"(tranquil music)" "(rumbling) (ominous music)" "[Man] Ahh!" "(exploding)" "(dramatic music)" "(rumbling)" "(gasping)" "Valeria." "(rumbling)" "(dramatic music)" "(soaring music)" "Do not try to run away." "(laughs) Otherwise, what will you do?" "This." "I have a surprise for you." "What is it?" "Come. (Laughing)" "(soaring music)" "We're almost there." "Hey, stop, you two!" "(laughing)" "I surrender, Soldier." "I am not a soldier, I am General Fulvius." "Spare our lives, General Fulvius." "Password." "Hm?" "Caput mundi." "Caput mundi." "You may pass." "(chuckles) Thank you, General Fulvius." "We will be forever grateful to you." "General Fulvius, does your mother know that you are still out on the street so late in the day?" "No, huh?" "You are good with children." "That's why I decided to buy this house." "[Valeria] Marcus." "That's it." "Don't you like it?" "Look at it, at least." "I look at you, and I wonder if I'm not dreaming." "And then I'm afraid I might not wake up and then..." "You will wake up next to me every morning." "And the first thing I will see will be your eyes." "And there will be nothing more I need." "That's all I wish for too, my love." "I want nothing else." "Now, however..." "Now what?" "Welcome back, Domina." "Everything is ready, as usual." "[Woman] Don't you know her?" "That's Lavinia, Chalidonius's wife." "[Woman] She's arrived." "Get ready." "(indistinct conversation)" "You." "And you." "(languid music)" "And so, you wish to marry my daughter." "You say you wish to marry my daughter, Valeria." "Yes, I, uh..." "I do not believe you have the faintest idea of the sacrifices I have made for her so that she lacked nothing." "No, o-on the contrary, I'm perfectly aware and..." "And what do you intend to offer her?" "Father." "Be quiet." "It is he who must answer." "I have my pay, as an officer in the army." "I know it's not much, but I..." "My life." "I can offer Valeria all my life." "This is what I wanted to hear, my son. (Laughing)" "This is what it means to talk like a man." "Mother." "Marcus. (Laughs)" "Welcome to our family." "My sister is very lucky." "Thank you, Ennius, thank you." "Are any of you Marcus Severius?" "That's me." "What is it?" "The 6th Mounted Legion has received orders to deploy." "The Emperor wants us in the east to fight the rebel troops." "We will be commanded by General Titus." "We leave tomorrow." "Glory to Rome and to the Emperor." "(gasps)" "(sighs)" "(woeful music)" "(sobbing)" "(dramatic music)" "[Girl] Bye, Father." "Come back to us." "[Woman] Come back to us safe, my love." "[Man] Take care of yourself." "[Woman] Be safe." "[Man] Have a glorious return." "[Woman] I'll miss you." "[Man] Be careful." "[Man] Come back safe." "[Soldier] Take this." "[Man] See you soon." " [Woman] See you soon." " [Child] Goodbye." " [Woman] I love you." " [Child] Be careful." "[Man] Goodbye, dear, I'm going to miss you." "Father, take care of yourself." "And you." "Behave honorably, my son." "It's an honor to fight for Rome." "That's what you taught me." "But be prudent, my son." "There is no need for dead soldiers at war." "And in battle, remember... never break rank." "Keep your men together." "I know." "I know, Father." "I will not forget." "Wait for me." "I will live only for your return." "And I will survive for that day." "These are the strongest ones I found." "They will bring me back home, my love." "I promise you." "They will bring me back home." "(tender music)" "Why can't I go with them?" "Why can't I go with them?" "General Fulvius." "They need the soldiers here in Pompeii to protect the city." "That is your job." "Defend our city." "Promise me." "I promise." "(laughing) My General." "(dramatic marching music) (crowd cheering)" "Tiberius." "It cannot be my turn for guard duty." "No guard duty today." "Have they sighted them?" "A few hours march away." "They'll attack us soon." "Marcus." "It has been an honor to know you." "And it'll be an honor to fight by your side, whatever may happen." "What will happen now is we will win, Tiberius." "And then return home." "For Rome, and with Rome." "For Rome, and with Rome." "(dramatic music)" "[Soldier] I have never seen him before." "[Soldier] Who is he?" "[Soldier] General Titus." "My men!" "Look at those woods, and ask yourselves this question," ""If you knew I was going to die in battle today,"" ""would I still attack the enemy?"" "I did not know how to answer this question." "And I saw our General Titus." "And in him," "I saw... our cities, our homes, and our families." "I saw the entire Roman Empire!" "Whatever may emerge from those woods," "I want to keep it far from them!" "Whatever may emerge, from these woods," "I want them to retreat there by the end of the day!" "Yes!" "Long live Rome!" "Will our mother like it?" "Huh?" "Huh?" "(Laughing)" "(loud rumbling)" "Oh!" "(Shattering)" "[Valeria] What is it?" "(Ennius) It's an earthquake!" "(loud rumbling and crashing) (shouting and screaming)" "Stay together!" "Don't break ranks!" "When I give the signal!" "(troops shouting)" "Not yet!" "Not yet!" "Now!" "(intense music)" "(men shouting and metal clinking)" "(shouting and rumbling)" "Mother!" "Mother!" "Where is Mother?" "[Valeria] She's at home." "Ahh!" "Watch out!" "Let's go!" "(chaotic and frantic shouting) (crashing)" "Mother, Mother!" "There they are!" "[Ennius] Mother!" "Mother!" "(crashing)" "No!" "(Valeria screaming)" "(sobbing) Mother!" "Don't break ranks!" "Don't break ranks!" "Don't break ranks!" "(grunting) (metal clanking)" "(grunting)" "Tiberius!" "Where are you going?" "Come back here!" "(thudding)" "Tiberius!" "(grunting)" "Ahh!" "(Thudding)" "(shouting)" "Tiberius!" "[Rebel] Ahh!" "(yelling)" "(metal clanking and thudding)" "(intense music)" "[Marcus] Ahh!" "(weeping and sobbing)" "(overlapping conversations)" "[Child] Daddy!" "Daddy!" "There's my daddy!" "Daddy!" "Marcus?" "[Soldier] I'm sorry." "(desolate music)" "(gasping) No!" "No!" "(Sobbing) No!" "(desolate music)" "The Duumvir is here." "You are the children of Gaius Drusus, are you not?" "Yes." "I was waiting for you." "You must move out of this house immediately." "But Chelidonius, it was our parent's home." "Meleagrus, my brother Duumvir, and the man responsible for the Land Register, can prove the contrary." "I am the one who has always owned this house, and now I claim it." "But what will we do?" "Where will we go?" "You will have to find a new accommodation." "Perhaps something better?" "(Laughs)" "You could stay with me." "I can provide you with everything you could possibly want." "We can look after ourselves." "Perhaps." "But remember, I will not forget you." "Guards," "Meleagrus." "[Meleagrus] Yes?" "Come on, let's go." "(laughing)" "(tranquil music)" "(indistinct conversations)" "(sheep bleating)" "I've traveled the whole world, Admiral Plinius, but I must admit that I've never seen a place as beautiful as this." "This is all thanks to nature's balance, Officer." "In Pompei, the water provided by the sea merges perfectly with the element of fire provided by the sun." "And the element of air, brought by the southwesterly winds, merges with the earth element of..." "Admiral!" "Look at that!" "(ominous music)" "I thought I'd seen almost everything in my lifetime." "This is a very unusual phenomenon." "There must be a natural explanation for it." "It's a bad omen." "I do not believe in omens." "The sea must be infected." "Throw a bucket!" "Collect some water!" "I need more information about it." "Nothing happens by chance." "(ominous music)" "(indistinct conversations)" "(knocking)" "Yes, stranger?" "I'm sorry." "The Gaius Drusus family used to live here." "Do you know his daughter, Valeria?" "Never heard of them." "But they used to live here." "I came to Pompei after the earthquake." "I don't know who lived here before that." "What earthquake?" "What earthquake?" "The Great Earthquake." "Tell me, where have you been during the last few years?" "(melancholic music)" "(water gushing)" "The water's flowing as it should, huh?" "Is it not, Misa?" "(dog whining)" "Mm. (Laughing) We can rest now." "(footsteps approaching)" "Who's there?" "Who's there?" "(dog whining)" "Who are you?" "(melancholic music)" "Father." "My son." "You are home." "You are home!" "(Crying)" "Now, I can die in peace." "No." "Now, it's time to live." "You've grown a beard. (Laughing)" "Father." "Your face is stamped on my heart." "The earthquake was terrible." "I only just managed to survive." "And my eyesight was the price I paid." "(crying)" "I-I manage quite well, you know." "I know the mains very well." "And the water's voice." "And Misa..." "(dog whining) lends me his eyes." "He too was all alone after the earthquake." "We... we kept each other company." "Father." "What about Valeria?" "Where is she?" "I could do nothing to help them." "Please believe me." "What do you mean?" "(melancholic guitar music)" "Marcus." "Marcus. (Crying)" "You're alive." "You're alive!" "You're alive!" "Oh, my love." "Marcus. (Laughing and crying)" "You're alive. (Laughing)" "We had no choice." "We were orphans without a home." "Becoming slaves was the only chance we had to survive." "Who bought you?" "In a sense, we ourselves chose who we were sold to." "His name is Quintus Laronius." "He's a city Elder." "A good man." "My brother and I now live in his house." "I will sort it out." "Wait." "Tell me about yourself, first." "We will have plenty of time for memories." "Now, let's deal with releasing you." "And then we will get married." "(tender music)" "No." "There's nothing you can offer me in exchange for her freedom." "She's not for sale." "Her freedom is my wedding gift to you." "Oh." "Thank you." "There is no need to thank me." "You've suffered enough." "Now, you deserve to be happy with the man that you love." "Valeria's told me a great deal about you." "You know, I've been very fond of them both from the start." "To me, they're far more than just slaves." "During these years as a prisoner," "I often wondered if it was worth experiencing such pain for Rome." "Well... if Rome is entrusted to men like you," "I would do it all again to defend the Empire." "In the morning, I will prepare the document releasing Valeria and her brother from bondage." "Free!" "We are free." "Did you hear that, little one?" "Your mother and your father are free." "You'll be born a free man now!" "And perhaps, as mad as your father." "Let us drink to our freedom!" "[All] To your freedom!" "(Laughing)" "To our freedom." "Celebrate for me too." "I must leave." "It's my shift to escort the master." "After all, I'm still at his service." "I don't want to annoy him right now." "Goodbye, my wife." "Don't decide to be born before I come back." "Bye." "(chuckling)" "(ominous music)" "[Quintus] Ahh!" "Who's there?" "(frightened gasping)" "Don't be afraid." "I-I just..." "[Woman] Ahh!" "Master." "(dramatic music)" "Tell me where you've been, Marcus." "Tell me about these years." "They were very long years." "Long years and short words to tell me about them." "Beyond the borders of Rome, there are some very big woods." "Woods in which it is best not to enter." "It was our love that gave me the strength to survive in those woods." "The strength to return to you." "I love you." "I love you too." "(fast-approaching footsteps)" "He's dead!" "He's dead!" "What?" "What are you talking about?" "Someone has killed Quintus Laronius." "(gasping)" "(dramatic music)" "Rest in peace now, my friend." "Rest in peace." "There is Apuleius." "Well, Cuspius, the magistrate, has arrived." "What have you got to tell us?" "He was stabbed, from behind." "It's terrible." "It was inevitable." "Who could ever have killed such a man while looking in his eyes?" "Master!" "Leave this place." "Who allowed you to enter?" " [Marcus] Wait." " Take them away!" "Wait a moment." "Wait." " [Cuspius] Take them away!" " Wait!" "It was him!" "It was him!" "He killed him." "I saw him." "It was him!" "It was him!" "It was him!" "Take him." "[Attica] No!" "Wait!" "Wait!" "Stop it!" "Let me go!" "It's a mistake!" "I didn't kill him!" "I didn't kill him!" "It's a mistake!" "Listen to me!" "You're making a mistake!" "Take him out of here." "There's nothing to see here." "Go back home." "Go back home!" "[Guard] Everyone go home." "You heard him, now go home." "(woeful music)" "I'm innocent!" "I'm innocent!" "This is a mistake!" "It wasn't me!" "I'm innocent!" "(laughs) Heh." "This are words I've heard before. (Laughs)" "I'm innocent!" "(woeful music)" "He's innocent." "You must believe me." "He had no reason to kill Quintus Laronius." "I can prove it." "Speak." "Quintus Laronius had decided to give him and his family their freedom." "[Cuspius] Can you really prove this?" "I heard him say this myself." "[Cuspius] But you have no document to confirm what you're saying." "It's true." "You must believe me." "I believe in facts." "That man was seen next to the body with a dagger in his hand." "Quintus Laronius was stabbed in the back." "These are the facts." "But if we find a document releasing Ennius, will you believe me?" "Quintus may have time to prepare it and I..." "We will discuss this in court in a few days." "At least give me permission to speak to Ennius." "You should not be asking me." "Only one of the duumviri can give you permission," "Chelidonius or Meleagrus." "Meleagrus." "You know, the Syrian merchants will be here tomorrow with new materials from Egypt." "Will you come to the harbor with us, Meleagrus?" "Your advice would be very useful. (Laughing)" "Useful?" "(laughs) Indispensable, not useful." "Uh, forgive my brother." "Absolutely indispensable, Meleagrus." " Oh, Lavinia." " [Man] Shh." "Celadus is the best gladiator in Pompeii." "He's one of my wife's proteges." "Is that not right, Lavinia?" "I always bet on him, and I always win." "(glasses clinking)" "[All] Bravo!" "Well done!" "(Applauding)" "Well, Chelidonius, I think I've seen enough." "Your villa's as beautiful as the Palace of Minos, and (laughs) this wine from Vesuvius, makes me feel 100 pounds lighter." "(chuckles) I will make sure that 10 amp Fourier are delivered to you, Admiral Plinius." "And I will inform the Emperor, and he will be so happy that he will never want to leave." "That is what we hope." "Well now, if you will excuse me," "I have to go, Chelidonius." "Thank you for visiting us, Admiral." "Lavinia." "It was a pleasure meeting you, Admiral." "Guards!" "(exotic music) (overlapping conversations)" "I must speak to the Duumvir!" "Let me in!" "Allow him to pass." "What do you want?" "I need your help, Chelidonius." "Really?" "(Chuckles)" "How interesting." "The slave you've arrested is innocent." "Give us permission to talk to him, and the misunderstanding will be clarified." "Who are you?" "I am Marcus Sevarius, an officer from the 6th Mounted Legion." "You do not look like a legionary." "In any event, the murderer must remain in isolation for the time being." "I beg you, Duumvir." "At least allow his sister and his wife to visit him." "You cannot deny them this." "If this is your problem, all you have to do is wait, seeing that very soon, they will all be together." "In prison." "I do not understand." "You are a Roman officer, and you do not know the law?" "If a slave kills his master, then all the other slaves receive the same sentence, death." "That is impossible." "It's not fair!" "I know." "It really is annoying to sacrifice precious slaves." "You will have to walk over my dead body!" "Before you execute innocent people, Chelidonius." "You must not be angry with us, legionary, this is the law." "The law of Rome!" "Come with us." "Take it easy." "(sultry music)" "There has to be a solution." "There must be." "I'm frightened." "They can prevent us from talking to Ennius, but no one can keep us from finding out." "Quintus wrote down his intention to free him." "Quintus kept all of his documents here." "You look over there." "(dramatic music)" "(horses neighing and sheep bleating)" "(loud rumbling)" "These trees are moving, but all the others are not." "(trees rustling)" "(dramatic music)" "Nothing." "There's nothing about it here." "Look at this." "They look like wedding rings." "With two letters engraved in them." "A "Q" and a "P"." "What's so strange?" "Quintus Laronius was not married." "And as far as I know, he wasn't even engaged to anyone." "The "Q" stands for Quintus." "What does the "P" stand for?" "(trees rustling)" "Look over here." "They seem to be moving." "Who could be moving them?" "Spirits." "Spirits?" "Spirits." "Spirits!" "(volcano erupting)" "(loud rumbling) Thunder." "But it hasn't rained in days." "And it's getting hotter every day." "Valeria!" "Valeria, help me!" "Attica, what happened?" "What do you want?" "Those two." "They must come with us." "Together with the other slaves owned by Quintus." "Where?" "To the Duumvir Chelidonius's villa." "They will have to work for him now." "Who decided this?" "The magistrate." "The Elder Quintus Laronius had no heirs, so until the judge passes sentence, his slaves belong to..." "[Marcus] Do not touch her!" "The city of Pompeii." "Legionary, you do not wish to oppose the law, do you?" "(dramatic music)" "I will sort it out." "Trust me, Valeria." "I will save all of you!" "If proof exists, now you're the only one who can find it." "Ugh!" "(Crashing)" "Ugh!" "I fought under his order." "And now Titus is the Emperor." "He will help me." "When are you planning to leave?" "Immediately, Father." "Mm." "It will take you at least three days to travel to Rome." "And as many to return." "Maybe less." "Only if you sleep in the saddle." "You're the one who taught me how to do that." "That is true." "A long time ago." "And you will teach my children, too." "Go to sleep now." "(dog whining)" "Don't ever leave him." "Don't ever leave him." "(woeful music)" "Are you ready, my friend?" "(dramatic soaring music)" "(grunting)" "(dramatic music)" "(metal clashing)" "Where do you think you're going?" "I am Marcus Sevarius." "An officer in the 6th Legion." "This is not a home for veterans." "I need to speak to Emperor Titus." "I fought under him in the east." "Well, then, send him a message." "Maybe he'll answer it." "(laughing)" "(dramatic music)" "You want evidence?" "You want evidence?" "Here is your evidence!" "Is this enough to persuade you that I belong to the 6th Legion?" "Or do you want me to show you every wound" "I suffer and carry with honor!" "Marcus." "Marcus!" "Tiberius!" "I thought you were dead." "I nearly was." "I'm happy to see you, my friend." "What's happened to you?" "How can I help?" "I need to speak to Titus." "(metal clanking)" "Let me do the talking." "Titus has only just come into power." "You know, the people still live in fear of Nero." "Mad parties, the extermination of the Christians, his obsession for the theater." "Titus needs to reassure them, distract them, and use a bit of propaganda." "The exaggeration that is the Colosseum is nothing more than that." "(majestic music)" "It was all far simpler at the front, hm?" "Was it not, Marcus?" "[Tiberius] Go." "You sure?" "You sure?" "Simple, my Emperor?" "That's right." "Us and them." "You win or you lose." "You live or you die." "No legal complexities." "Things suited to Cicero." "But Emperor, as Tiberius explained, it is also..." "A slave who kills his master must die." "And all the other slaves must die with him." "Do you expect me to go against one of Rome's ancient traditions?" "Do you perhaps, expect me to become another Nero, in the eyes of the Senators?" "No." "But I still remember a general I was proud to obey." "A general who never left a battlefield until it was over." "Appoint me to investigate this case." "It's a battle I must fight to the end." "I will have the mandate prepared right away with the Imperial seal." "I don't know how to thank you." "It was all your own merit." "You're the one who convinced the Emperor." "I only reminded him of the man I used to know." "The man who no longer exists." "What do you mean?" "We will discuss this in Pompeii." "In Pompeii?" "In a few days, Titus will inaugurate the temple dedicated to his father, Vespasian." "I'll be there beforehand, for security reasons." "(doors slamming)" "I thought Rome no longer had any enemies." "Rome may not, but Titus has many." "That's why he misses his days at the front." "Yes." "For Rome, and with Rome." "For Rome, and with Rome." "(Attica groaning)" "Wait. (Groaning) Let me help you." "Oh, I can't go on any longer." "Rest now, and stay close to me so no one will notice, ah!" "(Crashing)" "You must be careful." "It's a pity see a woman as beautiful as you ruin herself with similar work." "I could protect you from such humiliations, if you'd only let me." "That would be truly humiliating." "(chuckles) Remember that you're mine now." "And with what is mine, I can do as I want!" "Chelidonius!" "I want to speak to Ennius immediately." "Inform the magistrate." "Do you think it is sufficient to wear a uniform to give me orders?" "The Emperor is giving you orders." "I'm authorized to take part in the investigations." "In that case, you must waste no time." "The judge will pass sentence in just two days." "You're back at last." "I'm here, my love." "I'm here." "They're allowing me to see your husband in the prison." "Perhaps I will obtain permission for you, too." "I don't know." "I don't know if I'm strong enough to go there." "I'm afraid." "(sighs) She's very tired." "I must go." "I need every minute I've got." "And I need your help." "Pompeii is no longer the city I once knew." "But we're almost in prison here, too." "I can't leave." "That depends." "Don't you remember me?" "Password?" "(laughs) Caput mundi." "General Fulvius, you've grown." "It happens." "There is a way out of here." "The guards do not control the beach at night." "There's a passage leading out of the villa." "Where?" "I can take Valeria there tonight." "Let's try." "(ominous music)" "(gates clanking shut)" "Ennius." "Marcus." "How is Attica?" "And Valeria." "Why aren't they here?" "What's happened?" "This situation is more serious than you imagine." "So, if I'm sentenced to death," "they will all die." "Valeria." "Attica." "My son!" "(Crying)" "They cannot do this." "They cannot do this!" "(Crying)" "The only way to stop them is to prove that you are innocent." "To do that, I need your help." "Ennius, listen to me." "We only have two days left." "You must help me." "But how?" "W-What can I do?" "Answer me." "Who could have wanted Quintus dead?" "You spent a lot of time there." "The Elder must have made some enemies." "Enemies?" "I don't know." "A few bores." "But no one who would kill him." "What about his private life?" "Can you remember anything strange?" "Strange?" "No." "Quintus was a good man." "He was... (sighs) I don't know." "Come on, Ennius." "Even one small detail could be useful." "One thing." " What?" " [Ennius] Perhaps." "I often went to the tavern with him." "And?" "I waited at a table, when he went upstairs." "They were the only times he ever wanted to be alone." "Which tavern was it?" "Uh, the one owned by..." "Vetuzius, Vetuzius Placidus." "[Marcus] Guard!" "One, Vetuzius." "No water." "Here we are, Cuspius." "You hardly ever drink wine, but when you do, you want it strong. (Chuckles)" "I have just helped a girl give birth." "Everything went well until I held the baby in my arms." "It was already dead." "It was a boy." "Tragedies." "But you must have experienced them many times." "Eight." "This month." "What's going on in this city?" "I know Vetuzius." "Quintus always bought the wine for the house from him." "But I would've crossed the whole sea to come see you." "Here we are." "This is the tavern." "(ominous music)" "Why did Quintus Laronius spend so many evenings here?" "(sighs) Uh, taste my wine, and perhaps, uh, you'll be doing the same." "I don't have time to drink." "I must discover the truth." "Well, uh, what is it they say?" "In vino veritas." "Get to the point, Vetuzius!" "I don't have time to waste." "Quintus was a friend." "A family friend." "His death caused us all great pain." "I wonder if you'll become more loquacious in prison." "Vetuzius, Livilla, I beg you." "My brother's accused of murdering Quintus." "It's unfair." "We couldn't believe our ears when we heard about it." "Ennius is innocent." "And if he's sentenced to death, so will all the other slaves, including his wife, who's expecting a baby." "And you too would be condemned to death." "Please, Vetuzius, let's help them." "(woeful music)" "The day before he died," "Quintus Laronius gave me this." "It's written in Greek." ""Having opened the first of the seven seals,."" ""I saw a white horse,"" ""and he who sat on it had a bow."" ""And there was given unto him a crown"" ""and he came forth conquering and to conquer."" "What does it mean?" "Tell them everything you told me." "As you know, the Emperor Titus is coming to Pompeii." "And Quintus told me to give this papyrus to the Emperor during his visit." "B-But he also told me... to give it to him only, o-only on one condition." "Go on." "Speak." "(thunder crashing)" "He said... give it to Titus in person," "only if I am dead." "(dramatic music)" "So Quintus feared he would be killed?" "By whom?" "And why?" "I know nothing more." ""Having opened the first of the seven seals."" "I wonder what it means." "One thing is certain." "Quintus Laronius was afraid he might be assassinated." "That means he had discovered something serious." "So serious, he even wanted to warn the Emperor." "What will you do?" "Those two know a lot more than they say." "We must keep an eye on them." "Let's stay here then, and wait." "I will stay." "You need to rest." "Go back to the villa and get some sleep." "[Woman] Hey, Legionary, do you want to spend the night with me?" "Wouldn't you like some company?" "It would be enjoyable. (Chuckles)" "I will stay here." "Pompeii is dangerous at night for a man on his own." "(laughing) Ooh, look at him." "(moaning)" "Are you leaving?" "I have to go." "We have guests." "For you." "Your husband already pays me." "My husband pays you to fight." "I pay you for things more pleasant." "(sultry music)" "(water gushing) (approaching footsteps)" "(dramatic music)" "Did you notice too, Misa?" "The water is warmer than usual." "(slurping)" "(bubbling and erupting)" "(intense music)" "The spirits!" "The spirits!" "The spirits!" "The spirits of the mountain!" " Help me!" "Help me!" " [Older Man] Put it out!" "The spirits of the mountain!" "The spirits of the mountain!" "It seems like years ago, doesn't it?" "When we used to hide from parents." "You haven't changed." "Yes, I have." "Pain has changed me more than the passing of time." "My parents, our home, my freedom." "I was deprived of everything." "One thing at a time." "At first, I thought I couldn't stand it." "Then I realized life goes on." "(dramatic music)" "(indistinct conversations)" "(crashing)" "(woeful music)" "(baby crying)" "Who are you?" "Answer me, slave, where is your master?" "He's not a slave, he's a doctor." "My name is Cuspius." "Who are these people?" "Them?" "They are people too poor to be free, or too useless for anyone to buy them as slaves." "What are they doing here?" "They live." "Who is the master here?" "Rezia." "(speaking Greek) (baby fussing)" "I understand you know Greek." "Do you understand what these words mean?" "Trust us." "I know what they mean." "They mean the end is near." "The end of what?" "The end of all things." "The return of the Messiah." "The Messiah?" ""He came forth conquering to conquer", and, and, when..." "I fear that Vetuzius has allowed himself to be influenced." "If you have the patience to follow me to my home, I could... (thuds) I will not leave this house until I understand what's going on here!" "Please." "I have something I must show you." "Something I am certain you will find extremely interesting." " Father, you're home!" " [Attia] Father!" "Father!" "Here are my two treasures, Lauca and Attia." "Be good girls, and say hello to our guests." "This is Marcus, and this is Valeria." "Welcome to our home." "Thank you." "You're very kind." "What is it you wanted to show us?" "Go to your nanny now, and don't drive her to distraction." "They are never a bother." "They are very good girls." "Mm." "Goodnight." " Good night!" " [Attia] Goodnight!" "[Nanny] Mm." "Come on." "The one Vetuzius gave you is not the only fragment of papyrus in circulation." "Quintus Laronius gave one to me too." "As he did with Vetuzius," "Quintus asked me to give this to the Emperor, only in the event he should die." ""Having opened the second seal,."" ""I saw another horse, a red horse."" ""And to him that sat there on,"" ""it was given to take peace from the earth."" ""And that they should slay one another."" "Rather lugubrious, is it not?" "Yes, but, uh, what does it mean?" "Well, it's rather difficult to explain." "Wait!" "Look!" "They're part of the same papyrus." "What about these lines?" "What do they mean?" "Quintus told me nothing else." "But tomorrow, I will take you to a man who knows the significance of these words." "Take us to him now." "That's impossible." "Tomorrow." "How can we trust you?" "I trusted you." "(approaching footsteps)" "Marcus?" "(dog whining)" "Father." "Any news?" "Have you discovered something?" "I have a lead." "I need to rest first." "I've not slept for two days." "And I need to be clearheaded tomorrow." "Of course, of course." "You know... there is something else that worries me." "The water is warmer than usual." "And I cannot understand why." "I thought..." ""Well, it's August, it's been a very hot summer."" "But this has never happened before." "What do you think it is?" "Marcus?" "We must let him sleep." "(dramatic music)" "Attica!" "Marcus got this for you." "Show it the guards, and they'll let you see Ennius." "I've already told you I don't want to see him in prison." "But if we are sentenced to death tomorrow, you may never see him again." "It all happened so quickly." "We thought we were free again, and then, suddenly... as long as I don't see Ennius in prison," "I can go on pretending that nothing happened at all." "You can do that." "And I could too." "The only person who cannot pretend that nothing has happened is Ennius." "(woeful music)" "(crashing)" "Don't worry." "I will help you." "Who broke the vase?" "If you don't tell me who broke the vase, you will all be whipped." "Well then... who broke the vase!" "Well?" "I did it." "You?" "So, it was you, huh?" "(Chuckling)" "(slapping and grunting)" "You will not eat." "Until I have been repaid the whole value of the vase." "Back to work." "You must go back to work!" "Now, go!" "Go!" "Go!" "(slapping)" "Aulus, two people wish to speak to you." "Salve, Aulus." "Cuspius." "This is Marcus." "He needs your help." "Aulus is the leader of our small community." "Community?" "What do you mean?" "They call us..." "Mm." "Christians." "(woeful music)" "I was wrong." "Give me the permit." "My husband is waiting for me." "You say this man is your leader." "And is he also a slave?" "A slave, according to the laws of Rome." "A man, under God's law." "Roman law is divine law." "Rome, and all the kingdoms of this world, will come to an end, Marcus." "The heavens and the earth will pass, but God's kingdom will not." "The Roman Empire will not come to an end." "Quintus Laronius was as incredulous as you are." "Then, he understood." "And he became a believer." "Quintus Laronius was one of Rome's loyal officers." "He would never plot against Rome in favor of a new kingdom." "God's kingdom isn't against Rome." "It's a kingdom that exists in the heart." "And it needs no other power." "(melancholic music)" "Attica!" "I'm sorry." "I'm so late." "(laughs)" "I know the verse is written on those fragments of papyrus." "The text is very important to us." "It's known by the name," "Apocalypse, which in Greek means..." "Revelation." "Exactly, a revelation that history isn't within the power of Rome," "Athens, Babylonia, or anyone else." "But only in the hands of God." "Since you know Greek, read it." ""Having opened the first of the seven seals,."" ""I saw a white horse."" "These are the same verses that..." "[Aulus] Go on." ""Having opened the third seal, I saw a black horse."" ""And he that sat there on had a balance in his hand."" ""Having opened the fourth seal,."" ""I saw a pale horse."" ""And he that sat upon him,"" ""his name was death."" ""And Hades followed with him."" "What does all this mean?" "The text speaks of four horsemen." "Quintus Laronius was inspired by the Apocalypse when he chose the people he could trust." "And it was to them that he entrusted the fragments of papyrus." "So, Vetuzius was the first horseman." "The first person who spoke to him about Jesus." "I was the second." "I baptized Quintus Laronius." "The third horseman can only be the man who allowed Quintus Laronius to participate in taking the sacred bread." "And who is this man?" "I am." "Septimius." "Septimius." "(Attica laughing)" "I, I always loved the name Septimius." "And if it's a girl?" "Septimius if it's a boy, and uh... if it's a girl," "(laughing) if it's a girl, Octavia. (Laughing)" "And then, by the will of the gods, after Septimius and Octavia, we'll have more." "We'll have nine children. (Kissing) 10 (kisses), 11 (kisses), 12." "Let's just think about Septimius, for now." "And then." "And then, we will see." "Ennius." "If we should all die tomorrow," "I want you to know that you have made me a happy woman." "(woeful music)" "The three fragments fit together, but the hidden message remains a mystery." "I don't understand it." "[Aulus] The fourth piece of the papyrus is still missing." "And therefore, the fourth horseman." "Who could the fourth horseman be?" "If I knew, I would tell you." "Believe me." "I must get back to work." "I hope these clues will lead you to the truth." "The same truth Quintus discovered." "Luckily, the foremen left early." "Rome and all the kingdoms of this world will come to an end." "Is that what he said?" "And also, the heavens and earth." "Everything." "Except the kingdom of their God." "That's what he said." "A kingdom that exists in the hearts of men." "It was nonsense." "I told him that the kingdom of Rome will never end." "But Quintus Laronius agreed with them." "That is what they say." "A kingdom that exists in the hearts of men." "What I care about right now is that you could be put to death tomorrow!" "(woeful music)" "Forgive me." "I can find no peace." "If only I could find the fourth papyrus." "I could clarify this mystery and I..." "Marry me." "Let's get married immediately." "If I'm doomed, I want to die as your wife." "Let's go see your father, and we will call Attica, and then... the wedding rings?" "I wonder if that Greek who sold jewelry by the market is still there." "Let's go and see." "Wait!" "Those papyri are written in Greek, right?" "Do you remember the two wedding rings of Quintus?" "The two letters engraved on them?" "A "Q" and a "P"." "Quintas spoke Greek." "And in the Greek alphabet, the letter "P" is our letter "R"." "An R?" "But then... the fourth rider could be..." "Rezia!" "Rezia!" "No!" "Wait!" "Wait!" "I need to talk to you!" "No!" "No!" "Why?" "Why did you do that?" "Because I was frightened." "Frightened?" "Of me?" "We Christians cannot trust men like you after all you've done to us." "About 15 years ago, in Rome, anyone identified as a Christian was imprisoned," "and killed, if he didn't give up his faith." "I was captured too." "I had seen what happened to those who didn't cooperate." "(sorrowful music)" "And so," "I declared I was not a Christian." "I offered a sacrifice in front of the image of the Emperor." "And I was set free." "But I couldn't stay in Rome, where everything reminded me of my friends, who had been braver and had more faith than I did." "And had paid with their lives." "I fled here to Pompeii." "I met Quintus." "We decided to marry." "We wanted to tell everyone." "But then he was taken from me." "I'm not interested in which God you believe in." "Jupitar, Metra, or any other." "I only want the truth." "Are you sure?" ""Having opened the fourth seal, a pale horse appeared."" ""And he that sat upon him, his name was death."" ""And Hades followed him."" "It is a map." "The lines are simply roads." "And this, this is the point Quintus wanted to show the Emperor." "There was probably something written in the burned part." "Something that indicated what the map referred to." "I'm sorry." "Don't worry." "Somehow, we'll work out what it means." "This map is the clue in itself." "The magistrate will have to consider it." "I will ask him to postpone sentencing while the investigations continue." "He cannot refuse." "Go to Meleagrus's villa." "He has organized a party for this evening." "They're all there." "Even the magistrates." "(exotic music)" "[Man] Oh, congratulations, Meleagrus, everything is so wonderful." "I was thinking." "I was thinking of installing... an enormous thermal bath in our villa too." "They say I treat my slaves badly." "The Vettii brothers were once my slaves." "And yet, I freed them." "They have worked well, and now they are rich." "(laughs) If they continue to follow your brother's advice, they won't be rich for long. (Laughing)" "Meleagrus enjoys making them spend vast amounts of money." "It's his only hobby." "Ah." "Meleagrus has invited absolutely everyone this evening." "I really don't think that Meleagrus invited him." "It is an honor to have you here, Marcus Sevarius." "What a surprise!" "I don't recall inviting you." "I will not take advantage of your hospitality more than necessary." "I'm here to speak to the magistrate." "What do you want from me?" "I have something important to show you." "I don't understand." "What are those?" "They form a map." "I'm sure that I..." "We'll discuss it tomorrow, at court." "Tomorrow may well be too late." "I am the one (laughs) who decides when to examine the evidence." "Is that clear?" "Come to court tomorrow... (loud rumbling and crashing) (screaming)" "(crashing and water splashing)" "(dog whining)" "Calm down, Misa, calm down." "Good dog, good dog. (Whining)" "It's over." "Did you hear that?" "The water is losing its voice." "(indistinct conversations)" "That was a violent tremor, but my Pompeii," "the Pompeii that I rebuilt with you, and for you, is not only the pearl of our coasts, it is also built to withstand any tremors." "Continue to enjoy yourselves." "(applauding)" "The night is young!" "(applauding)" "Were you looking for this?" "Thank you." "If you need any help," "you know where to find me." "I am convinced that Quintus Laronius was murdered because he discovered something very serious." "And the solution certainly lies in that map." "A strange map, indeed." "Where does it lead to?" "A street?" "A house?" "A mountain path?" "I have not worked that out yet." "That's why I'm asking you for a little more time." "(Meleagrus laughing)" "As you see," "I have taken your request into consideration." "However, a witness claims that he saw the accused standing next to the body of Quintus Laronius." "He was holding a dagger." "This is the only evidence we have." "The only evidence I consider valid." "According to the laws of Rome, the accused is found quilty." "No!" "No!" "All slaves who belonged to Quintus Laronius will be executed before dawn, the day after tomorrow." "No!" "Marcus!" "Valeria!" "Marcus!" "Velaria!" "Marcus!" "Let go of me!" "Valeria!" "Valeria!" "Marcus!" "Valeria!" "Marcus!" " I am not guilty!" " [Valeria] Marcus!" "(dramatic music)" "It has never happened before." "Not even before the Great Earthquake." "What is going to happen?" "(dramatic music)" "(dramatic music)"