If only you had been born a man, what a Caesar you would have made.
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Proximo : Can any of them fight? I've got a match coming up.Slave Trader : Some are good for fighting, others for dying. You need both, I think.
Gracchus : And after your glorious coup, what then? You take your five thousand and... leave?Maximus : Yes, I will leave. The soldiers will stay here for your protection, under the guidance of the Senate.Gracchus : So, after Rome's all yours, you just give it back to the people. Tell me why.Maximus : Because that was a dying man's last wish. I will kill Commodus. The fate of Rome, I leave to you.Gracchus : Marcus Aurelius trusted you. His daughter trusts you. I will trust you. Give me two days, and I will purchase your freedom. And you, stay alive, or I'll be dead.
I know that you are a man of your word, General. I know that you would die for honor, for Rome, for the memory of your ancestors. But as for me? I'm an entertainer.