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This crisis comes in many ways for the empire, But in a very different and essential way For galen, the defining challenge of his life. More than perhaps
at any point in human memory, Disease had become
an existential threat To rome itself. ♪ ♪ Narrator: As the plague continues To wipe out their troops, The two emperors return to rome To replenish their diminished legions. They leave the army under galen's care. ♪ ♪ - The winter that he spent at aquileia Was very difficult for him. It's rare for him to express despair Or feeling of being overwhelmed, But that is exactly what he does. He treated hundreds of plague victims, And he says that
the whole population Struggled to survive
that winter of plague in 168
at any point in human memory, Disease had become
an existential threat To rome itself. ♪ ♪ Narrator: As the plague continues To wipe out their troops, The two emperors return to rome To replenish their diminished legions. They leave the army under galen's care. ♪ ♪ - The winter that he spent at aquileia Was very difficult for him. It's rare for him to express despair Or feeling of being overwhelmed, But that is exactly what he does. He treated hundreds of plague victims, And he says that
the whole population Struggled to survive
that winter of plague in 168
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- This crisis comes in
many ways for the empire,
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But in a very different
and essential way
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For galen, the defining
challenge of his life.
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More than perhaps
at any point in human memory,
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Disease had become
an existential threat
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To rome itself.
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♪ ♪
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Narrator:
As the plague continues
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To wipe out their troops,
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The two emperors return
to rome
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To replenish
their diminished legions.
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They leave the army
under galen's care.
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♪ ♪
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- The winter
that he spent at aquileia
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Was very difficult for him.
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It's rare for him
to express despair
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Or feeling
of being overwhelmed,
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But that is exactly
what he does.
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He treated hundreds
of plague victims,
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And he says that
the whole population
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Struggled to survive
that winter of plague in 168.
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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.