to the sands beyond the flames, 567 00:46:12,943 --> 00:46:15,362 and find yourself removed from the Primus. 568 00:46:16,363 --> 00:46:20,242 Fall within them, and be removed from this world. 569 00:46:21,368 --> 00:46:22,870 Take position! 570 00:46:45,642 --> 00:46:47,811 Do not die before we meet. 571 00:46:51,899 --> 00:46:55,486 Split heaven with the sound of your fury! 572 00:47:03,118 --> 00:47:04,161 Begin! 573 00:47:42,658 --> 00:47:44,368 First blood to Solonius! 574 00:47:59,883 --> 00:48:00,968 Yeah! 575 00:48:45,679 --> 00:48:46,763 Yes! 576 00:49:06,742 --> 00:49:07,826 Yes! 577 00:49:08,327 --> 00:49:11,747 It's a pity you did not land more men in the Primus, Solonius. 578 00:49:11,872 --> 00:49:13,915 I fear you may be eliminated prematurely. 579 00:49:24,926 --> 00:49:26,887 Take it, you crazy fuck! 580 00:49:31,058 --> 00:49:33,226 Batiatus' men think so little of his house, 581 00:49:33,310 --> 00:49:35,520 they seek to kill each other? 582 00:50:03,423 --> 00:50:05,509 Who stands cunt now? 583 00:50:51,471 --> 00:50:52,806 Capua! 584 00:50:55,350 --> 00:50:56,476 Fuck! 585 00:51:24,129 --> 00:51:25,839 Let us press advantage, brother! 586 00:51:26,006 --> 00:51:27,507 Kill Gannicus, 587 00:51:28,341 --> 00:51:30,844 and decide who is champion between us! 588 00:51:32,429 --> 00:51:33,472 No! 589 00:51:39,394 --> 00:51:42,481 Your men again set upon each other before common foe are defeated. 590 00:51:42,564 --> 00:51:45,192 To be expected when animals are not properly trained. 591 00:51:47,402 --> 00:51:49,237 Gannicus is mine! 592 00:52:23,688 --> 00:52:25,482 It appears odds have shifted. 593 00:52:48,255 --> 00:52:50,340 The odds return to balance. 594 00:53:52,277 --> 00:53:53,486 Yes, yes. 595 00:54:59,427 --> 00:55:00,428 Yes! 596 00:55:21,241 --> 00:55:22,283 Yes! 597 00:55:22,367 --> 00:55:25,912 The House of Batiatus stands fucking triumphant! 598 00:55:27,747 --> 00:55:29,082 Apologies. 599 00:55:29,457 --> 00:55:32,544 None required. A most impressive showing. 600 00:55:32,836 --> 00:55:34,546 I do but honour this city. 601 00:55:34,629 --> 00:55:36,923 And my champion continues to do the same. 602 00:55:37,132 --> 00:55:39,926 I have mind towards your man for my own games. 603 00:55:40,010 --> 00:55:41,094 As do I. 604 00:55:41,177 --> 00:55:43,430 Listen how he ignites the crowd. 605 00:55:48,059 --> 00:55:51,688 Gannicus! Gannicus! Gannicus! Gannicus! 606 00:55:56,651 --> 00:55:58,445 Would they not forever remember this day, 607 00:55:58,528 --> 00:56:00,321 and the men responsible for it, 608 00:56:00,447 --> 00:56:02,824 if Gannicus were granted freedom? 609 00:56:03,950 --> 00:56:05,201 Freedom? 610 00:56:05,577 --> 00:56:07,537 I would have granted the same in deference to the crowd, 611 00:56:07,620 --> 00:56:09,039 had my man survived. 612 00:56:09,122 --> 00:56:11,082 An excellent suggestion. 613 00:56:11,458 --> 00:56:13,501 You can always train another gladiator. 614 00:56:13,585 --> 00:56:15,962 Yet to conclude the opening ceremonies 615 00:56:16,129 --> 00:56:18,048 with such a blessing... 616 00:56:18,840 --> 00:56:21,301 As I said, I but honour this city. 617 00:56:34,731 --> 00:56:37,901 Gannicus has proven himself to the city of Capua! 618 00:56:39,444 --> 00:56:41,154 Let him be rewarded 619 00:56:42,363 --> 00:56:43,823 with freedom! 620 00:56:51,623 --> 00:56:54,584 Gannicus! Gannicus! Gannicus! 621 00:57:07,055 --> 00:57:10,183 Gannicus! Gannicus! Gannicus! 622 00:57:18,483 --> 00:57:20,401 Yeah! 623 00:57:22,028 --> 00:57:25,532 After all we have suffered, Gannicus is still lost to us. 624 00:57:25,615 --> 00:57:27,450 I offered the man coin, 625 00:57:27,534 --> 00:57:32,038 freedom to come and go as he pleases, if he would yet fight for our house. 626 00:57:33,164 --> 00:57:34,624 Memories haunt the man, 627 00:57:35,917 --> 00:57:38,044 drive him from our walls. 628 00:57:39,963 --> 00:57:42,757 Crixus afforded himself well in the games. 629 00:57:43,883 --> 00:57:45,760 Let us turn our hope towards him, 630 00:57:46,553 --> 00:57:49,806 that he may bring us honour and good fortune. 631 00:57:55,520 --> 00:57:56,563 Yes. 632 00:57:57,230 --> 00:57:59,524 Let us place our stock in the Gaul 633 00:57:59,858 --> 00:58:02,235 and see what ends he may service. 634 00:58:02,902 --> 00:58:04,904 Real proud of you, brother. 635 00:58:07,740 --> 00:58:11,244 I shall join you one day, you mad fuck. 636 00:58:12,745 --> 00:58:14,747 Of that there is no doubt. 637 00:58:28,178 --> 00:58:30,430 We have not yet had proper contest. 638 00:58:30,597 --> 00:58:33,433 Win your own freedom, and seek me out. 639 00:58:40,940 --> 00:58:42,150 Crixus. 640 00:58:44,861 --> 00:58:48,281 I was given this when I became champion of this house. 641 00:58:55,121 --> 00:58:57,707 Wear it with more honour than I have. 642 00:59:28,738 --> 00:59:30,782 You have earned the rudis, 643 00:59:31,199 --> 00:59:33,910 proof you no longer stand as slave. 644 00:59:43,461 --> 00:59:45,129 A lifetime of blood. 645 00:59:45,213 --> 00:59:46,631 And victory. 646 00:59:47,382 --> 00:59:51,135 It lifts troubled heart to see my brother gain his freedom. 647 00:59:51,427 --> 00:59:53,680 Melitta would have been proud. 648 00:59:59,310 --> 01:00:00,436 Oenomaus... 649 01:00:08,403 --> 01:00:09,904 She loved you. 650 01:00:11,239 --> 01:00:12,865 Above all others. 651 01:00:16,786 --> 01:00:18,496 The thought shall keep me warm, 652 01:00:18,579 --> 01:00:20,581 until I join her in the afterlife. 653 01:00:21,541 --> 01:00:23,459 And I shall meet you both there. 654 01:01:31,444 --> 01:01:32,695 Doctore. 655 01:01:34,530 --> 01:01:36,532 Begin the day's training. 656 01:01:46,626 --> 01:01:48,127 First position! 657 01:01:57,345 --> 01:02:00,473 I would not hear the name Gannicus spoken within these walls, 658 01:02:00,556 --> 01:02:03,810 nor that of Tullius or his cock-eating apprentice. 659 01:02:04,227 --> 01:02:06,437 Such things are of the past. 660 01:02:08,689 --> 01:02:11,317 Let us look towards a brighter future. 661 01:02:12,318 --> 01:02:14,320 My eyes are firmly fixed. 662 01:02:21,160 --> 01:02:23,496 We will see this house elevated. 663 01:02:24,414 --> 01:02:26,666 Beyond my father, beyond Solonius, 664 01:02:26,833 --> 01:02:29,335 beyond the fucking gods themselves. 665 01:02:30,378 --> 01:02:33,005 We will leave our mark upon this city. 666 01:02:33,131 --> 01:02:34,507 And one day, 667 01:02:35,258 --> 01:02:38,428 we will see proper reward for all we have done. 668 01:02:42,098 --> 01:02:44,892 I have done this thing because it is just. 669 01:02:46,018 --> 01:02:47,812 Blood demands blood. 670 01:02:48,688 --> 01:02:51,482 We have lived and lost 671 01:02:52,191 --> 01:02:54,902 at the whims of our masters for too long. 672 01:02:55,653 --> 01:02:57,530 I would not have it so. 673 01:03:00,408 --> 01:03:04,328 Your lives are your own, forge your own path. 674 01:03:04,412 --> 01:03:06,247 Or join with us, 675 01:03:07,373 --> 01:03:10,793 and together, we shall see Rome tremble!