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So he orders cleander to
auction off the missing seats To the highest bidder. You can understand that this shook the senate to its core. - To be a senator is not something To be bought or sold. To admit new ones to their number Who were getting there solely by virtue Of their moneygrubbing as opposed To their illustrious ancestry, This was almost as offensive As the attempts on their life had been. - The kind of people that are gonna be taking the seats In the new senate didn't necessarily have The right education or background to be senators. It really was, if you had the money, You're gonna become a senator of the roman empire. We normally accept that
there's a level of corruption In ancient rome,
but this, I think, Was a precedence
that had never been set
auction off the missing seats To the highest bidder. You can understand that this shook the senate to its core. - To be a senator is not something To be bought or sold. To admit new ones to their number Who were getting there solely by virtue Of their moneygrubbing as opposed To their illustrious ancestry, This was almost as offensive As the attempts on their life had been. - The kind of people that are gonna be taking the seats In the new senate didn't necessarily have The right education or background to be senators. It really was, if you had the money, You're gonna become a senator of the roman empire. We normally accept that
there's a level of corruption In ancient rome,
but this, I think, Was a precedence
that had never been set
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So he orders cleander to
auction off the missing seats
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To the highest bidder.
00:00:05.873 --> 00:00:07.865
You can understand that this
shook the senate to its core.
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- To be a senator
is not something
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To be bought or sold.
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To admit new ones
to their number
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Who were getting there
solely by virtue
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Of their moneygrubbing
as opposed
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To their illustrious ancestry,
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This was almost as offensive
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As the attempts
on their life had been.
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- The kind of people that are
gonna be taking the seats
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In the new senate
didn't necessarily have
00:00:28.002 --> 00:00:30.845
The right education
or background to be senators.
00:00:31.067 --> 00:00:32.678
It really was,
if you had the money,
00:00:32.767 --> 00:00:35.645
You're gonna become a senator
of the roman empire.
00:00:35.867 --> 00:00:37.158
We normally accept that
there's a level of corruption
00:00:37.247 --> 00:00:38.758
In ancient rome,
but this, I think,
00:00:38.847 --> 00:00:41.998
Was a precedence
that had never been set.
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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.
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