“It’s been a lifetime since I last stood Gladiator, title and purpose I never desired. Rome, forced such upon me and many of my brothers. This night, we shall return favor! Let us show the son of Crassus and his men what we have learned beneath the heel of their mighty Republic. And in the lesson, honor the dead, with Roman blood!”
i’m no martyr upon cross. yet i will gladly risk life so those deserving may live
“I’m no martyr upon cross, yet I would gladly give my life so that those more deserving can live.”
To stand upon the sands again… to know a clear purpose of who you are and what must be done…That is a thing that calls to all of my kind.
…fathers, brothers and sisters, sons and lovers—hold them close, for the shadow of rome is upon us. We shall seek our destiny together, whatever the cost. Yet, let us not pass from memory those left absent from our arms—those who sacrificed their lives so that all may live free…
Let us build pyre, and gather around imagined sands of storied arena to bear solemn witness to the clash of sword and shield. And pay final tribute to the Undefeated Gaul, who shall forever stand so in my eyes.