Let us transform my friends from men of war to men of peace. Let us put them on our...
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Timonides:
Let us transform my friends from men of war to men of peace. Let us put them on our abandoned farmland. Not only will they produce food for themselves, but this I pledge you. One day they will send food to Rome.
Roman Senator:
Yes, I agree! Put them on those lands. Let them produce for us but as slaves. That is the way it has always been!
Timonides:
Niger here used to have twenty thousand slaves on his family estate. Where are they now? All sold or freed. Why? Because Niger is opposed to slavery? No, because it is no longer profitable to keep slaves. Slaves do not produce as much as free men. Let us do what is profitable, and right. Let us share the greatest gift of all. Let us give these men the right of Roman freedom. And they will spread the word that Rome has accepted them as equals, then we will have our human frontiers. The Roman peace that Marcus Aurelius promised.
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Let us do what is profitable
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and right
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Let us share the greatest gift of all
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Let us give these men the right to Roman freedom
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And they will spread the word
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that Rome has accepted them as equals
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then will we have our human frontiers
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The Roman peace
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that Marcus Aurelius promised
Clip duration: 26 seconds
Views: 90
Timestamp in movie: 01h 57m 57s
Uploaded: 04 December, 2022
Genres: drama, history, war
Summary: The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire.
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