Tigris: We who are about to die, salute you!
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Lucilla: Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome.
Maximus: Nothing happens to anyone that he is not fitted by nature to bear
Juba: And now we are Free. I will see you again... but not yet... Not yet!
Maximus: The frost, it sometimes makes the blade stick.
Tigris: We who are about to die, salute you!
Commodus: He sleeps so well because he is loved.
Juba: You have a great name. He must kill your name before he kills you.
Marcus Aurelius: If only you had been born a man, what a Caesar you would have made.
Gracchus: I don't pretend to be a man of the people. But I do try to be a man for the people.
Commodus: It vexes me. I'm terribly vexed.
Maximus: I may die here in this cell or in the arena tomorrow. What possible difference can I make?
Commodus: Your Emperor asks for your loyalty, Maximus. Take my hand, I only offer it once.
Lucilla: Please be quiet, brother! Your constant scheming gives me even more of a headache!
Maximus: He killed the man who set you free.
Proximo: Some of you are thinking that you won't fight. Others, that you can't fight. They all say that, until they're out there
Commodus: It's a dream, a frightful dream... life is...
Juba: I didn't know men could build such things.
Proximo: You're good, Spaniard, but you're not that good. You could be magnificent.
Lucilla: Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome.
Maximus: Nothing happens to anyone that he is not fitted by nature to bear
Juba: And now we are Free. I will see you again... but not yet... Not yet!
Juba: You have a great name. He must kill your name before he kills you.
Commodus: He sleeps so well because he is loved.
Tigris: We who are about to die, salute you!
Marcus Aurelius: If only you had been born a man, what a Caesar you would have made.
Gracchus: I don't pretend to be a man of the people. But I do try to be a man for the people.
Proximo: Shadows and dust.
Juba: And now we are Free. I will see you again... but not yet... Not yet!
Maximus: The frost, it sometimes makes the blade stick.
Commodus: He sleeps so well because he is loved.
Tigris: We who are about to die, salute you!
Marcus Aurelius: If only you had been born a man, what a Caesar you would have made.
Maximus: Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here? Crowd: Spaniard, Spaniard, Spaniard...
Maximus: Fratres! Maximus: Three weeks from now, I will be harvesting my crops. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so. Hold the line! Stay with me! If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are in Elysium, and you're already dead! Maximus: Brothers, what we do in life... echoes in eternity.
Commodus: The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor. Striking story! But now, the people want to know how the story ends. Only a famous death will do. And what could be more glorious than to challenge the Emperor himself in the great arena? Maximus: You would fight me? Commodus: Why not? Do you think I am afraid? Maximus: I think you've been afraid all your life.
Maximus: I knew a man once who said, "Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back." Commodus: I wonder, did your friend smile at his own death? Maximus: You must know. He was your father. Commodus: You loved my father, I know. But so did I. That makes us brothers, doesn't it? Smile for me now, brother.
Marcus Aurelius: Are you ready to do your duty for Rome? Commodus: Yes, father. Marcus Aurelius: You will not be emperor. Commodus: Which wiser, older man is to take my place? Marcus Aurelius: My powers will pass to Maximus, to hold in trust until the Senate is ready to rule once more. Rome is to be a republic again. Commodus: Maximus? Marcus Aurelius: Yes. Marcus Aurelius: My decision disappoints you? Commodus: You wrote to me once, listing the four chief virtues: Wisdom, justice, fortitude and temperance. As I read the list, I knew I had none of them. But I have other virtues, father. Ambition. That can be a virtue when it drives us to excel. Resourcefulness, courage, perhaps not on the battlefield, but... there are many forms of courage. Devotion, to my family and to you. But none of my virtues were on your list. Even then it was as if you didn't want me for your son. Marcus Aurelius: Oh, Commodus. You go too far. Commodus: I search the faces of the gods... for ways to please you, to make you proud. One kind word, one full hug... where you pressed me to your chest and held me tight. Would have been like the sun on my heart for a thousand years. What is it in me that you hate so much? Marcus Aurelius: Shh, Commodus. Commodus: All I've ever wanted was to live up to you, Caesar. Father. Marcus Aurelius: Commodus. Your faults as a son is my failure as a father. Commodus: Father. I would have butcher the whole world... if you would only love me!
Commodus: Have I missed it? Have I missed the battle? Marcus Aurelius: You have missed the war. Commodus: Father, congratulations. I shall sacrifice a hundred bulls to honor your triumph. Marcus Aurelius: Save the bulls. Honor Maximus. He won the battle.
Maximus: You don't find it hard to do your duty? Cicero: Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to.
Marcus Aurelius: Won't you accept this great honor that I have offered you? Maximus: With all my heart, no. Marcus Aurelius: Maximus, that is why it must be you.
Marcus Aurelius: When was the last time you were home? Maximus: Two years, two hundred and sixty-four days and this morning.
Commodus: If you're very good, tomorrow night I'll tell you the story of emperor Claudius who was betrayed by those closest to him, by his own blood. They whispered in dark corners and went out late at night and conspired and conspired but the emperor Claudius knew they were up to something. He knew they were busy little bees. And one night he sat down with one of them and he looked at her and he said, "Tell me what you've been doing busy little bee or I shall strike down those dearest to you. You shall watch as I bathe in their blood." And the emperor was heartbroken. The little bee had wounded him more deeply than anyone else could ever have done. And what do you think happened then, Lucius? Lucius Verus: I don't know, uncle. Commodus: The little bee told him everything.
Marcus Aurelius: Let us pretend that you are a loving daughter, and I am a good father. Lucilla: This is a pleasant fiction, is it not?
Commodus: I think I understand my own people. Gracchus: Then perhaps Caesar will be so good as to teach us, out of his own extensive experience? Commodus: I call it love, Gracchus. The people are my children, I am their father. I shall hold them to my bosom and embrace them tightly... Gracchus: Have you ever embraced someone dying of plague, sire? Commodus: No, but if you interrupt me again, I assure you that you will.
On Screen Text: At the height of its power the Roman Empire was vast, stretching from the deserts of Africa to the borders of Northern England. On Screen Text: Over one quarter of the World's population lived and died under the rule of the Caesars. On Screen Text: In the winter of 180 A.D., Emperor Marcus Aurelius' twelve-year campaign against the Barbarian Tribes in Germania was drawing to an end. On Screen Text: Just one final stronghold stands in the way of Roman victory and the promise of peace throughout the Empire.
Proximo: He knows too well how to manipulate the mob. Maximus: Marcus Aurelius had a dream that was Rome, Proximo. That is not it. That is not it! Proximo: Marcus Aurelius is dead, Maximus. We mortals are but shadows and dust. Shadows and dust, Maximus!
Lucilla: What did my father want with you? Maximus: To wish me well before I leave for home. Lucilla: You're lying, I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it. Maximus: I never acquired your comfort with it. Lucilla: True, but then you never had to, life is more simple for a soldier. Or do you think me heartless? Maximus: I think you have a talent for survival.
Commodus: Quintus, sword! Commodus: Give me your sword! Commodus: Sword, give me a sword! Quintus: Sheathe your swords! Sheathe your swords!
Maximus: You knew Marcus Aurelius? Proximo: I didn't say I knew him, I said he touched me on the shoulder once!
Lucilla: This man wants what you want. Maximus: Then have *him* kill Commodus!
Lucius Verus: Gladiator, are you the one they call the Spaniard? Maximus: Yes. Lucius Verus: They said you were a giant. They said you could crush a man's skull with one hand. Maximus: A man's? No. A boy's... Lucius Verus: They have good horses in Spain? Maximus: Some of the best. Maximus: This is Argento, and this is Scarto. They were my horses. They were taken from me. Lucius Verus: I like you Spaniard, and I shall cheer for you. Maximus: They let you watch the games? Lucius Verus: My uncle says it makes me strong. Maximus: And what does your father say? Lucius Verus: My father's dead. Lucius' Attendant: Master Lucius, it is time. Lucius Verus: I have to go. Maximus: Thy name is Lucius? Lucius Verus: Lucius Verus, after my father.
Proximo: Can any of them fight? I've got a match coming up. Slave Trader: Some are good for fighting, others for dying. You need both, I think.
Commodus: It vexes me. I'm terribly vexed.
Maximus: I knew a man once who said, "Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back." Commodus: I wonder, did your friend smile at his own death? Maximus: You must know. He was your father. Commodus: You loved my father, I know. But so did I. That makes us brothers, doesn't it? Smile for me now, brother. Commodus: Strap on his armour. Conceal the wound.
Proximo: He knows too well how to manipulate the mob. Maximus: Marcus Aurelius had a dream that was Rome, Proximo. This is not it. This is not it! Proximo: Marcus Aurelius is dead, Maximus. We mortals are but shadows and dust. Shadows and dust, Maximus!
Marcus Aurelius: If only you had been born a man. What a Caesar you would have made! Lucilla: Father. Marcus Aurelius: You would have been strong. I wonder, would you have been just? Lucilla: I would have been what you've taught me to be.
Commodus: Why is he still alive? He shouldn't be alive. It vexes me. I'm terribly vexed. Commodus: I did what I had to do. If Father had had his way, the empire would have been torn apart. You do see that? Lucilla: Yes. Commodus: What did you feel when you saw him? Lucilla: I felt nothing. Commodus: He wounded you deeply, didn't he? Lucilla: No more than I wounded him. Commodus: They lied to me in Germania. They told me he was dead. If they lie to me, they don't respect me. If they don't respect me, how can they ever love me? Lucilla: Then you must let the legions know that treachery will not go unpunished. Commodus: Poor sister. I wouldn't want to be your enemy
Lucilla: This man wants what you want. Maximus: Then have *him* kill Commodus! Lucilla: I knew a man once. A noble man, a man of principle who loved my father. And my father loved him. This man served Rome well. Maximus: That man is gone. Your brother did his work well.
Lucilla: My father favors you now. Twas not always so. Maximus: Many things change. Lucilla: Many things. Not everything. Lucilla: Maximus, stop. What did my father want with you? Maximus: To wish me well before I leave for home. Lucilla: You're lying. I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it. Maximus: I never acquired your comfort with it. Lucilla: True, but then you never had to, life is more simple for a soldier. Or do you think me heartless? Maximus: I think you have a talent for survival. Lucilla: Do you know, I still remember you in my prayers? Oh, yes. I pray. Maximus: I was sorry to hear of your husband's death. And I hear you have a son. Lucilla: Yes, Lucius. He'll be nearly eight years old. Maximus: My son is also nearly eight. I thank you for your prayers.
Maximus: I knew a man once who said, "Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back." Commodus: I wonder, did your friend smile at his own death? Maximus: You must know. He was your father. Commodus: You loved my father, I know. But so did I. That makes us brothers, doesn't it? Smile for me now, brother! Commodus: Strap on his armour. Conceal the wound.
Maximus: The frost, sometimes it makes the blade stick.
Lucilla: My father favours you now; twas not always so. Maximus: Many things change. Lucilla: Many things, not everything. Lucilla: Maximus, stop. What did my father want with you? Maximus: To wish me well before I leave for home. Lucilla: You're lying. I could always tell when you were lying because you were never any good at it. Maximus: I never acquired your comfort with it. Lucilla: True. But then, you never had to. Life is more simple for a soldier. Or do you think me heartless? Maximus: I think you have a talent for survival. Lucilla: Do you know, I still remember you in my prayers? Oh, yes. I pray. Maximus: I was sad to hear of your husband's death. I mourned him. Lucilla: Thank you. Maximus: And I hear you have a son. Lucilla: Yes, Lucius. He'll be nearly eight years old. Maximus: My son is also nearly eight. And thank you for your prayers.
Commodus: Why is he still alive? He shouldn't be alive. It vexes me. I'm terribly vexed. Commodus: I did what I had to do. If Father had had his way, the empire would have been torn apart. You do see that? Lucilla: Yes. Commodus: What did you feel when you saw him? Lucilla: I felt nothing. Commodus: He wounded you deeply, didn't he? Lucilla: No more than I wounded him. Commodus: They lied to me in Germania. They told me he was dead. If they lie to me, they don't respect me. If they don't respect me, how can they ever love me? Lucilla: Then, you must let the legions know that treachery will not go unpunished. Commodus: Poor sister. I wouldn't want to be your enemy.
Commodus: Have I missed it? Have I missed the battle? Marcus Aurelius: You have missed the war. Commodus: Father, congratulations. I shall sacrifice a hundred bulls to honour your triumph. Marcus Aurelius: Save the bulls. Honour Maximus. He won the battle.
