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rome

athens antioch crete

cyprus palestine syria

and most importantly philadelphia

everywhere has been occupied by

god worshipers however much we torture

them cast them into the oceans and

throw them to the wild lions we can't

seem to finish them off

they've even infiltrated our palaces

how could the religion

of laundra penetrate palace walls

julius you either don't

understand or you pretend not to

is it not true that the emperor domitian

beheaded both his cousin fabius calamans

and his spouse valemia de missier for

the crime of being christians

you think they were launderers too

in view of this isn't it wise to protect

the royal court

what do you mean well uh

just that we have to be cautious

but i have confidence in the members of

my court

i agree with you then

we must be cautious his excellency

maximilian

you probably went to see the burning of

that man today

am i right burning of a man who

instead of bowing down to the sculpture

of the emperor

defiled it and denounced the other gods

have i guessed correctly you have

guessed correctly honestly

you were probably witness to an

extremely exciting scene

seeing a ball of fire rising into the

sky

and hearing the cries please of a man

watching these scenes brings joy to one

stills terror the enemy

but maximilian

see scenes of this kind every single day

is it appropriate that such events

should keep you from this important

meeting

to see the burning was not the only

reason why i was late

i also went to visit a roman family

were they ill no

they were in need i sympathized with

them and alleviated their poverty

do you really imagine

that one could rule compassion

sympathy i understand what your highness

deocletian is implying

that one must rule with a sword but in

my opinion a sword is not enough

maximilian every day we are witness to

the emergence of new faiths among the

people

how can we suppress these religions

without the use of a sword

religions emerge around the world on a

daily basis and different rulers deal

with them

differently sometimes prudent statesmen

utilize compassion

to achieve their goal and sometimes they

make use of the sword

but i am of the belief that kindness can

do miracles that the sword cannot

you are mistaken maximilian

ruling is only possible with the power

of the sword

nothing is achieved through kindness

kindness can only soothe the bitter

aftertaste of the sword

that's all your highness

is it not best we focus on the purpose

of this meeting excuse me your highness

can i pose a question to his excellency

maximilian

go ahead

the family that you went to visit

are they not related to plutonius

oh the man

to death today for being a christian

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a roman who is in need must be

befriended

and one who has done wrong must be

punished

i am surprised you went to go

visit and offer support to the family of

a christian criminal

yes your highness that is true

but do you believe

that an entire family should be punished

for the wrongdoing of only one member

pay very good attention maximilian

you know me very well you know

the value of human life to me is equal

to that of an insect

you're a husband to my daughter but

you're no dearer to me

than my eyes if you haven't heard ask my

daughter

she knows how i plucked out the eyes of

traitors to discard them

so be careful what you do it is enough

for me to

doubt someone that will be all

do you have any more questions no

but i will offer advice

if i were you i'd be thinking about lady

helen

and her future i don't understand

what does it have to do with you

the way you are behaving

puts her in danger

you must watch what you do

and you should be wary of what comes out

of your mouth

you are overstepping the mark

such a mouth might get crushed

is it possible that maximilian is a

monotheist too

it's hard to believe

we must wait and see what will happen

maximilian

what

we hear the judge was telling julius

that someone

has revealed adonia's hideout under

torture

i thought so

do not worry galoose has gone after

adonia

let's go how did julius find out where

you went

no doubt he has got someone

to stalk me how much

do you think he knows without a doubt

he is aware that my wife and i do not

worship idols

but i don't know if he is aware of our

relationship with

monotheists if he suspects you

does he not suspect us i don't think so

his problem is with maximilian not with

us forgive me for saying so but has he

had his eye on lady helen from the very

beginning

yes i'm aware of this

as is helen and diocletian as well

but everyone knew helen was far too pure

to ever consider marrying such a person

one must be wary of him he has close

ties with the emperor

considering the grudge he holds against

you if he gets his teeth into your flesh

he will bite down to the bone

do not worry he has no evidence against

us

and with god's help he will not have any

in the future either

ah oh you know i was expecting a far

more

negative reaction from deocletian

that will be his last resort he is aware

that the success of his government in

philadelphia depends on the support of

both your father and mine

and because of this he has asked the

emperor for us to be chosen as his

advisers

governor may i

the making of correct or incorrect

decisions

can stabilize or jeopardize the pillars

of your government

other than being your son-in-law

maximilian

is also signed to senator marcelus a

vital figure in the senate of rome

in actuality he is one of the emperor's

closest friends

deciding what to do about him is highly

problematic

yes i understand but his defiance may

embolden others

i'm lonely i want someone to play with

settle down

your father has arrived

hello father

i've been a good boy today

i know son i'm sure you have

you

causing me such shame i have renounced

him as my father many times

don't stab me so hell man your father's

disgrace is not yours to shoulder

you yourself know that for having such a

father i feel great shame and

embarrassment

if i ever approach him it is either for

your sake

or in order to save the life of another

otherwise i have no desire to see him

and i have

never blamed you for his wrongdoing but

his crimes

have caused me great pain

but what you have seen him do is nothing

compared to what i have seen

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today your father forgive me the

oclettian

threatened me and said that even if i

were his eyes he would not hesitate to

rip them out

yes it's true he will without a doubt

carry out his threats

to you i am devout your honor greetings

to you your excellence you have done

good work

very good well done

you have a new assignment watch over

adonya

the potter and do not let him out of

your sight

yes your highness he said that you were

witness

to how he took out someone's eyes it

seems

as if he were referring to the story of

your mother he was telling the truth

i saw it

i saw it all

my mother was from one of the villages

near damascus

all of the villagers were converted to

christianity by saint barnabas

in the attack of the romans all were

killed by my mother

my mother saw with her own eyes

how the soldiers of deocletian

beheaded all of her loved ones

and killed her mother and her father

in truth it was only her beauty

which saved her life

he he forced

my mother to marry him

i know heather i've heard all this

before

you have heard it but i have seen

it with my own eyes you tell me how am i

to forget it

my mother was scarred

she was always waiting for an

opportunity

to take revenge on deocletian and his

deities

but because she was being watched

in the palace the opportunity never came

until we heard that the idols

of several deities

were defiled in various temples

government forces increased their

efforts

to arrest the subversives

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until one day

holy virgin mary this is dangerous

i pursued yourself

lady if you get caught

they will rip you to shreds do not do

this

don't just stand there help me

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i assigned you to watch over the goddess

afrikaan but you have committed

treachery against the idols collaborated

with her

if it weren't for your help she would

never have gained entrance to the temple

you shall be punished by death he is not

to blame

he merely followed my orders set him

free

his sin is that he ignored my orders and

instead

obeyed yours buff with his head

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he has paid for his treason now

it is your turn to burn in the flame of

the gods

you do not threaten me with death

since the day you sacrificed all of my

loved ones for these stone

idols and beheaded my parents i swore

revenge upon you i have no fear of death

i will give you one last chance

eventually he will come to know your

beliefs

i have nightmares

i don't know what destiny god has in

mind for me

oh i'm afraid

there's no reason for such distress

do not worry whatever happens we will be

at each other's

side

last night i dreamt that diocletian

killed you

but you didn't die

he was screaming incessantly

he stood between us and we couldn't

reach

each other there was

lots of space between us

i was young

and you had grown old

you were my father

i couldn't tell which of you was my

father

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he was rejoicing in your death

i'm afraid

i'm afraid yourself my dear helen become

it is unreasonable to be destroyed over

a dream

god does not abandon his followers

i have no one else but you

you are not just my husband

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my teacher my coach

my savior you are my everything

you have brought light into my life

i found hope through you

and i found faith you were worthy of

such insight

i did nothing

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i'm proud of you

i had a dream last night that this

painting belonged to my mother

i saw my mother bedramp that i had died

you were wondering whether to accept

that my dead body was in the grave

or to believe that i was still alive in

this painting

i'm even afraid of this painting

don't fret so a painting

is not worthy of such concern

huh take it down and away

no i like this portrait of my wife

i will not allow anyone to take it down

we are a minority so we must try

to focus our energy on educating

our fellow believers and

inviting more people to christianity

for how long will they send our fellow

christians

to face death in scores why must we

remain silent

in my opinion

withstanding these hardships at this

time

is in itself a form of devotion to god

if you do not provoke the people against

the government

confrontations will never arise between

the christians and romans

hasn't our lord jesus christ advised us

against surrendering to oppressors

you do not have the right to endanger

the lives of others without just cause

power belongs to god only and he will

bestow it upon whomever he wants

all those who possess power

have been granted it by god

god almighty bestows his powers

upon his prophets and the righteous

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so

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without doubt the power possessed by

tyrants

is satanic not divine

do abraham and nimrod

moses and pharaoh jesus and herod

possess equal powers hello

man of god hello welcome kalos

i hope life is treating you well how is

his majesty maximilian doing

it is he who has sent me here he said

your hideout has been discovered

you should leave here as soon as

possible you mean

danger is that close

maximilian does not speak without good

reason

hurry up we mustn't waste time

all right you go ahead i will come later

i must send these people away first tell

them to leave cautiously

this place might be under surveillance

brothers i have just

been informed that this place is not

safe you must leave cautiously

and peacefully now in three days we will

meet again

in the underground chambers of the

cemetery outside of town

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by behaving this way you are acting

against

christ's teachings and endangering

people's lives

may god guide us all

if they attack and kill people there

who will be held accountable we must

have faith

in god

his will shall prevail master

i will stay to protect you if you need

me to

no go ahead

do not worry i will be leaving too

god be with you

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what are you doing here spy nothing i

was just passing by

you shouldn't have been if i catch you

here again i will not spare your life

do you understand begone

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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 and i

could not keep up with them on on foot

why were you on foot well there was no

need for a horse

i did not think they would help him flee

how has news leaked out of the palace

did you recognize the coachman his head

was covered

with a turban

but i believe it was maximilian's

carriage

go watch maximilian's home find out

whether it was the same carriage

go yes right away your highness

hey hey

hey

i must be back in town before stunting

do not worry there is

time forgive me your highness

can i pose a question martius you're one

of my closest friends

ask whatever you wish what is the reason

for the conflict between you and

maximilian

i will tell you this because i trust you

i was fond of helen for years and

diocletian knew this

but with the arrival

of maximilian

diocletian offered his daughter to him

on a silver platter

from that day forth i vowed to prove

that maximilian was not worthy of helen

that he

is no more than a traitor

it will be proven

and i have evidence against him which i

will reveal when the time comes

if he does not believe me i will take

the evidence

to the emperor hadrian why did

deocletian and lady helen choose

maximilian over you

it's to do with our level of influence

in rome

maximilian is the son of a roman senator

and i the son of a former roman army

officer

which of us can better act as the

backbone of diocletian's government

i am sorry sir let's go

stay out of town for a while how

forest is full of hideouts you hide

there for several days

until calm is restored and the romans

are distracted

i will bring you meals every day no

it's not just me i cannot abandon my

responsibilities

to save my own skin there will always be

time for meetings

and for guiding the people but i will be

meeting with

my fellow believers in the underground

chambers of the cemetery in three days

you must be careful then hey do not

worry carlos

could i speak with you a while

you have my attention

no you're not listening who knows where

your mind is wandering

forgive me the news of the emperor's

visit to philadelphia has excited me

one error everything will fall apart all

of our hopes will be dashed

instead of such aspirations i wish you

would focus on more important matters

you have no idea how the emperor's

presence can solidify my

government in rome and i'm

also reliving many memories

what days i spent alongside adrian

it feels as if the mesopotamian war was

yesterday what an honor at that time

i was a commander of the legion

hadrian ordered the chickens to be

released from their cages

the priest to scatter seeds and make a

prediction

dear god how the chickens

fell upon those seeds

it was a sign that we would be the

victors of the war

a great victory was awaiting us

what an auspicious foretelling what an

auspicious

foretelling afterwards

hadrian strode confidently

toward the town and said

mind every second

i am constantly reminiscing those days i

did not

intend to revive your old memories no

i was implying that you make use of his

friendship to the best of your ability

how do you suggest i do so ask him to

choose you as his successor out of

respect for your age-old friendship

and as a reward for saving his life

quite a bold ambition

however one can aspire to having it

realized

is nothing to lose why your bold

ambition

do you doubt your worthiness and

prudence or is it your friendship with

his highness julius

greetings your highness the eclection

julius what

news of town my only concern is for the

palace

news from within has been taken outside

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