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what news is there matthias

julius your highness as a will the jew

has news

what are you doing here did i not tell

you to watch over adonya

yes you did

but minutes ago someone in a carriage

helped him uh escape

hey

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hey

hey hey

hey

hey

hey where are we heading galos you must

try to stay out of town

for a while how forest is full of

hideouts

greetings your highness the eclectic

julius what

news of tao my only concern is for the

palace

news from within has been taken outside

oh oh

rest assure the donya

you are no longer in danger

it's okay this is not the first time

maximilian has rescued me

he saved my body and soul once

before that must be an interesting story

how so

i was a christian missionary

promoting the holy trinity

one day roman soldiers arrested me in

the middle

of giving a lecture i do not doubt

i would have been killed

if maximilian had not somehow

freed me this encounter

made me whole

we would talk for hours

and i learned

many things from him galus

appreciate your master he is a great man

i know him very well

so you

know many things about him

i am a greek slave i was about 15 years

old when maximilian's father

bored me and took me to his home he is a

prominent figure in the senate of rome

and is very close to emperor hadrian

i watched maximilian grow year

after year he was very bright

and his father employed the best

teachers to educate him

they taught him the sciences crafts and

culture

of different nations and it was this

education that made him

slowly learn to detest the roman gods

their barbarism

and their tyranny to escape from rome he

readily accepted the mission assigned to

him

by diacletia to move to philadelphia

yes his destiny lay in philadelphia

you look very tired you had better rest

in the shade of the tree

he came to philadelphia to escape the

corruption

in rome at the time

he didn't know that the atrocities

committed in philadelphia were no less

why didn't maximilian return to rome

after witnessing diocletian's tyranny

diocletian gave his daughter in marriage

to maximilian

so that he would remain in philadelphia

unaware that lady helen would herself

become a believer so before embracing

monotheism maximilian had already turned

his back

on the false gods and idols and was

already

a believer yes he never believed in the

gods of olympia

and was always in search of the truth

he knew who his creator was but was

searching for guidance

a book or a sign from him

did he not know of the torah or the

bible he did and he had read them

but he could not find the truth in them

he would travel to villages surrounding

philadelphia

and would make use of his position to

help the oppressed

and the needy it was

during one of these visits that he

witnessed at

close range

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the savageness of the euclideans tax

collectors

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tell me where you have hidden your money

tell me

leave him alone leave him leave him

alone

leave alone

speak up tell me

where are you hiding your money where is

it if i did i wouldn't give it to you my

life is more valuable than money

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where is it tell me

speak up you must pay your taxes ah

no excuse is acceptable beat them back

speaking filthy scum

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what is going on here we are tax

collectors oh and this man

is refusing to pay up he's refusing to

or he's unable to

that is not our concern we are here to

collect

taxes not to assist the needy

let him go speak up

tell me hold it

and who might you be a soldier

should obey his senior officer not

question

set him free i am a tax collector

working for his highness deocletian

i do not take orders from you

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it seems i must get through to you

another way

you look like you've been brought up in

the lap of luxury

i do not think you're capable of getting

through to me

uh

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uh

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um

okay

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take your men and leave him

your highness your excellency

oh my goodness you are

all in big trouble he's maximilian

diocletian son-in-law

we're leaving let's go

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and this is what paved the way for a

close relationship between maximilian

and that shrewd old man

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this wound has been wrapped skillfully

please

forgive me this was all i could do

for his highness no it's very well done

where did you learn to do this from my

ancestors although

it cannot be compared to the sciences

mastered by the roman physicians

oh who

did this to you that's of no importance

to highness

for hundreds of years the romans have

lashed at our backs

with cruelty and malice that does not

befit civilized people

we are used to it now i as a roman

apologize for that we romans consider

ourselves to be the most civilized

people in the world

but we commit the most savage acts

you are very different from other romans

but we are very much like other romans

there is not much difference between us

no no

that is not the case

may i ask you something

go ahead why did you challenge that

roman officer instead of aiding him

your highness

i i do not know myself

all i know is that i do not want to be

considered a tyrant

perhaps it's a need that springs

from deep within but to love the world

and the pleasures it affords a human

instinct

why do you not

strive to achieve do you yourself have

reasons for your good

and bad deeds

i do not do anything in

life without expecting a reward i am

certain all my actions

good or bad vice or

virtue will have a reward or consequence

and if it is otherwise life for me is

meaningless who rewards you

for your good deeds

who does your servant

look to for his rewards

he's master his master means you

i'm also rewarded by my master

every person has their own master you

are trying to tell us

that you are rewarded by your god

in my in my opinion too

there is no better motivation for doing

good

but i am not so foolish

as to do good or bad deeds in the name

of those ridiculous idols that we built

with our own hands

i know that there is a god

i am certain

but what god i cannot be sure

my god is my creator

but your gods or should i say the roman

gods

are created by the romans themselves

no i cannot trust your god either

because if you are jewish you worship a

god exclusive to your people

and i have read that your torah says

the prophets sin and do vile deeds

i cannot accept a god who himself would

descend from heaven

walk upon earth wrestle his prophet

and be defeated by him

and if you are christian i cannot

embrace your god either

because the god of christians like that

of the romans has a son

that is what the bible says but this god

that you speak of

is the creation of jesus christ's

followers and missionaries

not of himself they have made christ's

divine religion

appear similar to the earthly religion

of the romans

so they might convert people to

christianity

the old man told maximilian

about an ancient bible

at that time i did not fully understand

such things

but it was apparent that the old man

had much to say allow me to state my

beliefs clearly

i am a monotheist and i believe

in the one and only god christ is my

prophet

and only him is christ's god

any different from that of the

christians

god is the god of all

prophets and the god of the last prophet

that is to come any god other than him

is a creation of our minds is this all

your personal opinion or do you have

proof to support your claims

i have plenty of proof but the best

reason of all

is a scripture more dear to me than my

life will you allow me to see it

oh of course why not

the old man showed maximilian saint

barnabas

bible and he did not put it down

until he had read every last one

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oh

he did not leave the old man's home

until he had transcribed a copy for

himself

that event and that book was the reason

for maximilian's conversion to

christianity

and afterwards he made us follow his

lead

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in fact maximilian

is one of those nearest to god

he used to tell me that the difference

between christ's teachings and what his

followers

teach today is like the difference

between an enormous tree filled with

blossom

and small insignificant shrubs

however the scent of its flowers

travel long distances

we hope that our bonds with the romans

will be ever strong

your highness will you allow us to

present you gifts from the jewish people

they are just tokens of appreciation

which

signify the friendship between the jews

and the emperor as well as his

representative and successor

and we will consider your valuable gifts

as a sign of your friendship the

contract which was made

between his highness the emperor and the

jewish

authorities in jerusalem obliges us

to cooperate closely with your highness

the governor and to contribute to the

celebrations

welcoming the emperor

that's what is expected from the

emperor's servants

we are also obliged to let the jews

practice their religion freely and

conduct their business unfettered

it is in fact roman empire's

responsibility to provide public welfare

and peace

however there is a group of people who

disrupt the peace

and intend to betray rome and its gods

we have no intention of compromising

with them

will spare no efforts to hound and

prosecute them

his highness must be referring to the

christians

we have also suffered at their hands

they have infiltrated our ranks with

their

false prophets and fabricated book

and have misled the followers of judaism

your highness your highness

i believe we can cooperate further if we

put our minds to it

by uniting in the fight

against the christians

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stop soldier

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you go that way hurry up

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bring it down

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go bring the carriage

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they'll find the body at the symmetry

and realize it's been buried recently

they might attack the grave

the best place would be his father

santos's home no that is the first place

they'll search we

better take him to the forest it is

safest there

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stop stop

forgive me your highness make way

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may god allow the soul of the hero pluto

to join those

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you have failed you fools who

failed miserably they helped

a criminal under surveillance to escape

and

steal the body of yet another criminal

from under our guard's nose

and what has the chief of the legion

and the special guards of the city done

in response

they have merely issued reports

that's all i am here to receive orders

and request more authority your highness

listen well

julius you have three days to find

adonia and pluton's body

before the arrival of the emperor in

philadelphia

or else it will be you who will be

nailed to the crucifix

and i also demand that you deliver to me

those who plotted adonis escape and

stole pluton's body

this is good news so adonya has escaped

i will never forget the day i met adonya

for the first time

in my first visit to the city my

attention was drawn to adonia's pottery

workshop

welcome welcome your highness

it is a skillful potter it appears your

highnesses have just arrived in

philadelphia

yes we just arrived from rome we are

deocletian's advisors

one of you must be his highness

that is him how did you know news

travels fast in the city

especially news of the appointment of a

new mayor

i am honored to receive your highnesses

in my workshop

you've blessed it with your presence i

would like to purchase these vows

high-ranking romans who have seen rome

in all its glory

and who appreciate artifacts crafted by

great

artists and sculptors should not take

interest in the works of an anonymous

and worthless potter here in some corner

of philadelphia that is not the case

there are highly valuable and beautiful

pieces of art in this seemingly humble

workshop

you did not tell me the price

although it is unworthy of your highness

it would give me great joy

if you would accept it as a gift for me

it is impolite to refuse such a valuable

gift from a skillful craftsman

like yourself can you build us a

sculpture of jupiter

or apollon

i i i'm a potter

i am not a good sculptor perhaps you do

not want to

someone who can build such works of art

should not be incapable of creating

sculptures

well if it is an order from your

highnesses

i have no choice no choice but to obey

make it a magnificent sculpture we will

return tomorrow to pick it up

are there not plenty of sculptures

already in the streets of the city

i've been trying to avoid these

miscellaneous gaudy sculptures

and here you are ordering more if only

to play the part i must have one made

for my home

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when we went to pick up the sculpture

the following day

a strange thing happened

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so master of pottery is the sculpture

finished or not

yes your excellency it is finished

i hope it will be to your liking

what kind of sculpture is this i tried

my best your highness i told you

before that i'm not a skilled sculptor

you want to take this ridiculous thing

home as a sculpture of god

your highness this

this this was a sculpture of jupiter

are you not afraid that it will take

revenge upon you or harm you

no rest assure there is nothing that

this hideous sculpture can do

i have seen more hideous sculptures

among the gods in temples do you mean

to say that they two are incapable of

doing anything what's your words potter

these questions could get you in trouble

i bow down to these sacred sculptures

these are my gods but

do i not have the right to know if these

gods are capable of doing things or not

do we not need to know why this

sculpture did not defend itself when it

was shattered

or whether it will take its revenge or

not you are a very simple mind and

potter

these sculptures are not gods they are

just manifestations of the gods oh

so there are gods that we

visualize as such but

do you not think that these gods shall

seek vengeance

with all due respect please forgive me

your highnesses for being so blunt i

hope

you will not take offense i think that

we must

choose a more capable god to worship i

do not know what kind of god

but i do know that it must

be a powerful god capable of defending

both itself

and its servants

what a pitiful sculpture he made it

looked like anything but what it was

supposed to

a hideous sculpture but it was a

blessing for us

it has helped free us of polytheism

let us go

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adonya's shrewdness helped us to come to

an important conclusion

that we must seek a mightier god

it was from then on that we continued to

meet with adonya

and were brought closer each time to the

one

and only god

you must act more forcefully arrest

all suspects do not leave one christian

in the entire city yes johanna

most of the city's renovations for the

emperor's visit have been done by

christians

i hope we will not encounter any

problems for the welcoming ceremony

live performances and gladiator fights

before the emperor are also part of the

welcome ceremonies

therefore a number of christians must be

arrested as i said

detain all those whom you think might be

linked to adonya

by arresting them many others will be

found

and i am confident that maximilian and

helen

will not be indifferent to the arrest of

their fellow believers

we will see how long their patience

prevails

fine we'll see how you do

get going yes

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he is a christian i saw with my own eyes

that he did not bow down to jupiter

he is a christian you are a wretched

liar leave my house immediately arrest

him

let him go he has done nothing wrong let

him go

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oh hurry up come on move

faster get up stand up

move get out of the way move

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faster

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it is hard to believe that all those

they came across

turn out to be christian how can we be

sure

maybe there are even more of them one

cannot

trust one's eyes anymore no matter how

many they arrest it will not be enough

i fear that even with the coming of the

emperor

how embarrassing is this the color you

want we will not be able to get rid of

him

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why do you think it's not the time to

take action

against roman idol worshippers

why should we witness the torture and

murder of our brothers

and keep silent there is nothing wrong

with acting against the romans juveniles

how it is done is important our presence

in the palace as advisers to diocletian

is to the advantage of our fellow

believers

under the current circumstances we can

assist them in different ways

and prevent certain actions from being

taken against them

without doubt we must avoid doing

anything that could jeopardize our

current position

unless we can achieve more useful

results and attain more valuable goals

it is best that we divide the affairs of

state between us

i agree tell mika's responsibility is

clear

as the royal court special physician he

can monitor the situation inside the

palace

and keep us informed i shall be

responsible for monitoring the actions

taken against our fellow believers i

will try to take part in the secret

meetings

and gatherings of the christians the

responsibility

of establishing contact with christian

missionaries and

active youth in the city will rest with

his highness maximilian

it is foolish to allow these parasites

to grow in number they must be

uprooted each and every one of us is

responsible for making that happen

keep the watchful eye on them yes your

highness

so

go come here silent

fire shut up

shut your mouth go

come here

all silence

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come here come silence quiet

shut your mouth no no silence

stop whining child

like a baby shut up

hurry up stop fighting hurry up

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no i am not the christian it's him get

him i am not drinking his childhood

it's a lie it's not true

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do not take me

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i am not a christian

this shameless wretch is also a question

i must kill him do you not know who i

you deserve to have am blood spilled

right here take him

what's going on we are arresting

christians sir that set me free

let him go i told you to let him go this

wretched spy is lying

did you not hear me he's a christian

a christian yes your highness he is a

christian

as a will found him out no

i know him he is not a christian

you're a highness he is a christian

i know him he traveled to and from

a dominion he works for maximilian

the son-in-law of his highness

diocletian you're trying to tell me he's

a christian

he's free to go

do not worry all of this is because of

adonia's escape they shall not rest

until they have him

get out of here quickly yes sir

believe me the price is reasonable why

are you so hesitant

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so

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uh

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hey whose house is

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do you know gallus yes i know him he's

right there

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i see him

you