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Even for someone as wealthy as him It was going to be an enormous chunk of change. Symmachus had seen in the last really 25 years His political influence waning. And he felt that his own personal power and influence Was slipping away, and so this was a very, Very big gamble on his part. He was going to use these games
not just to remind the romans Of their own past but also
to assert His own personal
family preeminence
not just to remind the romans Of their own past but also
to assert His own personal
family preeminence
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- Even for someone
as wealthy as him
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It was going to be
an enormous chunk of change.
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Symmachus had seen in the last
really 25 years
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His political influence
waning.
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And he felt that his own
personal power and influence
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Was slipping away,
and so this was a very,
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Very big gamble on his part.
00:00:23.088 --> 00:00:26.685
He was going to use these games
not just to remind the romans
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Of their own past but also
to assert
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His own personal
family preeminence.
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Movie Summary
It showcases the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the Colosseum, one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity.