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They greet you...

16 YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF MARCUS AURELIUS,

HIS "DREAM OF ROME" HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN.

UNDER THE TYRANNY OF THE TWIN EMPERORS,

GETA AND CARACALLA, CORRUPTION FLOURISHES.

HIS RUTELESS AGGRESSION SPREADS...

LIKE A PLAGUE THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE.

THE FALL OF THE GREAT CITY IS IMMINENT.

THERE ARE ONLY THE HOPES OF THOSE WHO STILL DARE TO DREAM...

Be nice, Hanno.

We invoke them by their great names...

to come to our aid.

And defeat the Romans.

NUMIDIA - 200 YEARS AFTER CHRIST - Destroy your ships,

NUMIDIA - 200 YEARS AFTER CHRIST - to their war

machines, NUMIDIA - 200 YEARS AFTER CHRIST - and his soldiers.

We will prevail.

Ozalsces.

Arishat.

Hanno.

Today you have not made any offering.

I'd rather sacrifice a Roman.

Wherever you

are, I will be too.

And wherever you are, I

will also be there, forever.

My wife.

The wind is too strong.

Roll up the sails and just sail through the waters.

Roll up the sails and take to the waters!

Roll up the sails and take to the waters!

Sail the waters!

They will have no more land, than those that have already been stolen.

Wherever they go, They leave

destruction in their wake and call that peace.

This is the last free city of Africa Nova.

Today, we will go to battle.

Pray that your God is with you. And if he is not, he will not be God.

We have nothing to fear.

Where is death, we won't be there.

And where we will

be, death will not be.

Stay together and listen to my orders.

Eyes up and head out.

Fire!

Prepare your weapons!

Again!

We're on fire right!

Keep training!

Row!

Archers ready.

Let go!

Get ready!

Take aim!

Let go!

Archers!

Fire!

- Raise the tower! - Raise the tower!

- Back to the stern! - Back to the stern!

Keep turning.

Lower the drawbridge!

The drawbridge is stuck!

Mister!

Let go!

Back.

Archers!

Over there!

Kill her!

Arishat!

Arishat...

Arishat.

I'll wait for you.

Check all the bodies!

Don't leave anything!

I claim this city...

for the glory of Rome.

Vae victis.

Woe to the defeated.

Following.

Move!

- Go down the stairs! - Below!

What harm have they done to you?

Pick it up. Slowly, slowly.

Hold it.

Arishat?

I'm sorry, my son.

I don't have much time.

This gallery...

It's leading us to something I won't be able to bear.

I'm ready... to be taken to another place.

Stay here a little longer.

I remember well when they first brought you.

A lonely boy in the desert. Naive.

Fearful.

You accepted everything we taught you.

You found love in Arishat. And your soul was filled.

When I die, my ancestors

will join me in the next world.

Who will meet you?

Hanno,

I'm done.

Don't let them change who you are.

Have you seen this child?

Eama! Eama!

Now you must go alone, Hanno.

Never let them find you.

Go away. Go away.

OSTIA TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF ROME

Acacius! Acacius! Acacius!

Emperor Geta.

Emperor Caracalla.

General Acacio.

I have taken Numidia, in their names...

so that his dominion may eclipse that of...

all the Emperors who preceded them.

Crown him with laurels, brother.

Acacius! Acacius! Acacius!

In honor of your conquest,

There will be games in the Coliseum.

I do not require games in my honor.

Serve the Senate and the people of Rome...

It's honor enough for me.

You are too modest, Acacius.

It is not befitting a General as accomplished as you.

The glory is his, not mine.

I just ask for a break from war...

to spend time with my wife.

Your wife, yes.

Do you remember the privileges we have granted him?

Where is she now, to ignore such an occasion?

There are still victories to come.

Persia.

India.

Both... must be conquered.

Rome already has many subjects.

They must be fed.

They can eat war.

Your triumphs will be celebrated...

as a tribute to greatness...

of the Roman people.

Go to Hell!

Thysdrus Macrinus,

Master of gladiators!

Stay close.

Ediles and councilors,

distinguished guests,

citizens of Antium,

here is destiny...

of the enemies conquered by Rome:

The Numidian barbarians and their leader,

Jugurtha!

This one is interesting.

I buy it.

High! Who is there?

General.

My lady.

I thank the Gods who brought you back home safe and sound.

Thank the Army. They protected me.

Let me feed you.

Come on.

Against the wall.

The arena is a sacred Temple.

For the bravest, the path to

glory runs through the sand.

The arena turns slaves into

gladiators and gladiators into free men.

You have worms.

I know this one. Eat monkeys.

Come on. Sit down. Eat.

You.

Hanno, get up.

What is your mother tongue? I speak them all.

Don't you answer, because you can't or because you don't want to?

OK.

The violence... It is the universal language.

Viggo, put it to the test.

He can fight an ape. Let's see if she can fight a man.

Enough already!

Very good.

Very, very good.

Bathe him.

And bring it to me.

A strong jaw.

Good arms.

Better smell.

You will do well.

It's an art,

choosing gladiators.

Some choose those who entertain.

Some choose brute force.

I choose rage.

The crowd loves blood.

And they love those who love blood as much as they do.

And you, my friend, your rage...

It pours out of you like...

like milk...

You will be quite a fighter.

Not for you.

You're right, you won't fight for me.

I'll put you in the ring, and you fight or you die.

The choice will be yours.

But whose head could I give you...

What satisfies this rage?

That of the entire Roman Army.

Too much.

Your General will suffice.

General?

General Acacius?

Use your rage in my service, and you

will have his head ready for your sword.

Serve me and I will serve you. Deny me...

and you will die.

There are times I wished you would abandon me...

instead of fighting their wars.

I have made my decision.

I can live with it.

But my patience with those two has come to an end.

Leta?

You can now go to your rooms. We don't need anything else.

Hearing wives and mothers mourn their dead...

on that beach in Numidia...

Lucilla.

No more.

I won't waste...

to another generation of young people for their vanity.

If I fight another campaign, It must be to depose them.

When will your troops arrive?

They will disembark in Ostia in ten days.

How many of them will be loyal only to you?

All of them.

The Emperors do not have the support of the people.

The people are tired of madness, of tyranny.

What is the dream of Rome, Yes, your people are not free?

Enjoy everyone,

in excess!

Thank you, thank you.

Please drink.

With permission. Macrinus!

I knew that the provinces were not enough for you.

- I'm just here for the games.

- Well, they won't let you down.

Rome has all the games that men like you like to play.

Men like me, Thraex? Men like us.

I know that nothing happens in Rome... if you haven't tried it before.

What is my purpose here?

You will soon know.

What is it we hear that you're interested...

to run for the Senate, Macrinus?

I? No, I...

I don't even know how to use an abacus.

But I understand that...

It is customary that your guests...

Do you place bets on these matters?

How big is the sum you had in mind?

A thousand gold denarii?

Two.

Two thousand?

Denarii.

Back! Back!

My Emperors.

Lords, ladies and gentlemen, and Senators.

For your entertainment,

the art of combat!

I present to you...

the barbarian against, out of

my own stable, the mighty Vichek!

- Is this your gladiator? - It is.

Three rounds, hand to hand.

Spades!

We want swords. A fight to the death.

No quarter will be offered... nor will it be given.

Fight now!

Brother,

Let's not kill ourselves for their fun.

Remarkable!

Remarkable!

Thraex, seemed expensive.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

Remarkable.

Where are you from?

Speaks.

I said talk.

He is from the colonies, your Majesty.

His native language is the only thing he understands.

"The gates of Hell are open day and night.

Soft is the descent, and easy is his way.

But...

returning from Hell

and see the happy skies,

This is the arduous task and the powerful work. "

Virgil, your Majesty.

Poetry!

- Very clever, Macrinus. - Thank you.

I get bored easily, but you surprise me.

To have fun... is my only wish.

It amuses us, we are amused.

Fun.

And we all hope to see your poet...

perform in the arena.

Like me, your Majesties.

Thank you.

Viggo?

Come with me.

Today you fought well, but you've also been lucky.

The lines you recited.

You didn't learn that in Africa, I know.

A good verse travels far.

Who taught you poetry?

A captured Roman officer.

I was on guard over him and he used to tell us stories...

to pass the time.

And what happened to this prisoner?

We ate it.

As barbarians do.

As barbarians do...

And where were you born?

Why does my past matter? yes it is my future...

dying for you in the arena?

Tell me what use Roman money will be to me.

A gladiator...

You can buy your own freedom.

Your freedom.

The Roman dream.

No, "The slave does not

dream of freedom, but of his

own slave to call his own." - Cicero.

Is that what you grew up with, Macrinus?

What did you have to do to earn Roman money?

You promised me a head.

Earn your keep and you can have anyone's head.

Father, protect

and guide us.

Senators.

My lady.

My lady, I wish we met in better times.

Better times will come.

And why are we here?

To recover the city.

And return Rome to where it belongs.

Quite an exciting adventure.

- When? - The last day of the games.

My Army awaits my orders in Ostia.

Five thousand soldiers loyal to me...

They will enter Rome and then the Colosseum,

where the Emperors will be arrested...

for his crimes against

the Senate and its people.

This plan is ambitious and risky.

Rome will be yours to run and...

Marcus Aurelius spoke of returning power to the Senate,

but that was a generation ago. Much has changed since then.

People have seen no hope...

for many years.

But over time... and orientation...

Lucilla, You are the daughter of Marcus Aurelius.

He had my loyalty.

And you will have it too.

Senator Thraex?

Politics follows power, my lady.

Take back what is rightfully yours...

and the Senate will support it.

Thank you.

Meal! Meal!

When they told me about this place...

They never mentioned the stench.

That would be Hanno.

Well, They will have to put up with me as I am.

And what is that up there? A wolf?

Those twins were outcasts.

Abandoned in the hills to die.

That wolf found them and suckled them with her milk.

Raised by an animal. They already have it in their blood.

How do you know this place?

I know the chaos they have brought.

This city infects everything it touches.

I never dreamed it would be so big.

Don't fall into the trap.

This city is sick.

Meal! Meal!

You! Barbarian scum!

Help me. Please help me!

Thraex.

About our bet.

The barbarian

Yes, I have not forgotten, I always pay my debts.

I was just going to suggest...

that maybe your luck could change.

Do we say a double or nothing?

Back!

Fresh meat.

In line! In line!

Play! Play!

Emperor Caracalla.

Emperor Geta.

Citizens of Rome!

These sacred games...

They will be celebrated to honor the victory of Rome...

on the barbarians of Numidia.

Go! Go!

And to honor the Legionary

Commander of Rome, General Justus Acacius!

Long live Acacius!

And with him.

Lucilla, the daughter of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

- Lucilla! - Mother of Rome!

Acacius.

General.

Acacius! Acacius! Acacius!

Acacius! Acacius! Acacius!

Talk to them.

Talk to us.

I'm not a speaker...

not a politician.

I am a soldier.

I have seen bravery in men and women, during war.

And even once in this arena.

So if you ask the Gods for something...

Ask them for such courage.

Because Rome needs it now.

Acacius! Acacius! Acacius!

Acacius! Acacius! Acacius!

From the South Gate, the fighters

of Macrinus's stable of Thysdrus!

From the stables...

of the Emperors Caracalla

and Geta, the undefeated

champion: Glyceo the Destroyer!

Hold on.

Hold on.

Hail Caesars!

Glyceo! Glyceo! Glyceo!

Stay together and when I charge, break through the wall.

Why should I do it?

Hold on!

Hold on!

Break up!

Cowards!

To the wall!

Come on!

Brother, it's that poet, right?

I don't remember.

That night is blurry to me.

"The gates of Hell are open day and night.

Smooth the download... " I forgot.

"Smooth the descent..."

"Smooth the descent,

and easy is his way. "

Shield.

Piety! Piety! Piety!

Blood.

Lucilla,

Will we show mercy?

Piety.

Mercilessly!

The Gods have spared your life...

I would rather face his sword, rather than accept Roman mercy!

Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!

Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!

Hanno! Hanno! Hanno!

The path to freedom does not run through sand.

It leads to this.

Go to your cells.

Hanno! Hanno! Hanno!

Come on, let's go.

"The gates of Hell are open day and night.

Gentle is the descent...

and easy is his way. "

There, there, there, there.

And I have you.

I am Maximus, the savior of Rome!

Scatto and Argento.

Is Lucius safe?

Lucius!

Lucius...

You are now the only heir to the throne.

There are men who will want to kill you...

to be able to take power.

I promise I'll bring you back as soon as it's safe.

Mother, Why can't you come with me?

I... I have to stay here for your sake.

And for the good of Rome.

Remember who you are.

And that I love you.

I love you.

Come.

Give me your leg.

Come on. Come on!

So...

What is your name?

I'm Ravi. I am a doctor.

Because... more men die from infected wounds...

that out there, in the sand.

This has to be cleaned, you have to sew it and...

It's going to hurt you.

This is Devil's Breath and opium.

It's for pain.

You should inspire him.

I've been here so long that I

don't even notice it anymore.

I've done more amputations than I can count.

- Where did you learn your trade? - Why do you ask?

You have a heavy hand.

I was also a gladiator.

And would you have defeated me?

At your best, of course.

In your current state, I could surpass you now.

Lucky for you, I have left my sword.

So now I spend my days...

saving lives, instead of removing them.

And why such a change so late in life?

What we do in life...

resonates in eternity.

I feel like I know those words.

I can't take credit for it.

It is written on one of the tombs.

On the bones of a gladiator.

My champion!

I smell the Devil's Breath!

My... champion.

Have you heard that crowd?

Did you hear that crowd?

You have something. I knew it from the beginning.

- You knew that, right? - Yes. The Greeks call it...

thymos.

Smoke.

Rage.

That rage is your gift.

Like the great Achilles.

Never let her go.

It will lead you to greatness,

my champion

Thank you...

for inviting me.

This is a true honor.

I've heard it's the talk of the Court.

Yeah.

We already know each other.

- Do we know each other? - From a long time ago.

Where?

I was at the service of His father's army...

in his African campaign.

Did you serve with my father?

I had the privilege...

to read his "Meditations".

"The best revenge...

It is not being like the one who committed the insult. "

I heard he's been arming half the legions...

throughout the empire, and here, now, in Rome...

is gaining influence by sponsoring gladiators.

I do it for the love of the sport.

And where do you find these gladiators?

They are usually prisoners of war.

Or homeless. Why do you ask it?

A man can choose to fight...

and stay alive.

It's the same in life, than in the sand, right?

Who is it?

He is my father when he was young.

Did she have a son?

It is in the public domain. When

Commodus was killed, this child disappeared.

- But who would care? - Lucilla would care.

- More wine! - More wine!

He was of royal lineage, after all.

And his father?

Ostensibly, Lucius Verus.

You see, it was an arranged marriage.

She was 14 years old.

The females were not to his liking.

- Not even mine, in some days. - Not even your tastes.

No, no, no. Because of the rumors, You see, she had lovers.

But according to rumors, the real father... was Commodus.

- Brotherly love, do you understand? - Yeah.

If he died, there

must be remains.

And if I lived, That would make it...

Well, let's calculate it.

- You were about 12 years old when you died? - Yeah.

So now I would have...

My lady.

Gracus.

- Come, please. - Thank you.

Gladiator...

do you know me?

Do you have family?

A wife. Arishat.

Arishat.

She was murdered under the command of her husband.

Rome is drowning in its own blood.

And yet you enjoy the pleasures of the Colosseum.

There are many things you wouldn't understand.

Lucius.

I don't know who he thinks I am.

My name is Hanno, and I have no

mother, Or none that I remember.

Very sorry.

If your son were here, I'm sure I would tell him...

Don't cry for him.

Well, he would no longer be the child he sent away.

That child is already dead.

You may think I have little value.

You may think that I have betrayed you.

But I need you to know...

If you don't have your mother's love,

then take your father's strength.

You will need it.

His name was Maximus Decimus Meridius.

And I see it in you.

Go away.

my lady, We must leave immediately!

Lucius, you were loved...

for me and for your father.

Your name was on his lips, when...

Go away!

Lucius is alive.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

I know my son.

I spoke to him tonight.

He may be lost to me, for what I did to him,

but he does live.

The third day of the games is tomorrow.

Most fighters will not survive.

Acacius,

you must help him.

- Help him? - Yeah.

Back then, I have failed him.

I know I did.

And I can't fail him now.

The Army is in Ostia.

If we wait a few days...

He could be dead by then.

Acacius, I would willingly

give my life for Rome, but I

will not give that of my son.

And one.

And two.

And one.

Together. Time, time, time!

And one. And two.

And one.

Pause, pause!

This way we won't get far.

Just him. You guys go away.

Go away!

Let's see how far you can go on your own, without your team.

Prepared?

One!

And two!

Time, time!

Come on, more!

Further!

Leave it.

It's just vinegar, my friend.

There will be no more opium for you.

There is a lot of pain waiting for you in the next life.

I don't know why you're so eager for him, in this one.

Are you a free man, Ravi?

"Free."

I am...

I laid down my sword and

swore never to take it up again.

And yet you choose this Hell?

What was your home before?

Varanasi.

And why don't you go back there?

I wish I could.

But...

I met this woman.

- There is always a woman. - Always.

She is from Londinium. Britannia. You already know.

So now...

Our children only speak Latin.

My daughter's eyes, They are as blue as yours.

Now we are Romans.

I grew up listening to stories at my grandfather's knee.

He used to talk about the dream that was Rome.

It was so fragile that you could only whisper...

or it would disappear.

So...

what was this dream?

A Rome where everyone could live under a just law and be protected.

A Rome of the Senate.

A Rome of hope.

Your grandfather, He seems like a dangerous man.

The odds are against you.

The odds are always against me.

Don't worry, old man.

You should get some rest.

Your men will need you to guide them tomorrow.

This is about survival.

Survive!

In the name of Poseidon, we

celebrate the glory of naval warfare.

They have archers.

Be prepared. Listen to my orders.

Stay together and row as one, okay?

Yeah.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Today, we revive...

the battle of Salamis.

The Trojans against the Persians!

- Rows out! - Oars!

And... row!

Archers!

Archers!

Row!

Row!

Row!

Row! In my time!

And now!

Left side! Ready, and...

let's row to the ship now!

Paddles in! Paddles in!

Below!

And row! And row!

Don't stop!

Row!

And to the right!

Ready to attack!

And braceen! Braceen!

Everyone regroup!

Praetorians!

Hanno! Hanno! Hanno!

To the side, to the side.

In the name of the Emperors...

The winner is Hanno!

Who has done this?

Who has done this?

- It was me! - I did it!

- I did it! - It was me!

It was me!

Geta will want retribution for all of you.

Did you learn to shoot in the same place...

where did you learn to recite poetry?

Be glad it wasn't me, or

that arrow would have found you.

Sit down.

I have news for you.

He is here, sir.

And it's still here...

Macrinus.

Welcome.

Yes, I hear you.

You know this will be my home now.

Your debt to me is more than 10,000 denarii.

And you know it.

I have other things.

Cattle. Art.

The truth, then.

What do you want?

"The truth". That's what I want.

Nothing happens in Rome without your knowledge.

You have the trust of the Senators.

You have Lucilla's trust.

And what is more important, you have my trust.

Do you desire my...loyalty?

I own...

your house

I want your loyalty.

I...

- Tell me. - I heard...

of a plot...

- to dethrone the Emperors. - Yeah.

But the plan has been delayed...

A gladiator must be rescued from the arena.

Tonight.

- I don't know why. - I know why. And I know who.

Pack up.

Fast.

Open!

Open to the Emperor's guard!

My Lady, come with us.

Thanks to civic virtue...

of men like Thraex and

Macrinus, their insurrection...

has been revealed.

The honor, the dignity that

Rome has granted them...

They have already lost all this because of their betrayal.

Please, Emperor Geta.

Torture me if you want,

but don't lecture me.

Your name will be forgotten!

Lost... to history.

You are condemned, General.

- You laugh. - Are you going to condemn me?

I don't mind.

Everything is forgotten with time.

Empires fall. The Emperors too.

Why wait?

- I'll gut him right now! - No, no, no!

Leave them. Come! Come!

His death must be public.

Public?

Hang your entrails on him, from the city gates!

And crucify her!

Crucify her!

Take them away!

Thanks, Macrinus.

Come on.

In these last few days, I have

come to think of you not as a

subject, but as a true friend.

Thank you.

Thank you so much. But as your

friend, I must advise you some caution.

Acacius is a hero of Rome.

Crucifixion is for thieves.

Christians.

- It's too common. - He is a traitor. He must die.

I agree.

Let the Gods decide their fate in the Colosseum.

Let the Gods decide.

Last night I woke up dreaming of a dark river.

This time, for the first

time, I was crossing it.

Well, you know, where I come from,

cross a river, represents forgiveness.

It represents... salvation.

Where I come from, It means you're already dead.

But when I saw him, I wasn't afraid.

Well...

Because someone was waiting for me on the other side.

Over there.

Who is this man?

What was scraped?

Maximus.

I saw him fight once.

It was magnificent.

Yes. My time in the sand, It was after his, but

many still talked about him in whispers, you know?

They were talking about him.

What he did.

I met him once.

He was kind.

He didn't bow to anyone.

Come with me.

Come... With me.

When a rebel gladiator dies, We buried him here.

"What we do in life, resonates in eternity. "

This is Argento.

This is Scatto.

Health.

And stop.

For his betrayal against lives...

of the Emperors and the Roman state,

General Justus Acacius,

He is an enemy of the people.

Acacius! Acacius! Acacius!

- We love you, Acacius! - You are a hero!

Acacius! Acacius! Acacius!

- Vae victis. - General.

Acacius!

Acacius! Acacius! Acacius!

From the defeated city of Numidia,

and winner of two conquests in the Colosseum...

Go now. Vae victis.

Hanno! Hanno! Hanno!

Hanno!

Sir, whatever honor you have,

- I'll give it to you. - It's already too late.

The Roman traitor or...

the barbarian hero

Let the Gods decide.

Lucius...wait.

Wait! Wait!

I am a vessel.

Fill me with vengeance

and defeat the traitor.

- We love you, Acacius! - Move!

Pick her up!

Bravo, Hanno!

We love you, Acacius!

What are you waiting for?

You're going to die!

I know who you are.

Lucius Verus Aurelius.

Acacius has raised his hand!

He has given up.

Let the Gods decide.

The Gods have passed sentence.

Do what you must.

But about my death, you have to know...

I love your mother, Lucilla.

And I loved your father...

Maximus.

I would have died for him.

Kill him!

Let him live! Please!

How alive! How alive! How alive! How alive!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Archers!

- No! - Kill him!

Acacius! Acacius!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him! Kill him!

Acacius!

No!

No!

Acacius!

Damn them!

Death will be too good for you!

Is this how Rome treats its heroes?

Tell me!

If his life had no value, What could yours be worth?

The Gods have spoken!

Hanno! Hanno! Hanno! Hanno!

For our own safety, We should go back to the palace.

Hanno! Hanno! Hanno!

Back! Back!

Arishat!

We had made a deal.

I gave it to you. You let him live.

And you got what you wanted.

I always get what I want. Why did you let him live?

You bought a gladiator, not to a slave.

My will is mine.

How blue is your blood?

Maybe the heart of a Roman...

beats in that chest.

The largest Temple that Rome has ever built.

The Colosseum.

Because this is what they believe in.

The power.

They gather here to watch the strong beat the weak.

- There has to be something more. - There is nothing else.

- There has to be another Rome. - There is no other Rome.

The "dream"?

The dream of Rome?

That's an old man's fantasy.

Who are you?

What was your name, before changing it to a Roman one?

You will never know.

I have a destiny.

The Gods gave you to me.

And you will be my instrument.

I will never be your instrument, neither in this life, nor in the next.

That will not be my destiny.

But I will see your end.

What else could I do?

He and his dog were plotting to kill us.

Can't you hear them? They are asking for our heads!

The Praetorians will put an end to this crowd.

- Like they have done with everyone else. - You brought us this.

Filthy ape!

Maybe I should,

Take Dondus somewhere else to comfort him?

Forgive my brother's outburst.

The disease that infects your insides...

It has spread to his brain.

- It's getting worse every day. - I'm going to reason with him.

I see you.

I see you.

Caracalla, Caracalla!

Come on, get up.

Get up, get up. Not you.

Very good, that's it.

Now, listen to me.

What is the problem?

Nothing is ever just mine.

Everything is "ours", always.

Even in the womb... he tried...

cutting my umbilical cord...

so that no more air would enter me.

- You remember that, correct? - Of course.

- Come on, sit down. - One cannot forget.

My conscience forces me.

That?

Sit down.

His brother...

wants to blame you...

in front of the entire Senate...

But I didn't do it!

Because of what is happening in the streets.

- Chaos! - He's lying!

No testimony could be more damning...

than that of one brother against another.

That's a lie! He always lies!

It can be very persuasive.

AND? What will they do to me?

I don't dare to imagine it. But suppose

this: What would they do to Dondus?

What would they do to Dondus?

To Dondus?

It will be your decision.

Brother.

Lower the blade.

You lie.

- Give it to me. - You always lie!

Give it to me...

Look at me. Look at me. Look at me.

- You lie! - Listen to me. Break the spell.

- You lie! - Break the spell!

I have always protected you, because I love you.

Comes back. Help me.

Lucius.

I would never have imagined that destiny would bring us here.

And yet, here we are.

Everything has come full circle.

You sent me away and yet, destiny...

brought me back to the same ground where he died.

This ring...

It belonged to my father.

He gave it to your father,

Maximus, as a sign of trust.

I gave it to Acacius for his courage.

This ring belonged to my wife.

I'll take it next to yours.

I am very sorry for Acacius.

I couldn't see the man.

He was a soldier from Rome.

There was a plan.

He was preparing troops in Ostia...

under the command of Darius Sextus.

Troops that he had to lead against the Emperors.

Acacius... Maximus... Marcus Aurelius...

They lived and died for Rome.

We all do it.

Is it true that they intend to kill you?

One man or another has had a sword against my neck...

since the day my father died.

But now that I've found you...

it doesn't matter anymore.

I'm not afraid.

I've gotten used to losing the things I love.

But now that I've found you...

I have no desire to lose you again.

You stand like him.

Alert.

Proud.

I don't have his strength from him.

I wish it were true.

I wish I was telling you to run away from this place.

Go now.

Strength and honor.

Strength and honor.

As Emperor, I

have summoned...

to the Senate, to appoint my First Consul

and grant him the power to administer the

Army and the civic functions of the Empire.

I name the...

Citizen Dondus!

Hail Dondus!

Hail Dondus!

- Hail Dondus. - Hail Dondus!

Hail Dondus!

As Second Consul...

I name the...

Citizen...

Macrinus!

Hail Macrinus!

Hail Macrinus!

Hail Macrinus!

There will be a triumphal parade to celebrate.

There will be games

and mass executions.

Long live the Empire!

Long live the Empire!

Long live the Empire!

Sit down.

Turns out I have...

with good fortune and no little skill...

the remaining Emperor's ear.

I can speak to you logically...

and tame the madness in the street. But...

to restore order...

I must have power...

and command...

on the Praetorian Army.

Vote in favor...

raising your hand

- Yeah. - Yeah.

I am your humble servant.

Put your hands down now.

You can sit down.

Rome must fall.

I just need to give it a push.

And after the fall of Rome...

so what?

She is her father's daughter.

His dream of Rome was never just a dream.

It was a mere fiction.

"The best revenge...

It is not being like the one who committed the insult. "

I have made myself, unlike his father.

He talked about dreams, I speak the truth.

And the only truth in my Rome...

It will be the law of the strongest.

I was a possession...

of an Emperor.

Now I control an Empire.

Where else but in Rome can a man do that?

Do you recognize your father's mark on me?

If there is something...

that you need...

In these last hours,

we will provide it to you.

His death of you, will clear my path to the throne.

Tomorrow there will be games.

And in them...

I will prevail.

Ravi!

Can you send a message to Ostia in the morning?

What's in Ostia?

There is an Army.

I ask you to take a risk, my friend,

in the service of something greater.

Travel to Ostia.

Take this ring to General Darius the Sixth.

Do you hear me?

Darius Sextus.

He will recognize it as the ring of Acacius.

AND...

What should I say about that...

have you sent me with this ring?

I am Lucius Verus Aurelius.

The Prince of Rome.

Tell him I'm calling up the Army...

for the defense of a new Republic.

- Should I trust you? - Yeah.

- Ought? - Yeah.

Ravi! I'll need your keys.

Thank you.

High! Comes back!

Who gave you this?

Lucius Verus Aurelius.

Prince of Rome.

Should we kill Lucilla?

Until she dies, you will never know peace.

Never.

The people love her. His death will incite the crowd.

If she dies and the streets rise up

in anger, I will give them

Caracalla's head and the people will cheer for me.

That, my friend, is politics.

- Come on? - Yeah.

Today will be your last fight, champion.

And our Master has granted you...

the wooden sword of freedom.

But first you have to earn it.

Today you are going to defend your mother.

Wood or steel, a tip is still a tip!

Wait for me.

In honor...

of the acclaim of Emperor Caracalla, of the First

Consul Dondus and the second Consul Macrinus, and

as punishment for his conspiracy against the

Empire, and for his slander against the imperial

lineage of the Emperor and for fomenting a military mutiny...

Together with her late husband,

the Queen will face divine justice...

at the hands of the Praetorian Guard.

I'm not a General.

But we are all soldiers.

And until now, we have fought for nothing

more than the survival of another day.

What do you want us to do?

Well, you can go back to your cells...

If you don't want to fight this battle.

EITHER...

you can join me.

And fight for a freedom far beyond these walls.

Yeah!

There was a time when honor meant something in Rome.

In this Rome...

I don't think that exists anymore.

We must find him again!

And know this...

Where is death, we won't be there.

And where we will

be, death will not be.

By my sword.

Strength and honor.

Strength and honor!

Strength and honor!

Strength and honor!

Let it not be said...

that the Emperor is not merciful.

The Queen will be granted only one gladiator...

to defend it from the Praetorian Guard.

The champion, Hanno!

Hanno! Hanno! Hanno!

Yeah!

Summon the cavalry. Stop this immediately.

This is war! Real war!

The Army of Acacius is advancing on the outskirts of Rome, sir.

We can still outflank them.

They only have 5,000 soldiers, no more.

How many are we?

6,000. Maybe more.

Ride to the door and hold them off.

Disgusting scum!

Lucius!

Give me the bow.

Go, my son. Lucius...

Horse!

Will nothing kill this barbarian?

My name is Lucius Verus Aurelius!

A man does not become Emperor solely because of his lineage.

It must be taken by force and preserved by force.

Are you such a man?

I don't fight for power.

I fight to free Rome from men

like you and to give it back to them.

The Gods themselves want Rome to be reborn.

They sent me... to accomplish this task.

What if your Gods sent me here to kill you?

It's time to end this, Macrinus!

Strength and

honor, my son.

They want me to talk to them.

I don't know what to tell you, other than...

that we have all known too much death.

Let no more blood be shed in the name of tyranny.

My grandfather, Marcus Aurelius, talked

about the dream that would be Rome.

A dream for which my

father, Maximus

Decimus Meridius, died.

The ideal.

A city for many and a refuge for those in need.

A home worth fighting for.

A home that Maximus spent his life defending.

That dream has been lost.

But will we dare...

to rebuild that dream together?

What do they tell me?

To order.

Yeah.

Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Mother...

Talk to me, father...

Gladiator II (2024) A translation of TaMaBin and Th0ravenger