1 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,920 It won't be long before the cool waters of Tivoli spout from the fountains in 2 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:21,920 Caesar's gardens. 3 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,760 Another glorious achievement for our divine Caesar, hero of the battlefield. 4 00:00:26,340 --> 00:00:27,700 Watch your tongue, Peronius. 5 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,540 Caligula has eyes and ears everywhere, so be careful. 6 00:00:30,860 --> 00:00:32,020 You could lose your head. 7 00:00:34,730 --> 00:00:39,570 Only the other day he exclaimed in the circus, I only wish the people had one 8 00:00:39,570 --> 00:00:43,850 head. And he made the unfortunate Lentulus maintain his promise to 9 00:00:43,850 --> 00:00:45,110 life for the health of his emperor. 10 00:00:45,470 --> 00:00:48,390 And don't forget he had his cousin Gemellus tortured to death because his 11 00:00:48,390 --> 00:00:49,390 smelled of medicine. 12 00:00:50,270 --> 00:00:54,470 Caesar was offended, thinking he had taken it to protect himself against his 13 00:00:54,470 --> 00:00:57,210 emperor, when the poor man had only taken a cure for his cough. 14 00:00:57,490 --> 00:00:59,270 He had no chance to prove his innocence. 15 00:01:00,430 --> 00:01:02,970 They say he practices incest with his own sisters. 16 00:01:03,550 --> 00:01:08,230 And I've also heard it said that he wanted his favorite horse, Incitatus, 17 00:01:08,230 --> 00:01:09,230 senator for life. 18 00:01:09,250 --> 00:01:11,970 We'd better get back to guard duty. Don't forget there's a banquet tonight 19 00:01:11,970 --> 00:01:12,970 the palace. 20 00:06:16,010 --> 00:06:18,250 No one else makes me feel like you do. 21 00:06:18,950 --> 00:06:20,110 Why must you lie? 22 00:06:20,470 --> 00:06:22,610 You said the same thing to Drusilla, I know. 23 00:06:23,170 --> 00:06:26,810 Your sister... Your sister's not to be trusted. 24 00:06:27,350 --> 00:06:28,970 She told Lovilla to... 25 00:06:28,970 --> 00:06:36,750 That's 26 00:06:36,750 --> 00:06:40,150 the reason, our little sister, Janet. She's still very young. 27 00:06:40,810 --> 00:06:43,450 Perhaps. But she's developing fast. 28 00:06:44,050 --> 00:06:46,660 The other day... I saw her masturbating you. 29 00:06:48,220 --> 00:06:49,920 That's because I nominated him as senator. 30 00:06:57,300 --> 00:07:03,960 All the 31 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,380 patrician women in Rome want to become mares. 32 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:09,080 Wouldn't you like to be one? 33 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,780 I don't want you to go with the others anymore. 34 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:17,220 I'm your man, you're my battalion. 35 00:07:58,650 --> 00:08:04,470 I drink to your health, Divine Sister, and to the health of your lovely 36 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,360 What causes you such mirth, divine one? 37 00:08:25,460 --> 00:08:28,960 The mere thought that I could have all these people put to death in an instant 38 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:33,400 strikes me as a hilarious idea. Don't you find it extremely amusing? 39 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,000 I certainly do. 40 00:08:37,799 --> 00:08:39,020 Let me smell your breath. 41 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:40,880 I took some medicine to my throat. 42 00:08:43,780 --> 00:08:45,900 You smell like a skunk. 43 00:08:57,490 --> 00:08:59,770 You dare to use an antidote against Caesar. 44 00:09:00,090 --> 00:09:01,270 Not very respectful. 45 00:09:01,970 --> 00:09:02,970 Take him away. 46 00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:04,710 Now. 47 00:09:05,770 --> 00:09:07,910 I meant no offense. Have mercy on me. 48 00:09:09,310 --> 00:09:14,150 I want Macronius punished for offending his emperor and his emperor's sisters. 49 00:09:14,570 --> 00:09:15,930 An unpardonable crime. 50 00:09:16,270 --> 00:09:17,270 Have him executed. 51 00:09:18,230 --> 00:09:19,990 I beg you, I have done nothing. 52 00:09:20,310 --> 00:09:21,310 No. 53 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,000 You drive me insane with desire. 54 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,200 I'll come to you tonight, Priscilla. 55 00:09:49,580 --> 00:09:53,160 Come now. Tonight I have other business to attend to. 56 00:09:55,490 --> 00:09:56,610 Oh, divinity. 57 00:10:00,990 --> 00:10:03,170 You need any help, dearest sister? 58 00:10:03,670 --> 00:10:06,650 Is Callisto's weapon not enough to satisfy you, Livina? 59 00:10:07,290 --> 00:10:09,970 Agrippina tells me he has more to offer than any man in the empire. 60 00:10:11,130 --> 00:10:14,510 Our dear brother's stallion beats him by hand. 61 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,560 Claudius Tiberius Drusus Germanicus, why do you sleep? 62 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:35,280 I was resting, Caligula. But call me your Uncle Claudius, although other 63 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:36,340 don't mean anything. 64 00:10:37,780 --> 00:10:38,820 Aren't you ashamed? 65 00:10:39,980 --> 00:10:41,480 Groveling like that at your age. 66 00:10:45,660 --> 00:10:46,660 I'm tired. 67 00:10:46,900 --> 00:10:47,940 Very tired. 68 00:10:48,860 --> 00:10:51,540 The destruction of Carthage has worn me out. 69 00:10:53,100 --> 00:10:54,920 The destruction of Carthage, indeed. 70 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:56,800 Wear yourself out down there. 71 00:11:01,860 --> 00:11:05,820 Are you enjoying yourself, sister? 72 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:20,100 Let me pass. I have an urgent message for Caesar. 73 00:11:20,590 --> 00:11:21,690 Ave, where do you come from? 74 00:11:22,050 --> 00:11:25,190 Ave, I bring news to the emperor from Germany. Let him pass. 75 00:11:31,390 --> 00:11:34,170 Make way, I bring news to Caesar from distant lands. 76 00:11:39,830 --> 00:11:41,130 A message for the emperor. 77 00:11:41,410 --> 00:11:42,650 No wonder what it could be. 78 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:03,140 Make way for the imperial messenger. 79 00:12:06,420 --> 00:12:08,020 Greetings, divine emperor of all Rome. 80 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,800 I trust that you are the bringer of good news. 81 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,040 Ah, would that I were. The tidings are sad. 82 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,160 Lentellus has betrayed you during his struggle with the Huns. 83 00:12:19,780 --> 00:12:21,040 Go on, I would hear of it. 84 00:12:21,560 --> 00:12:23,960 Oh, Caesar, there seems to be a plot against you. 85 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,280 Who plots against you? Your sister Drusilla. Bring him wine. I'll see to it 86 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:28,280 once. 87 00:12:31,850 --> 00:12:33,150 Now you shall drink to my health. 88 00:12:47,530 --> 00:12:48,530 Correus. 89 00:12:51,010 --> 00:12:52,030 At your command. 90 00:12:52,890 --> 00:12:56,750 Go with the Praetorian Guard and arrest every member of the families of Laetolus 91 00:12:56,750 --> 00:12:58,450 and Lepidus together with their slaves. 92 00:12:59,510 --> 00:13:01,850 Your orders will be carried out within the hour, Caesar. 93 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:42,840 Speak. 94 00:13:43,980 --> 00:13:45,280 No. No. 95 00:13:50,980 --> 00:13:53,340 You've got to turn that faster than that or I'll get angry. 96 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:07,620 Now, I want the names of all 97 00:14:07,620 --> 00:14:10,620 those involved in the plot against our emperor or you'll be dead. 98 00:14:11,630 --> 00:14:12,630 I don't care. 99 00:14:13,090 --> 00:14:14,110 I'll never tell you. 100 00:14:15,150 --> 00:14:17,050 You have no right to talk to me like this. 101 00:14:17,650 --> 00:14:18,770 You know who I am. 102 00:14:19,090 --> 00:14:20,090 I'm Lepidus. 103 00:14:20,850 --> 00:14:24,570 First Consul of Rome. Why should I care about the First Consul of Rome? 104 00:14:25,250 --> 00:14:27,790 As far as I'm concerned, you're just a filthy traitor. 105 00:14:53,140 --> 00:14:54,540 Good. 106 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:32,240 He won't speak. 107 00:15:32,380 --> 00:15:33,380 No? 108 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:35,080 Well, it's better. 109 00:15:36,500 --> 00:15:37,900 His loss is our gain. 110 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,360 After you have tortured him to death. 111 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:43,960 Macronius, Correus, come. 112 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,600 How does your emperor look from that position? 113 00:16:00,490 --> 00:16:04,810 Is this the way you repay those who helped you build your empire? 114 00:16:05,470 --> 00:16:09,150 I almost forgot. You were the one who suffocated the divine Tiberius with a 115 00:16:09,150 --> 00:16:10,150 cushion. 116 00:16:11,950 --> 00:16:16,730 Killing your old uncle in such a barbarous fashion was a reprehensible 117 00:16:16,730 --> 00:16:17,730 do. 118 00:16:18,490 --> 00:16:20,090 Arius. At your service, Caesar. 119 00:16:22,530 --> 00:16:24,470 I want you to slit this murderer's throat. 120 00:16:25,150 --> 00:16:29,470 And remember, when you do it, it must be done slowly. I want him to suffer. 121 00:16:46,090 --> 00:16:47,150 Ha, ha, ha. 122 00:17:32,360 --> 00:17:35,080 I don't wish you to suffer, Lepidus. Drink this. 123 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,400 Do you think I'm a fool? 124 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:01,380 I knew that the messenger was eluding. 125 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:02,720 To you. 126 00:18:03,660 --> 00:18:04,660 Alluding to me? 127 00:18:05,420 --> 00:18:07,020 Could you think anything like that? 128 00:18:07,380 --> 00:18:09,200 What reason would I possibly have? 129 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,440 Perhaps Drusilla has a reason. 130 00:18:12,260 --> 00:18:15,780 She wants her new husband to be emperor. 131 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,200 She is more than a little ambitious. 132 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:20,880 But why me? 133 00:18:21,120 --> 00:18:22,680 I'm already first lady of the empire. 134 00:18:25,180 --> 00:18:27,020 Because you want the empire for your son. 135 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:30,300 A child who... 136 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:31,960 Still sucks from a slave's nipple. 137 00:18:33,020 --> 00:18:37,960 Leave little Nero out of it. You see conspirators hiding in every corner of 138 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:41,880 palace and have anybody you suspect put to death on some feeble excuse. 139 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,700 The more you kill, the fewer enemies you have. 140 00:18:45,980 --> 00:18:50,120 With Lepidus and Macronius out of the way, who is there left to fear? 141 00:18:51,780 --> 00:18:52,980 No one at all. 142 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:58,700 But I should have Drusilla killed. 143 00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:01,140 And you. 144 00:19:02,020 --> 00:19:06,560 However, I will send you into exile on Capri for the time being. 145 00:19:15,180 --> 00:19:19,380 You must understand, if only for appearance's sake I have to send you 146 00:19:19,380 --> 00:19:20,219 have to. 147 00:19:20,220 --> 00:19:21,840 I'm grateful for your leniency. 148 00:19:22,100 --> 00:19:23,200 It's most generous. 149 00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:28,100 Try to be the same with the popular. They love you and respect you. 150 00:19:28,380 --> 00:19:32,630 No. Don't ask me that. As long as there are enemies of Caesar hidden everywhere, 151 00:19:32,770 --> 00:19:36,730 I want them. If it means putting the city to the torch, every inch of it. 152 00:20:23,530 --> 00:20:24,770 He's no inhuman. 153 00:20:25,510 --> 00:20:26,510 He's Caesar. 154 00:20:26,710 --> 00:20:28,070 It's all predestined. 155 00:20:28,710 --> 00:20:31,670 You can't change it, so stop worrying about it. 156 00:20:31,910 --> 00:20:35,410 You are soon to follow the will of the gods and fulfill the prophecy. 157 00:20:37,370 --> 00:20:42,890 Once his sisters are on Capri in exile, your way will be free to become empress. 158 00:20:49,250 --> 00:20:51,430 How can I come to Caligula's notice? 159 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,840 Leave the arrangements to me, dear. Trust in your mother. 160 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:56,540 I know one way. 161 00:20:57,180 --> 00:21:00,040 She'll want everyone in Rome to forgive him for this massacre. 162 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,380 So he'll give them a spectacle. 163 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:08,080 It's the patrician way to placate the fury of the mob, and you will be the 164 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,040 woman to fight a gladiator and win. 165 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,340 Why else do you suppose I taught you how to do battle? 166 00:21:13,940 --> 00:21:18,480 And when you were only a baby, I gave you your first lessons in lovemaking. 167 00:22:29,919 --> 00:22:33,660 Caesar, glorious ruler of the Roman Empire and the population. 168 00:22:34,060 --> 00:22:39,900 After the punitive measures taken for the plot against his divine person, 169 00:22:39,900 --> 00:22:45,660 is going to be a free distribution of grain at the end of the combat in the 170 00:22:45,660 --> 00:22:46,660 circus. 171 00:22:58,280 --> 00:22:59,280 Let's get out! 172 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,380 Just for my amusement, they'll sacrifice their lives. 173 00:24:38,510 --> 00:24:40,310 Ruby, thumbs down this time. What do you say? 174 00:24:40,730 --> 00:24:41,730 Ten. 175 00:24:42,110 --> 00:24:43,049 Make it one. 176 00:24:43,050 --> 00:24:44,050 All right. 177 00:24:48,470 --> 00:24:49,710 I hate violence. 178 00:24:50,630 --> 00:24:52,950 Unless those who perform it are put to death instantly. 179 00:25:01,930 --> 00:25:03,210 Enjoying yourself, little sister? 180 00:25:03,490 --> 00:25:06,210 More than I can say. I love the way you use your thumb. 181 00:25:07,820 --> 00:25:11,080 I'm afraid your boyfriend does not enjoy it. 182 00:25:11,380 --> 00:25:16,440 Each gladiator to die takes with him a handful of sesterces which he has bet on 183 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,820 him. You speak the truth, Caesar. 184 00:25:19,820 --> 00:25:22,040 It pains the pocket as well as the heart. 185 00:25:23,700 --> 00:25:25,180 Try to think up a new game. 186 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:26,700 I get tired. 187 00:25:27,180 --> 00:25:28,940 All this blood is so boring. 188 00:25:29,420 --> 00:25:30,740 I want to be excited. 189 00:25:31,660 --> 00:25:33,420 Leave it to me, Divine One. 190 00:25:36,110 --> 00:25:37,690 I prepared a surprise for you. 191 00:26:08,389 --> 00:26:11,590 Why then such a splendid creature to die in the arena? 192 00:26:13,310 --> 00:26:15,910 I did my best to dissuade her from entering the contest. 193 00:26:16,610 --> 00:26:19,490 Only she's a determined girl and I couldn't. 194 00:26:20,110 --> 00:26:22,110 She wanted to put her life in your hands. 195 00:26:23,890 --> 00:26:26,170 Her destiny depends on her emperor's thumb. 196 00:26:27,450 --> 00:26:28,750 Up or down. 197 00:27:28,810 --> 00:27:29,810 Yes. 198 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:30,420 I grant you two acres of land and 400 gold pieces. 199 00:28:30,740 --> 00:28:31,760 My thanks, Caesar. 200 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,480 I granted you double because you're a woman. 201 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:36,800 I want something in exchange. 202 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:39,320 I want you to emasculate him. 203 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:47,560 Do not disobey me. 204 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,920 You are ordered by your divine emperor. 205 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,320 You have no choice, Messalina. 206 00:28:55,710 --> 00:28:57,650 Obey him or you will be killed as well as me. 207 00:29:05,650 --> 00:29:08,690 You didn't obey me. 208 00:29:10,070 --> 00:29:13,990 You made a fool of me in front of the crowd. 209 00:29:15,830 --> 00:29:17,350 I want to know why you did it. 210 00:29:20,270 --> 00:29:21,550 Your pride could get you into trouble. 211 00:29:23,500 --> 00:29:26,800 I see no reason to have a gladiator turned into a eunuch. 212 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:31,000 You have courage, and your reply is sharp, but is that the real reason you 213 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:34,780 assert your will? With due respect, Caesar, I am strong because I am still a 214 00:29:34,780 --> 00:29:38,040 virgin and will remain so until I decide to change my condition. 215 00:29:38,300 --> 00:29:41,520 Are you telling me that if I order you to bed with me, you'll deny me my desire 216 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:42,499 in that too? 217 00:29:42,500 --> 00:29:44,760 Yes, I'm going to ask the judgment of Aphrodite. 218 00:29:56,940 --> 00:29:58,800 Do not call upon the goddess of love to intervene. 219 00:29:59,220 --> 00:30:04,280 She could not be fair to one whom she could only envy. 220 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:10,980 My dedication to Vespa is second only to my loyalty to you. 221 00:30:11,300 --> 00:30:15,920 And it is for you to decide my fate as you so desire. 222 00:30:18,660 --> 00:30:21,220 Please, let me go now. 223 00:31:06,220 --> 00:31:08,920 What is love? 224 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:32,360 Do not fear him, my lady. He was made a eunuch before Caesar permitted him to 225 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:33,360 attend you at the bath. 226 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:38,380 He could have been spared. I do not need assistance. I swim very well. 227 00:33:29,740 --> 00:33:31,500 The temperature is to my liking. 228 00:35:11,720 --> 00:35:13,520 I would appreciate a swimming lesson. 229 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:16,940 Didn't you hear I gave you an order? 230 00:35:17,820 --> 00:35:18,820 Yes, mistress. 231 00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:23,100 Aren't you going to remove that? 232 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:24,480 Oh, no, I cannot. 233 00:35:26,180 --> 00:35:28,440 I would have thought a eunuch had nothing there to hide. 234 00:35:33,860 --> 00:35:35,900 The gods were indeed kind to you. 235 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:37,480 It's as big as a fir tree. 236 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:40,540 It must be as Venus told us long ago. 237 00:35:41,180 --> 00:35:43,460 That if you prune a tree, its branches grow stronger. 238 00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:46,100 Come in. 239 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:36,440 Have a seat, Jack. 240 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:33,800 I will make you a 241 00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:34,800 gift, my dear. 242 00:38:35,340 --> 00:38:39,260 As soon as it is born, you shall have the son of Incitatus. 243 00:38:40,100 --> 00:38:44,580 Today, at the request of Caesar, to confer the honorary right of the 244 00:38:44,580 --> 00:38:46,280 Incitatus to sit here among us. 245 00:38:46,570 --> 00:38:50,710 As a basis for this demand, he would remind us how, when Alexander was in 246 00:38:50,710 --> 00:38:53,350 Macedon, he deified his horse, Bucephalus. 247 00:38:56,590 --> 00:38:58,510 The point Caesar makes is just. 248 00:38:58,910 --> 00:39:02,150 But I would ask you, fathers of the Senate, to imagine what the divine 249 00:39:02,150 --> 00:39:03,150 would have said. 250 00:39:04,530 --> 00:39:09,290 Well, did you hear that? Oh, noble incitators, the wise words of your 251 00:39:09,290 --> 00:39:10,290 senators. 252 00:39:11,510 --> 00:39:12,510 Listen. 253 00:39:13,480 --> 00:39:16,920 Your pretensions, Divine Caesar, are an insult to the Senate and to the people 254 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:21,680 of Rome. I envy your tongues, that they can twist such thoughts into words. Have 255 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:25,840 you forgotten who named this noble creature and covered him with glory? 256 00:39:26,240 --> 00:39:27,560 Surely you can't have forgotten. 257 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:29,000 It was the Romans. 258 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:33,840 If your opinion is that his breeding doesn't quite reach the standard of your 259 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:35,840 own, well, he has a pedigree to prove it. 260 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:39,980 It's an insult to the Senate and a front to Rome. 261 00:39:40,300 --> 00:39:42,240 I never heard of anything so ridiculous. 262 00:39:42,810 --> 00:39:49,770 Do I have to remind you as well that if it were not for my wise and just form 263 00:39:49,770 --> 00:39:54,370 of ruling, you would not be here at all. In that case, I prefer to retire and go 264 00:39:54,370 --> 00:40:01,110 to voluntary exile. As you would have it, but exile 265 00:40:01,110 --> 00:40:06,150 can be very lonely, a horrid experience, especially when you are out of favor 266 00:40:06,150 --> 00:40:08,730 with your emperor and there's no need to go. 267 00:40:09,030 --> 00:40:10,410 You can remain in the Senate. 268 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,240 And be at liberty to say anything you like there. 269 00:40:13,460 --> 00:40:16,080 I only want you to admit this horse as your equal. 270 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:30,440 Our return will disturb the peace and tranquility of Caligula. 271 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:33,020 That's the understatement of the year 50. 272 00:40:33,620 --> 00:40:35,880 I'm going to keep well out of his way for the moment. 273 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:38,360 He'll go mad when he finds we've left the island. 274 00:40:39,470 --> 00:40:43,550 It seems he's crazy already for... Miss Alina. 275 00:40:44,530 --> 00:40:47,050 I think I can deal with her. 276 00:40:47,890 --> 00:40:49,610 She's a cheap little trollop. 277 00:41:18,100 --> 00:41:23,220 Permit me, Divine Caesar, to present my friend Paiso and his young bride. 278 00:41:25,700 --> 00:41:29,420 A couple of such celebrated virtue, and they do great honor to Rome and her 279 00:41:29,420 --> 00:41:33,240 empire. My life and my property are yours to command, Divine Caesar. 280 00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:37,080 Of that we are certain. Go now and join my guests. 281 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:38,218 Thank you. 282 00:41:38,220 --> 00:41:39,340 Come. Follow me. 283 00:41:50,600 --> 00:41:52,640 A particularly revolting couple. 284 00:41:54,380 --> 00:41:56,760 I would bet a gold earring they're both virgins. 285 00:41:57,320 --> 00:41:58,320 You think? 286 00:41:58,460 --> 00:41:59,700 One look tells you. 287 00:42:06,820 --> 00:42:07,820 Arius. 288 00:42:13,240 --> 00:42:14,880 What may I do for you, Caesar? 289 00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:18,920 Contrive a way of getting our newlyweds to consummate their love in the imperial 290 00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:19,920 bedchamber. 291 00:42:20,590 --> 00:42:21,610 It shall be done. 292 00:43:39,340 --> 00:43:41,020 The marriage will now be consummated. 293 00:43:44,120 --> 00:43:45,780 According to ancient custom. 294 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:53,360 As laid down by Romulus and the venerable Caesar 295 00:43:53,360 --> 00:43:55,240 Octavian Augustus. 296 00:43:58,960 --> 00:43:59,960 Leave us now. 297 00:44:22,470 --> 00:44:23,510 Take your hands off the bride. 298 00:44:24,190 --> 00:44:25,190 She's mine. 299 00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:06,300 The consummation ceremony is not complete without the husband. 300 00:46:24,780 --> 00:46:28,600 It seems our emperor is displeased because they refused to make his horse a 301 00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:29,600 senator. 302 00:46:30,440 --> 00:46:33,360 That's because they were allowed to vote in secret. 303 00:46:33,820 --> 00:46:36,580 But he has convened another meeting. 304 00:46:37,620 --> 00:46:41,600 And they have to vote openly so he can see who's against him. 305 00:47:00,970 --> 00:47:02,930 When he's bored, watch his temper. 306 00:47:03,870 --> 00:47:05,390 Nothing seems to amuse him tonight. 307 00:47:08,790 --> 00:47:10,670 I don't want to get bored, too. 308 00:47:23,750 --> 00:47:28,290 Drink this, my divine one. It will give you vigor and the joy of living. 309 00:47:38,890 --> 00:47:39,890 It's powerful wine. 310 00:47:40,270 --> 00:47:43,390 It's good wine. There's a little crushed lotus blossom in it. 311 00:47:43,830 --> 00:47:46,150 Drink as much as you like. It's good for you. 312 00:47:46,810 --> 00:47:49,430 It was prepared especially for you by my mother. 313 00:47:50,290 --> 00:47:55,150 I think your mother knows more even than Bacchus. It's a drink fitting for an 314 00:47:55,150 --> 00:47:56,210 emperor, Miss Alina. 315 00:47:56,490 --> 00:47:57,990 Your health means a lot to her. 316 00:47:59,230 --> 00:48:00,630 Yet I don't feel well. 317 00:48:03,970 --> 00:48:06,290 Is it the return of those sisters of yours? 318 00:48:10,060 --> 00:48:11,540 They've not approached me since their return. 319 00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:16,580 I know they want me to pardon them, but I have no intention of doing so. They're 320 00:48:16,580 --> 00:48:17,580 disgraceful. 321 00:48:18,340 --> 00:48:20,480 I don't think I shall even talk to them. 322 00:48:42,220 --> 00:48:45,200 I've called you to a meeting here so as to avoid suspicion. 323 00:48:46,300 --> 00:48:51,980 If news of this plot leaks out, all of us here will fall victim to the swords 324 00:48:51,980 --> 00:48:55,780 the Praetorian Guard. Luckily, even Correus has realized at last that 325 00:48:55,780 --> 00:48:57,780 must be removed from power for the good of the Empire. 326 00:48:58,740 --> 00:49:00,160 Well, at least that's positive. 327 00:49:01,100 --> 00:49:02,600 But don't have many illusions. 328 00:49:03,340 --> 00:49:04,580 It's going to be dangerous. 329 00:49:05,840 --> 00:49:09,680 It's my duty to warn all of you that if any of my brother's legions remain 330 00:49:09,680 --> 00:49:12,360 faithful to him... The outcome is in doubt. 331 00:49:13,220 --> 00:49:14,220 I know. 332 00:49:14,360 --> 00:49:15,840 It's a difficult task. 333 00:49:16,300 --> 00:49:19,100 But a great deal of preparation has gone into it. 334 00:49:19,860 --> 00:49:24,160 Under pressure, I feel the key men should fall under our command. 335 00:49:24,660 --> 00:49:25,660 And Korea? 336 00:49:25,980 --> 00:49:29,320 He's a problem we'll have to deal with. He will have outlived his purpose. 337 00:49:29,740 --> 00:49:31,500 We need someone to lead the revolt. 338 00:49:32,760 --> 00:49:35,180 Nominal head. A man who has public approval. 339 00:49:35,840 --> 00:49:38,360 Still, Claudius has to agree if he must rule. 340 00:49:39,640 --> 00:49:42,620 He'll find he will if he believes his destiny to. 341 00:49:43,660 --> 00:49:44,980 Be careful about it, though. 342 00:49:45,660 --> 00:49:47,820 Claudius must not realize who is in this. 343 00:49:48,780 --> 00:49:49,980 It could mean the end. 344 00:49:50,280 --> 00:49:52,620 I'm sure he'd find a plot unpardonable. 345 00:49:53,060 --> 00:49:54,460 Caligula must be warned at once. 346 00:49:54,820 --> 00:49:58,520 No. His destiny is ordained. You cannot link it with yours. 347 00:50:00,440 --> 00:50:03,260 There's no other solution. 348 00:50:03,940 --> 00:50:04,940 Except to flee. 349 00:50:05,760 --> 00:50:06,760 Leave it to me. 350 00:50:07,450 --> 00:50:13,030 I have always foreseen what is right to do My advice has always served you well 351 00:50:45,130 --> 00:50:46,130 You here? 352 00:50:46,530 --> 00:50:47,990 To what do I owe this honor? 353 00:50:48,610 --> 00:50:49,910 I had trouble sleeping. 354 00:50:50,790 --> 00:50:53,770 I thought it was illuminated in here, so I wandered right in. 355 00:50:54,110 --> 00:50:58,250 I'd probably find no one else awake at this hour except you, Sage Claudius. I 356 00:50:58,250 --> 00:50:59,370 study history all night. 357 00:50:59,790 --> 00:51:02,850 You call that sage, then sage is Claudius. 358 00:51:03,350 --> 00:51:05,970 You should be a part of history. It's only right. 359 00:51:06,570 --> 00:51:10,430 Not simply sitting there studying it. I leave that to my glorious nephew. 360 00:51:11,050 --> 00:51:14,430 Your youth prevents you appreciating the... 361 00:51:18,390 --> 00:51:20,730 Humility is not one of the best requisites of greatness. 362 00:51:20,990 --> 00:51:22,670 You should not underestimate yourself. 363 00:51:23,190 --> 00:51:24,770 Your kindness is overwhelming. 364 00:51:25,250 --> 00:51:28,470 I don't know why I should merit such appraisal from you. 365 00:51:28,750 --> 00:51:31,010 Tell me the real reason that you are here. 366 00:51:31,690 --> 00:51:33,750 I'm bored with life here in the palace. 367 00:51:35,190 --> 00:51:36,950 I need some new distractions. 368 00:51:38,130 --> 00:51:39,410 A new experience. 369 00:51:40,730 --> 00:51:43,310 I'm tired of doing what a woman is supposed to do. 370 00:51:43,520 --> 00:51:50,480 It's not easy for a woman like you to satisfy her ambitions in the 371 00:51:50,480 --> 00:51:51,480 world we live in now. 372 00:51:51,900 --> 00:51:53,280 She must conform. 373 00:51:54,400 --> 00:51:57,620 But with me, you've no need to play that role. 374 00:51:58,040 --> 00:52:01,840 My impotence prevents me from treating you as others do. 375 00:52:03,180 --> 00:52:07,820 Don't resign yourself to so sad a fate. I'll soon restore your former vigor and 376 00:52:07,820 --> 00:52:10,420 make you feel a man once more. 377 00:52:11,300 --> 00:52:12,960 If you desire me. 378 00:52:13,740 --> 00:52:16,440 I'll be yours, and yours alone. 379 00:52:17,160 --> 00:52:18,700 I'll be true to you always. 380 00:53:50,740 --> 00:53:52,100 I swear 381 00:53:52,100 --> 00:54:00,620 before 382 00:54:00,620 --> 00:54:03,600 almighty Jove, I am emperor and my origins are divine. 383 00:54:24,200 --> 00:54:25,200 always been my friend. 384 00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:29,340 And I know what you are here for. 385 00:54:43,820 --> 00:54:47,620 Karius, you... You are my witness. 386 00:54:47,960 --> 00:54:52,580 You must be sure that those who follow us know that I died with dignity and 387 00:54:52,580 --> 00:54:53,580 poise. 388 00:55:04,780 --> 00:55:07,420 Long live Claudius. Long live the emperor. 389 00:57:03,880 --> 00:57:05,760 Do you think I'm beautiful, Portia? 390 00:57:06,120 --> 00:57:09,680 More beautiful than Helen of Troy. A whore worthy of the gods. 391 00:57:10,180 --> 00:57:11,520 You wicked little thing. 392 00:57:12,360 --> 00:57:16,920 But my lady, did not Jove choose a whore for his Venus? 393 00:57:17,660 --> 00:57:20,160 I want to be a vestal virgin for Claudius. 394 00:57:20,420 --> 00:57:23,460 Don't be too hard on one who already has difficulty getting it up. 395 00:57:23,800 --> 00:57:27,780 Oh, you're just envious of him because at least he doesn't drag it on the 396 00:57:28,120 --> 00:57:30,360 Oh, as an emperor, I envy him, but not as a man. 397 00:57:30,900 --> 00:57:32,100 Feet your eyes on this. 398 00:57:44,640 --> 00:57:49,000 This looks like a whorehouse. 399 00:57:49,220 --> 00:57:50,720 Get out of here. 400 00:58:10,600 --> 00:58:16,280 Only you can rouse the honor of the emperor. You give me back the... the 401 00:58:16,280 --> 00:58:23,140 strength that I had in 402 00:58:23,140 --> 00:58:28,100 my youth. This is the greatest gift that anyone can 403 00:58:28,100 --> 00:58:30,240 bestow. 404 00:58:30,960 --> 00:58:35,540 The emperor is eternally great. 405 00:59:20,160 --> 00:59:26,980 dance, to dream about having a son, having an heir to rule the empire. 406 00:59:27,640 --> 00:59:29,780 With you, suddenly everything is possible. 407 01:00:09,960 --> 01:00:13,500 None of us knew or even suspected what Claudius intended to do. 408 01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:18,540 Thanks to Amelia, she caught us red -handed. 409 01:00:18,860 --> 01:00:20,040 What you tell me is bad. 410 01:00:20,440 --> 01:00:22,060 You have to believe me. I'm telling the truth. 411 01:00:22,600 --> 01:00:25,320 Never doubt my sincerity, affection, and loyalty, Agrippina. 412 01:00:27,620 --> 01:00:32,960 I even managed to convince the Emperor Claudius to let you keep the rooms you 413 01:00:32,960 --> 01:00:35,440 occupied during the reign of Caligula. 414 01:00:36,360 --> 01:00:37,560 And what was his reaction? 415 01:00:39,530 --> 01:00:40,550 So far, no objection. 416 01:00:40,970 --> 01:00:45,050 On the contrary, she appeared to go along with the decision about you. 417 01:00:48,130 --> 01:00:49,450 Surprisingly generous of her. 418 01:00:50,050 --> 01:00:52,690 Her generosity, I hope, spreads to my Uncle Claudius. 419 01:01:05,750 --> 01:01:08,850 Careful. Don't lose control of it. You might get found out. 420 01:01:09,150 --> 01:01:11,810 And then they'll really castrate you. Sorry, my lady. 421 01:01:13,990 --> 01:01:18,610 And at once, they'll put it in your mouth and crown you with laurel leaves. 422 01:01:19,290 --> 01:01:20,290 Would they do that? 423 01:01:20,470 --> 01:01:23,570 And then you'll be roasted on the spit until you're well done. 424 01:01:24,030 --> 01:01:25,490 No, no, my lady, no. 425 01:01:25,870 --> 01:01:26,870 What do you mean, no? 426 01:01:26,930 --> 01:01:28,250 You're forbidden to say no. 427 01:01:28,950 --> 01:01:30,270 No, no, I mean yes. 428 01:01:30,690 --> 01:01:31,690 That's better. 429 01:01:32,410 --> 01:01:35,290 Otherwise, you'll be tortured before they roast you, and they'll pull out all 430 01:01:35,290 --> 01:01:36,290 your fingernails. 431 01:01:36,490 --> 01:01:37,490 One by one? 432 01:01:37,530 --> 01:01:38,530 Now get off. 433 01:01:48,430 --> 01:01:51,070 Oh, divine one, noble Agrippina wishes to see you. 434 01:01:51,350 --> 01:01:52,350 Agrippina, here. 435 01:01:53,170 --> 01:01:54,170 Does she? 436 01:01:55,010 --> 01:01:56,010 Don't wait. 437 01:01:56,450 --> 01:01:57,450 Show her in. 438 01:02:09,110 --> 01:02:10,510 I greet you, Miss Alina. 439 01:02:10,730 --> 01:02:13,170 Oh, what a surprise, my dearest niece. 440 01:02:14,030 --> 01:02:15,030 Come. 441 01:02:15,890 --> 01:02:18,730 It's a pleasure to see you here. Make yourself at home. 442 01:02:19,770 --> 01:02:23,430 I was unable to give you my congratulations earlier, so I thought it 443 01:02:23,430 --> 01:02:24,430 call on you in person. 444 01:02:30,510 --> 01:02:33,170 No status, Rony. I may need you. 445 01:02:35,370 --> 01:02:38,070 I could slip and fall in the pool. 446 01:02:40,210 --> 01:02:43,770 I don't wish to drown, and I'm sure my illustrious niece doesn't either. 447 01:02:48,410 --> 01:02:50,230 Perhaps you'd care to take a dip? Love to. 448 01:03:41,420 --> 01:03:44,420 You're really in splendid physical condition. Thank you. 449 01:03:46,180 --> 01:03:48,480 I could say the same about you, Empress. 450 01:03:49,280 --> 01:03:51,040 But I'm puzzled about something. 451 01:03:51,360 --> 01:03:52,360 About what? 452 01:03:52,760 --> 01:03:54,580 Why you're so happy with my uncle. 453 01:03:57,080 --> 01:03:59,080 Surely you're not gratified by him. 454 01:03:59,840 --> 01:04:02,800 I find his mind exciting and he's so full of spirit. 455 01:04:03,500 --> 01:04:04,740 He's a true genius. 456 01:04:05,060 --> 01:04:07,180 Oh, he's a genius, but they can't be done. 457 01:04:08,020 --> 01:04:09,420 There are other things. 458 01:04:18,500 --> 01:04:24,060 So said the great Titus Livius of his fair land. 459 01:04:24,740 --> 01:04:27,820 And I agree with him. 460 01:04:46,760 --> 01:04:48,220 Ave, Claudius Augusta. Ave. 461 01:04:52,080 --> 01:04:53,400 May Mars be with you. 462 01:04:53,960 --> 01:04:56,980 And with you, too, good and valorous Vespasian. 463 01:04:57,240 --> 01:04:58,240 You bring news? 464 01:04:58,740 --> 01:04:59,900 Good news, Claudius. 465 01:05:00,320 --> 01:05:04,600 King Caraticus is under siege in the Aulis Plotius and will soon have to 466 01:05:04,600 --> 01:05:06,280 surrender for lack of food and water. 467 01:05:06,820 --> 01:05:10,280 The rest of his tribe is in flight. The cavalry in hot pursuit. 468 01:05:10,940 --> 01:05:12,500 Thanks must be made to the gods. 469 01:05:13,220 --> 01:05:15,580 Soon we shall return to Rome in triumphant glory. 470 01:05:16,300 --> 01:05:20,640 To enjoy once more the comfort of our homes and families. 471 01:05:47,500 --> 01:05:49,300 How dare you come in here without my permission? 472 01:05:49,620 --> 01:05:51,820 You told me I could enter whenever I wanted to. 473 01:05:52,220 --> 01:05:55,160 Only if you have something important for me, if I remember correctly. 474 01:05:55,560 --> 01:05:56,560 And I do. 475 01:06:00,280 --> 01:06:01,280 Go. 476 01:06:03,080 --> 01:06:04,160 Well, what is it? 477 01:06:06,340 --> 01:06:07,900 It is not I who have it. 478 01:06:09,020 --> 01:06:10,620 I do not like riddles. Be clear. 479 01:06:10,840 --> 01:06:11,840 I was speaking of this. 480 01:06:12,460 --> 01:06:16,160 It looks the same as before. Why say you do not have it? 481 01:06:17,260 --> 01:06:18,920 It's not like that of the other. 482 01:06:19,320 --> 01:06:23,800 His is surely double the size. No, I don't believe it. It's true, absolutely 483 01:06:23,800 --> 01:06:26,840 true. The seizure beside him is a child. 484 01:06:27,660 --> 01:06:29,120 Where did you find him? 485 01:06:29,740 --> 01:06:33,240 He's a regular client of the House of Pleasure. Very interesting. 486 01:06:35,400 --> 01:06:39,040 I've already arranged everything. 487 01:06:40,540 --> 01:06:42,300 Good morning to all my fair cows. 488 01:06:44,100 --> 01:06:46,780 I appreciate the thought. 489 01:06:47,180 --> 01:06:50,360 You came into my mind just now when I realized today's the day of Venus. 490 01:06:50,620 --> 01:06:53,320 I just had a feeling you'd turn up today, Arcadian. 491 01:06:53,560 --> 01:06:56,960 I'll bet you say that to all the lads. We know each other well enough to tell 492 01:06:56,960 --> 01:06:57,960 the truth. 493 01:06:58,200 --> 01:07:02,200 It's impossible to hide anything from you. You see right into my heart. 494 01:07:05,140 --> 01:07:11,960 And another thing... 495 01:07:16,940 --> 01:07:17,940 A girl from Anatolia. 496 01:07:18,240 --> 01:07:19,500 How about her body? 497 01:07:20,000 --> 01:07:21,600 How does this work? 498 01:07:22,120 --> 01:07:23,960 But are you sure she will do what I ask? 499 01:07:24,220 --> 01:07:25,260 Oh, she'll do anything. 500 01:07:25,920 --> 01:07:27,640 Of course she'll do what you like. 501 01:07:28,660 --> 01:07:29,820 Wait till you see her. 502 01:07:38,920 --> 01:07:40,240 I do what you want. 503 01:07:41,840 --> 01:07:44,400 By the gods, this is all my dreams come true. 504 01:07:46,730 --> 01:07:51,030 Don't be afraid to touch me. I've waited years for someone like you. But you're 505 01:07:51,030 --> 01:07:52,210 as delicate as a rose. 506 01:07:53,070 --> 01:07:55,130 Roses are grown only for one reason. 507 01:07:55,970 --> 01:07:57,310 They have to be plucked. 508 01:08:03,370 --> 01:08:04,370 Ah! 509 01:08:05,530 --> 01:08:06,910 Oh, when the pruning begins. 510 01:08:07,830 --> 01:08:10,830 Someone like you is what I've been waiting years to meet. 511 01:08:11,610 --> 01:08:14,910 In fact, you have quite a reputation with the ladies. 512 01:08:15,880 --> 01:08:16,880 Please. 513 01:08:53,609 --> 01:08:55,069 a disgrace to the Roman Empire. 514 01:08:55,870 --> 01:08:58,050 A woman like that playing empress. 515 01:08:59,290 --> 01:09:02,890 You, whom I've always trusted, allowing this scandal to continue. 516 01:09:03,810 --> 01:09:06,250 How can you, Callisto? You betray me. 517 01:09:07,350 --> 01:09:08,890 That's not fair, Agrippina. 518 01:09:09,470 --> 01:09:13,010 How could we know what Claudius' intentions would be when Messalina was 519 01:09:13,010 --> 01:09:14,010 presented at court? 520 01:09:14,410 --> 01:09:15,750 She took him by storm. 521 01:09:16,950 --> 01:09:19,870 Well, you stood by and did nothing to stop it, did you? 522 01:09:24,170 --> 01:09:25,170 She must go. 523 01:09:26,510 --> 01:09:30,149 And if we give her enough room, I'm sure she'll do the job for us. 524 01:09:30,910 --> 01:09:32,450 And we'll stay well out of it. 525 01:09:33,149 --> 01:09:34,470 Not we, I do. 526 01:09:35,450 --> 01:09:40,430 You must use your influence with the Praetorian Guard and have them caught 527 01:09:40,430 --> 01:09:41,430 together. 528 01:09:43,189 --> 01:09:46,750 When the Emperor's away, she's almost always with him. 529 01:09:49,770 --> 01:09:50,770 What do you think? 530 01:09:50,930 --> 01:09:52,390 I think it should be Claudius. 531 01:09:54,250 --> 01:09:55,410 Order should come from him. 532 01:09:56,630 --> 01:10:02,650 He should be persuaded that all this Florida scandal can hurt the Empire. 533 01:10:03,650 --> 01:10:06,890 I don't think Claudius will mind her absence too much. 534 01:10:13,150 --> 01:10:14,230 It's all clear. 535 01:10:26,070 --> 01:10:27,350 Yeah. Roll him again. 536 01:10:28,750 --> 01:10:29,750 Hey, look at that. 537 01:10:31,010 --> 01:10:32,010 Come on. 538 01:10:33,730 --> 01:10:35,110 Hey, look at the whore with the dwarf. 539 01:10:36,870 --> 01:10:37,870 Let's have some fun. 540 01:11:00,220 --> 01:11:03,020 Let go! 541 01:11:03,840 --> 01:11:10,180 Leave her alone! 542 01:12:01,450 --> 01:12:02,810 Thank you, sir. Thank you. 543 01:12:03,390 --> 01:12:04,410 Are you all right, my lady? 544 01:12:04,690 --> 01:12:06,510 Pray, to whom do we owe our lives? 545 01:12:07,390 --> 01:12:09,570 Veroni, I'm an instructor at the school of gladiators. 546 01:12:10,870 --> 01:12:14,230 Oh, my empress. You deserve a reward. 547 01:12:15,850 --> 01:12:16,910 And you shall have it. 548 01:12:17,570 --> 01:12:21,630 You, go ahead to the palace and tell my slaves to prepare a bath of perfumes and 549 01:12:21,630 --> 01:12:23,090 oils. Hurry. 550 01:12:23,910 --> 01:12:25,510 This young man will escort me. 551 01:12:26,570 --> 01:12:27,570 Yes, divine one. 552 01:12:28,850 --> 01:12:29,870 No, Veroni, wait. 553 01:12:30,570 --> 01:12:33,950 You shall have your reward here, where you saved my life. 554 01:12:54,670 --> 01:12:58,990 Caius Cilio wishes to have audience with you. Well, I will see him. 555 01:13:10,860 --> 01:13:12,960 I bring you news of the divine emperor, your highness. 556 01:13:18,500 --> 01:13:20,440 So Claudius is on his way home. 557 01:13:21,460 --> 01:13:24,020 He is leaving the island of Britain in a few days. 558 01:13:24,700 --> 01:13:26,940 He wanted me to precede him with the good news. 559 01:13:27,760 --> 01:13:29,420 The empress, does she know yet? 560 01:13:29,860 --> 01:13:31,940 No, she is not in the palace. 561 01:13:41,350 --> 01:13:46,250 I will see that she receives this news. She may find it too much for her. 562 01:13:46,890 --> 01:13:49,150 You see, she just gave birth. 563 01:13:49,430 --> 01:13:50,430 Birth to an heir? 564 01:13:51,070 --> 01:13:52,510 A boy, handsome. 565 01:13:53,690 --> 01:13:58,110 But... I know what you're thinking. 566 01:13:58,570 --> 01:14:02,670 The emperor's been away for a year, so he cannot be the father. 567 01:14:04,330 --> 01:14:08,990 But the emperor's divine, and what's impossible for us is possible for God. 568 01:14:11,180 --> 01:14:13,840 Immortals can make their thoughts perform deeds for them. 569 01:14:15,420 --> 01:14:17,600 On second thoughts, you can tell me, Selina. 570 01:14:19,260 --> 01:14:22,320 But allow me to prepare. 571 01:14:24,240 --> 01:14:25,480 As I think fit. 572 01:14:26,760 --> 01:14:29,320 Don't forget, in her condition, she wouldn't like a surprise. 573 01:14:48,390 --> 01:14:51,830 My absence will already have been noticed at the palace. Won't we see each 574 01:14:51,830 --> 01:14:52,830 again? Never. 575 01:14:54,470 --> 01:14:56,530 You must forget this encounter forever. 576 01:14:57,390 --> 01:15:00,530 Do you hear? Never in a million years. You're sounding like a boar. 577 01:16:19,020 --> 01:16:20,020 Look well, Miss Alina. 578 01:16:20,360 --> 01:16:21,640 Let me look at you. 579 01:16:23,740 --> 01:16:27,460 Motherhood has made you stronger and more beautiful than you ever were. 580 01:16:28,120 --> 01:16:33,000 Yes, everything predicted by the Oracle has come true for me. I have been so 581 01:16:33,000 --> 01:16:37,200 very fortunate. The gods indeed smile on me and give me their protection. 582 01:16:40,500 --> 01:16:43,040 My divine son enjoys good health, too. 583 01:16:46,710 --> 01:16:51,170 Claudius will be overjoyed to see you. You mean he's soon to return? He's on 584 01:16:51,170 --> 01:16:52,170 way. 585 01:16:53,550 --> 01:16:56,130 I'm not sure how to explain to him what happened. 586 01:16:56,390 --> 01:16:57,850 He'll never accept the child. 587 01:16:58,610 --> 01:17:00,410 I think maybe there's an answer. 588 01:17:00,810 --> 01:17:04,610 Virgin motherhood among the gods is not uncommon. People will believe anything 589 01:17:04,610 --> 01:17:05,610 of deities. 590 01:17:05,650 --> 01:17:09,130 I told Cilio Claudius is only to think to have an heir. 591 01:17:09,690 --> 01:17:10,930 Did you say Cilio? 592 01:17:11,190 --> 01:17:12,570 But he's the emperor's companion. 593 01:17:13,400 --> 01:17:17,560 He's the one who brought news of his return. I knew Celio well. When he went 594 01:17:17,560 --> 01:17:19,140 conquer Gaul, I was only a child. 595 01:17:21,000 --> 01:17:23,180 I was in love with him. 596 01:17:23,900 --> 01:17:25,280 I'll enjoy seeing him again. 597 01:17:25,720 --> 01:17:26,980 You shall very soon. 598 01:17:27,900 --> 01:17:30,540 And I'm sure you'll get news that is only for you. 599 01:17:32,660 --> 01:17:37,980 The centurion Caius Celio requests to see you, Divine One. Very well, I'll see 600 01:17:37,980 --> 01:17:38,980 him. 601 01:17:43,820 --> 01:17:44,820 Leave us. 602 01:18:05,240 --> 01:18:07,500 I think I'm going to faint. 603 01:18:09,400 --> 01:18:10,700 My divine empress. 604 01:18:14,350 --> 01:18:18,130 I'll always be Valeria to you, that sweet playmate of your youth. 605 01:18:18,390 --> 01:18:20,450 Do not remind me of days lost forever. 606 01:18:20,870 --> 01:18:22,150 Fate has decided otherwise. 607 01:18:22,950 --> 01:18:26,010 Is it not fate that brings you to me here today? 608 01:18:26,370 --> 01:18:29,110 Fate is seldom kind, and it brings me here in different circumstances. 609 01:18:29,550 --> 01:18:33,370 Now there is an impenetrable barrier that separates us. You're wrong. The 610 01:18:33,370 --> 01:18:38,290 barrier between us will fall if you kiss me as you did when you said farewell. 611 01:19:17,740 --> 01:19:20,540 Thank you. 612 01:19:40,360 --> 01:19:41,360 Thank you. 613 01:21:20,610 --> 01:21:24,530 Try this phallus fastened by nature, my lady. It will give you vigor. It will 614 01:21:24,530 --> 01:21:27,890 remind you of Arcadians. 615 01:21:28,430 --> 01:21:31,550 You impudent little runt. You know Arcadian, too, eh? 616 01:21:31,790 --> 01:21:34,110 Oh, I did before he was food for worms. 617 01:21:35,190 --> 01:21:38,970 Our divine Mythelina sucked him drier than a desiccated coconut. 618 01:21:41,930 --> 01:21:43,710 I'll thank you to keep quiet. 619 01:21:44,050 --> 01:21:45,250 I mean no ill offense. 620 01:21:46,330 --> 01:21:47,850 I merely told Drusilla. 621 01:21:48,920 --> 01:21:51,560 What a lovely couple of doves her aunt and Silio are. 622 01:21:53,500 --> 01:22:00,400 But be careful in public, Silio. 623 01:22:00,680 --> 01:22:01,720 It could go to. 624 01:22:04,280 --> 01:22:06,920 I think those present are well occupied. 625 01:22:08,280 --> 01:22:10,580 Yet there are those here who spy on us. 626 01:22:11,280 --> 01:22:12,280 Agrippina? 627 01:22:21,800 --> 01:22:23,360 She can't wait to catch me out. 628 01:22:24,300 --> 01:22:26,500 Then she'll be the first to inform the Emperor. 629 01:22:27,300 --> 01:22:28,960 She still has a lot of influence. 630 01:22:29,960 --> 01:22:31,560 Then let us find a quieter place. 631 01:22:32,300 --> 01:22:33,340 Not now, my dear. 632 01:22:33,560 --> 01:22:35,500 My absence would soon arouse suspicion. 633 01:23:46,570 --> 01:23:47,570 Rest your oars. 634 01:23:58,870 --> 01:24:03,590 Ave, Divine Caesar. Rome is waiting to honor your triumph. 635 01:24:04,570 --> 01:24:08,690 There's no need for us to hurry back to Rome, St. Ernest. I think it's wiser to 636 01:24:08,690 --> 01:24:12,750 wait here at Bostia until we are ready. That will give our senators time to 637 01:24:12,750 --> 01:24:14,110 prepare for our arrival. 638 01:24:48,620 --> 01:24:49,620 Take this to the Senate. 639 01:24:54,780 --> 01:24:57,660 Oh, divine Claudius. Oh, my dearest niece. 640 01:24:58,900 --> 01:25:01,360 As impatient and impulsive as you ever were. 641 01:25:02,000 --> 01:25:05,240 I gave orders that the women were to await my return at the palace. 642 01:25:05,700 --> 01:25:07,680 But I had to see you at once and alone. 643 01:25:08,200 --> 01:25:09,340 What is it that's so urgent? 644 01:25:10,560 --> 01:25:11,920 I'm not sure how to start. 645 01:25:12,740 --> 01:25:14,420 I wanted to be the first to tell you. 646 01:25:14,780 --> 01:25:18,080 As your nearest relative, I felt it my duty to come here. 647 01:25:18,600 --> 01:25:20,660 And inform you about certain things that have occurred. 648 01:25:25,280 --> 01:25:30,340 Is there anything wrong between you and my divine wife, Miss Alina? No. 649 01:25:31,420 --> 01:25:34,320 I do not enter into this. It's between you and your wife and there is much 650 01:25:34,320 --> 01:25:35,320 wrong. 651 01:25:36,540 --> 01:25:38,120 She has given me a male heir. 652 01:25:39,800 --> 01:25:40,800 It's good enough. 653 01:25:42,020 --> 01:25:43,720 That you accept it is not the question. 654 01:25:44,140 --> 01:25:45,540 I thought you should know... 655 01:25:46,010 --> 01:25:48,610 That every man in Rome calls the empress his concubine. 656 01:25:48,810 --> 01:25:49,810 I forbid you to talk like that. 657 01:25:50,790 --> 01:25:51,790 Forbid it. 658 01:25:53,890 --> 01:25:55,330 But they all talk like that. 659 01:25:56,330 --> 01:25:58,250 If you like, you can turn a blind eye. 660 01:25:59,290 --> 01:26:02,790 You need do nothing until you have proof of her behavior. 661 01:26:05,990 --> 01:26:08,570 I just wanted to put you on your guard. 662 01:26:09,630 --> 01:26:10,750 I thought you should know. 663 01:26:13,070 --> 01:26:14,450 I'm only a woman like her. 664 01:26:15,470 --> 01:26:16,990 And women tend to be jealous. 665 01:26:19,070 --> 01:26:23,870 The jealousy you will find can be caused by memory. 666 01:26:25,030 --> 01:26:30,490 A small girl who loved you once and always hoped that you would find 667 01:26:30,750 --> 01:26:32,830 It upsets her to see you betrayed. 668 01:27:00,650 --> 01:27:05,930 The budget for the year is carefully outlined here, so you can inspect it and 669 01:27:05,930 --> 01:27:08,650 have time to make your comments on it. 670 01:27:08,950 --> 01:27:09,950 I trust you approve. 671 01:27:11,290 --> 01:27:14,830 With you looking after it, I hardly have need to see it. Our coffers have never 672 01:27:14,830 --> 01:27:18,090 been so full, despite the expense of the new port at Ostia. 673 01:27:18,690 --> 01:27:22,590 You've always handled it with amazing ability, and for this reason, the 674 01:27:22,590 --> 01:27:25,050 acceptance of your resignation is out of the question. 675 01:27:25,990 --> 01:27:29,190 How can I persuade you to remain in the post of Governor General? 676 01:27:30,540 --> 01:27:37,200 It is my duty to thank you, but... I 677 01:27:37,200 --> 01:27:42,000 think I deserve an explanation that goes a little further than that. Do not fear 678 01:27:42,000 --> 01:27:43,660 to give me your reason. Speak. 679 01:27:44,040 --> 01:27:45,040 Very well. 680 01:27:45,360 --> 01:27:51,180 The reason I handed in my resignation is the behavior of the Empress, Divine 681 01:27:51,180 --> 01:27:52,180 Caesar. 682 01:27:53,260 --> 01:27:54,420 Go on, don't hesitate. 683 01:27:54,880 --> 01:27:58,260 I'm prepared to listen to whatever it is that you have to tell me, no matter how 684 01:27:58,260 --> 01:27:59,820 painful it may be for me to hear. 685 01:28:00,940 --> 01:28:06,100 Her conduct is altogether unworthy of her position. 686 01:28:09,700 --> 01:28:11,520 I was hoping to spare you the details. 687 01:28:12,700 --> 01:28:14,920 There's unrest among the population. 688 01:28:16,060 --> 01:28:18,740 Even the patricians are starting to talk. The Senate, too. 689 01:28:19,180 --> 01:28:22,700 And they say she is planning to put Caius Celio on the throne in your place. 690 01:28:24,100 --> 01:28:26,940 It's not important to protect anything other than the Empire. 691 01:28:28,430 --> 01:28:30,510 Remember, what comes first is the state. 692 01:28:31,030 --> 01:28:33,870 I must ignore my pride, so forget yours. 693 01:28:34,250 --> 01:28:35,610 You are right, Divine Caesar. 694 01:28:36,070 --> 01:28:37,070 I will stay. 695 01:28:37,150 --> 01:28:42,150 For the security of the state, I will carry out the duty that I am forced to. 696 01:28:43,290 --> 01:28:49,750 Humiliated beyond words, I swear, Misalina shall be tried. 697 01:28:49,910 --> 01:28:52,250 And if found guilty, I shall condemn her. 698 01:28:55,810 --> 01:28:56,930 She dies, but... 699 01:28:57,550 --> 01:28:59,390 You have orders to spare Britannicus. 700 01:28:59,950 --> 01:29:01,970 I want no harm to befall her son. 701 01:29:02,390 --> 01:29:03,570 The child is innocent. 702 01:29:04,270 --> 01:29:05,270 Leave us now. 703 01:29:10,990 --> 01:29:11,990 Stop where you are! 704 01:29:18,190 --> 01:29:21,730 You still need to submerge yourself in memories, Divine One? 705 01:29:22,570 --> 01:29:25,310 No, the past is all I live for. 706 01:29:25,570 --> 01:29:27,090 Oh, I've got peanut. What else is there? 707 01:29:27,530 --> 01:29:28,790 I don't value the past. 708 01:29:30,610 --> 01:29:32,010 Today is more valuable. 709 01:29:32,950 --> 01:29:34,430 More than the old world. 710 01:29:36,790 --> 01:29:38,650 You must live for today. 711 01:29:38,990 --> 01:29:40,310 Prepare for the future. 712 01:29:42,170 --> 01:29:43,730 I know you learn. 713 01:29:44,370 --> 01:29:46,510 And you have a duty to the populace. 714 01:29:47,110 --> 01:29:49,150 But first learn to live a little. 715 01:29:49,410 --> 01:29:50,850 And learn to be more human? 716 01:29:51,650 --> 01:29:53,870 Perhaps. You think I'd rule better? 717 01:30:07,120 --> 01:30:09,760 One day the historians will write books about you. 718 01:30:10,900 --> 01:30:12,140 And I hope they'll be fair. 719 01:30:13,640 --> 01:30:19,840 But I want those who follow us to read about you and know you were a great 720 01:30:19,840 --> 01:30:20,840 emperor. 721 01:30:55,730 --> 01:30:58,630 Why are you so nervous, my darling? There's nothing to fear. 722 01:30:59,890 --> 01:31:04,350 I fear not for myself. I live only to love you, Messalina. Though I live, I 723 01:31:04,350 --> 01:31:06,830 be dead if you are not with me. 724 01:31:07,210 --> 01:31:08,290 So I fear not. 725 01:31:09,830 --> 01:31:11,810 Don't worry. No one will disturb us now. 726 01:31:12,690 --> 01:31:16,890 The Emperor is too occupied with affairs of his own. He won't come to me until 727 01:31:16,890 --> 01:31:17,890 tonight. 728 01:31:28,590 --> 01:31:29,590 We love you. 729 01:32:58,499 --> 01:33:05,240 Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, Grusus, Germanicus, Emperor 730 01:33:05,240 --> 01:33:10,860 of Rome, by the will of the gods and by the people elected. 731 01:33:13,940 --> 01:33:20,840 Take for my legitimate wife, Claudia Julia Agrippina, who from this moment on 732 01:33:20,840 --> 01:33:24,580 will retain the title Empress of Rome.