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Documentary, Roman Empire Reign of Blood S01E06 - 14 Days of Blood
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01:00People of Rome, for any gladiator who steps onto the battleground, there is no greater achievement than the Radaris.
01:21This wooden sword is given only to gladiators whose abilities transcend the battleground.
01:30Whose victories defy description.
01:34Those who have proven themselves superior to all others.
01:39In the eyes of the people, their emperor, and the gods.
01:45Narcissus is such a gladiator.
01:53Undefeated on the battleground.
01:57Both feared and revered by his opponents.
02:01He has more than earned this sword.
02:16And with it...
02:18is freedom.
02:20Unbeatable
02:35Commodus has honored the man who trained him in the arena, marking the opening of the
03:00greatest celebration of games since the dedication of the Colosseum.
04:3012 years after claiming the throne.
04:49Commodus is prepared to put his life on the line, to restore glory to his city, and win
05:00the respect of his people.
05:04I think if we'd attended the games, we would be amazed at the glamour of the event.
05:15We would be overwhelmed by the noise of the crowd.
05:18We'd have been stunned by the gladiators and their shiny armour.
05:26And we'd have been horror struck at the ferocity of the fighting itself that goes on in the arena.
05:37Spanning 14 days, the Emperor's games feature hundreds of exotic animals for live hunting, prisoners and slaves for executions, and lavish gifts and prizes for those in attendance.
05:58With a full Colosseum, the games will be unlike any celebration in the history of Rome.
06:09Senators, welcome to the games.
06:30Senators, welcome to the games.
06:40Please, honour your host.
06:49For a crowd of more than 50,000 people.
06:52May the gods be with you.
06:54Commodus has announced that for the first time,
06:58May the gods be with you.
07:00The Emperor will fight.
07:02As a gladiator.
07:04May the gods be with you.
07:07May the gods be with you.
07:09May the gods be with you.
07:19Precious jewels and fine robes won't save them now.
07:22May the gods be with you.
07:27May the gods be with you.
07:34May the gods be with you.
07:36May the gods protect you, Commodus.
07:43May the gods protect you, Commodus.
07:48May the gods be with you.
08:05People of Rome!
08:09Let the games begin!
08:12But while the Roman people hail their ruler,
08:26members of the Senate fear the emperor's bold move
08:29would be his last.
08:42For Commodus, fighting as a gladiator will solidify his popularity
08:52and secure his legacy as emperor.
09:00But becoming a gladiator is just the first step in a much bigger plan,
09:06one that will make him a legend.
09:12In Roman society, Hercules is celebrated for slaying a mythical lion
09:18and wearing the animal's hide for protection.
09:24For his games, Commodus is certain if he can embody the Roman god,
09:30he too will be invincible and be forever honoured by the Roman people.
09:35The emperor Commodus portrays himself as the god Hercules,
09:42a great fighter and a great hunter.
09:45What he's trying to do when he appears in the games dressed as Hercules
09:50is underline to people that when he fights as a gladiator,
09:54he is as skilled a fighter as the god Hercules was.
09:58before it comes.
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10:17All hail, Commodus, Emperor of Rome!
10:47All hail, Commodus, realtor of a thousand and a land of two kingdoms, let them themselves
11:15Ah
11:45No, no, no, no, no.
12:15Oh, dear.
12:21Oh!
12:22Oh!
12:25Oh!
12:27Oh!
12:29Oh!
12:32Oh!
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13:00For the first time, an emperor has claimed victory as a gladiator in the Roman Colosseum.
13:12And in front of thousands, Commodus wins the recognition and validation he's always wanted.
13:29After his triumph in the arena, Commodus believes he's proven himself the supreme ruler of the Roman people.
13:36And with a new vision for the empire, he orders a meeting of the Senate.
13:41Senators, I called you here tonight to share some important news with you.
13:42That I am...
13:43That I am...
13:44That I am...
13:45That I am...
13:46That I am...
13:47That I am...
13:48In fact...
13:49Alive.
13:50Alive.
13:51When I first declared my intention to step onto the battleground...
13:52And prove my life...
13:53That I am...
13:54That I am...
13:55In fact...
13:56Alive.
13:57When I first declared my intention to step onto the battleground...
13:58And prove my worth as a gladiator...
13:59Many of you thought he must be mad.
14:00While most of you assume...
14:01That I am...
14:02That I am...
14:03In fact...
14:04Alive.
14:05tonight to share some important news with you, that I am, in fact, alive. When I first
14:18declared my intention to step onto the battleground and prove my worth as a gladiator, many of
14:25you thought he must be mad, while most of you assume you'll surely be killed. But as all
14:35of you witnessed today, and the blood on my sword confirms, it is my opponent who no longer
14:47walks among us. And now, I stand here before you, not only Victor in the Coliseum, but right
14:57here, in this building. Because when 50,000 voices unite as one, everyone can hear it.
15:10Even a body as old and outdated as the Senate. The people's voice is strong.
15:21Oh, and it is true. Theirs is the voice that guides me. Not those of bickering, backstabbing,
15:37self-serving parasites. Men whose day was done when Caesar took the throne. Clinging to power
15:46that died with the Republic. And praying for, or plotting, my death. But the only thing
16:03that's dead is the lie that Rome needs you. So on the first day of the new year,
16:12I proclaim there will be a new Rome. A Rome cast in my image.
16:22This is outrageous!
16:23I am the Emperor!
16:27If you doubt me, then you aren't listening. The people's voice was clear. They have made
16:35their choice. And it is... Commodus. Commodus. Commodus. Commodus!
16:52Great day to be alive, Senator.
16:53Great day to be alive, Senator.
17:17I am alive, Senator.
17:32Commodus seems to have acted increasingly dictatorially. He seems to ignore those around him and he
17:39himself becomes more and more megalomaniac. Was he alone in this? Had no other emperors
17:48done that? Well, sadly, no. Other emperors, whether it was Caligula or Nero, had similar
17:54character traits.
18:09By rejecting the authority of the Senate, Commodus has established total control of the Empire,
18:28and begins to transform the city in his image.
18:34With imperial orders, the Emperor commissions massive golden statues, and renames the months
18:46of the year after himself. And in a show of ultimate authority, nearly 1,000 years after the founding
18:58of Rome, Commodus gives the city a new name, Colonia Commodiana.
19:12Being emperor wasn't just simply about fulfilling duties. It wasn't just simply about going to
19:17work on a day-to-day basis. An emperor was who you were at the absolute root of your person.
19:25And everyone and everything in Roman society is aimed at expressing how great the emperor
19:31is. Of course that's going to affect you. It'd be impossible that that wouldn't in some
19:35way begin to affect the way that you saw yourself.
19:37As the games continue, the Emperor's show of strength begins to escalate.
19:44As the games continue, the Emperor's show of strength begins to escalate.
20:01As the games continue, the Emperor's show of strength begins to escalate.
20:07Commodus wanted to appear as a gladiator. He was taken by the notion of his own strength
20:14and power. And he may actually have believed that he was displaying superhuman, extrahuman power,
20:22and skill.
20:37Hard to watch.
21:01But while the Roman people cheer for their emperor, what they don't realize is that before stepping
21:08into the arena, Commodus has made certain that his victories are gains.
21:14guaranteed.
21:33When Commodus appears as a gladiator, he makes sure that he's not going to come to any harm.
21:48He made sure that his opponents fought with dulled blades.
21:59And after a few exchanges of blows, the other gladiator quickly fell to the floor, understanding
22:07what was best for him.
22:12No!
22:13No!
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23:03No!
23:04No!
23:05No!
23:06No!
23:07No!
23:08No!
23:09No!
23:10No!
23:11I will endure to be burned, to be bound, to be beaten, to be killed by the sword.
23:41I will endure to be burned, to be beaten, to be beaten, to be beaten, to be beaten, to be beaten.
24:11No more worry in your eyes.
24:22Now that this is done.
24:25Listen to them.
24:34They're still calling your name.
24:38If I could give them 14 more days, I would.
24:46And you wouldn't have to worry.
24:49Because I cannot be defeated.
24:51So it would seem.
24:55Narcissus.
24:56Sorry Emperor, I didn't mean to startle you.
24:59You of all people should know better than to sneak up on a gladiator.
25:04Especially one with the blood of his vanquished opponent still fresh on his blade.
25:10It was a good battle.
25:13Atilius fought valiantly.
25:16Indeed he did.
25:18They all did.
25:21Seems you trained me too well my friend.
25:25Did I train you to do this?
25:35You have something to say Narcissus.
25:39You should say it.
25:42I just watched you kill my brothers.
25:49Men who stepped onto the battlefield and fought with honor.
25:54And they died with it.
25:56Holding dulled blades.
25:58Is that not good enough reason to spare their lives?
26:05I gave the people what they want.
26:07What they want to see defenseless men slaughtered.
26:09Slaves!
26:13They were slaves.
26:15Slaves I gave the honor of dying by my sword.
26:19The honor to sacrifice himself for the glory of my empire.
26:25The honor to achieve immortality.
26:32So it's only because I stand before you.
26:35A freed man.
26:37That you're not bringing your sword down upon me.
26:43With only my dulled blade to protect myself.
26:55My friend.
27:07Pick it up.
27:10I said pick it up.
27:11I'm sorry.
27:12I'm sorry.
27:13Get it out of my side.
27:18Cornelius.
27:19Silence!
27:26Don't you look at me that way.
27:28Get out!
27:30Now!
27:32All of you!
27:34Out!
27:35Now!
27:37Out!
27:55The end!
27:56Commodus
28:24Commodus knows that if his deceit is revealed, he'll lose the trust of the people and the recognition he believes he's earned.
28:54So he marks anyone who knows of his plan for banishment or execution in an official royal document known as a prescription list.
29:06Paranoia was not entirely uncharacteristic of the Roman emperors.
29:16And Commodus lived in his own little world of paranoia.
29:20He supposed everybody was plotting against him and they were.
29:40All of them.
29:42I did as the emperor ordered.
29:46And now that it has been revealed, he cannot risk that the people find out.
29:54What can we do?
29:56You were wise to come here first.
30:06But you cannot stay here.
30:10You must return to the palace.
30:14No.
30:15You must return to the palace.
30:19And tell him that you don't care what he did, that you love him.
30:25No matter what.
30:27And that's why you've come back.
30:29To prove your love.
30:33Poison?
30:47For his wine.
30:49There has to be another way.
30:51This is your only hope.
30:55Or would you rather wait here for the Praetorian Guards?
31:01The people closest to him that ran his life lost confidence in their own physical security.
31:17And thought the only solution is going to be to get rid of Commodus.
31:23Because what else could they do in order to avoid being put to death themselves?
31:30For centuries, poison has been used as a lethal weapon in the ancient world.
31:46As toxic elements found in common plants and venom from insects and snakes can be easily disguised.
31:56Effectively killing the victim without a trace.
32:02Throughout Roman history, poison does seem to be a more insidious form of assassination or plot.
32:10You know, it's not that you're being, you know, killed in this martial way or threatened in this martial way.
32:16It's that perhaps the people that are most intimately involved in your life, can you really trust them?
32:22It's very important to hide.
32:24But it is not that you are the most intimately involved in a process.
32:28It is not quite a matter of how you do not have any metal weapon in its way.
32:30You certainly have to go to a place in this way.
32:32You know what you have to call your corp?
32:34What are you doing?
33:04Get out.
33:08You get out!
33:34You get out.
34:05Come on.
34:08I need some water.
34:35Ugh.
34:37Ugh.
34:38Ugh.
35:05Marcia!
35:14What happened?
35:17What happened?
35:18He's throwing it out.
35:24I found this.
35:25What?
35:35You almost got a deal.
35:38You go.
35:55What?
36:15Of course.
36:17A prescription list.
36:19It includes her name.
36:21My Narcissus.
36:25And me.
36:27It's almost the entire Senate.
36:32As madness gives way to vengeance.
36:42Come with me.
36:56Now, Senator, what a matter.
36:57Listen to me very closely.
37:01You must take the sword to Narcissus.
37:04We have no time to lose.
37:25As already,
37:33Let this be more so playable.
37:34Where can you tell us?
37:37Everything in Africa.
37:38What have you realized?
37:40Let this be as chuvin.
37:42Hong Kong!
37:43To be continued...
38:13I'm not here.
38:24I spare your life.
38:28You sentence me to death.
38:37The only way out is through me.
38:43The only way you live...
38:48...is to kill me.
38:56With your dulled blade.
38:58I'm not there.
39:00I swear to god.
39:01It's bad now.
39:04I may not turn anything...
39:06It's not my mind.
39:07I'm not here.
39:08Never again.
39:09I can give you a bit of drink.
39:12Oh, my God.
39:42I gave you your freedom.
39:54I earned my freedom.
39:57You have everything to take into you.
40:01I have...
40:02You have nothing.
40:04Nothing.
40:05You have no compassion.
40:08You have no courage.
40:09I know.
40:12I know.
40:14Order.
40:30I know.
40:32The assassination of Commodus marks the end of an era and the dawn of widespread turmoil
41:00throughout the empire.
41:07For the next year, Rome is consumed by civil war, and those who plotted against the emperor
41:14are soon punished.
41:18Responsible for the emperor's death, Narcissus, a celebrated gladiator, and a man who trained
41:25Commodus to fight in the arena, is executed.
41:30And within a year, Marcia, one of the most powerful women in the empire, and the one person Commodus
41:41truly trusted, is sentenced to death by the new reigning emperor.
41:49But Cassius Dio survives.
42:06The ambitious senator, once fought to protect Commodus, will go on to write one of the only
42:13surviving accounts of this time in the Roman Empire.
42:17In the thirteen years of his reign, Commodus brought peace to Rome.
42:19In the thirteen years of his reign, Commodus brought peace to Rome.
42:36But he will come to be known as the man responsible for an unprecedented age of chaos.
42:43Betrayal and the beginning of the fall of the greatest empire ever known.
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