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From Antony's assurance in "Passover" that he will serve out his term and retire to the provinces, to "plough my fields and f**k my slaves like old Cincinnatus." To Cicero's note to Octavian, "tell him I've exposed Antony for the debauched wreck that he is... in "These being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero", what is your favorite quote so far?
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Apr 12, 2008 2:54 PM
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> How about when Pullo rescues Cleopatra with her slave
> in attendance, stabbing the guard in a frenzy, looks
> up while still stabbing away, looks at them both and
> say's
> "Hello Ladies"
That is one of my favorite scenes in the series.
One question: Does anyone know what type of hand held sword Pullo used to stab the guard? It looked to be a sort of blunt sword, with a handle that fit securely between the fingers of the hand.
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Apr 11, 2008 5:18 PM
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Antony to Ceaser about V
and here's the onion
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Mar 11, 2008 2:54 PM
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How about when Pullo rescues Cleopatra with her slave in attendance, stabbing the guard in a frenzy, looks up while still stabbing away, looks at them both and say's
"Hello Ladies"
Or when Verinus puts the sword through the bandits throat who wants to kidnap Pompey. Pullo, eating, looks up and says "BIt harsh wasn't it?"
Classic!
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Mar 10, 2008 6:28 PM
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titus pullo, drunk, wakeing up by Vorenus: die!...you pig-fucker xD
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Mar 10, 2008 4:11 PM
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8th episode of 1st season:
cicero: you should have no ill conscious, we only did what we have to do.
brutus: no doubt satir said something of the sort after eating his children
so f**king good!
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Jan 3, 2008 1:30 AM
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How about Vorenus' reply to Cleopatra when she asks if Pullo is a good man: "Define good"
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Dec 1, 2007 10:42 AM
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Hi
Did you find any pictures of the tattoo? Let me know if you have found it. I like to have the same tattoo too!
Nedaf
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Sep 21, 2007 7:10 PM
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I believe what preceded Lucius' "F**k 'em" retort was "Greeks - they talk a whole lot of nonsense..."
Indeed, the historical research for this series is pretty accurate. I believe it was the Greeks who first contemplated the notion of athiesm, which must have surely influenced Marcus Aurelius' gloom-and-doom reflections that all of human history and achievements are but "smoke and ash and a tale, and not even a tale."
And so I raise my cup with Lucius and Marc Anthony! 
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Don't know if anyone has given this one but when Antony is contemplating his death and shows genuine fear and uncertainty when asking Vorenus, "Do you believe in an afterlife?"
Vorenus:"Of course!"
Antony:"Some men don't you know. Learned men. Greeks I think."
Vorenus:"Greeks? Fuck em!"
Antony: "Fuck em!"
Two tough Roman soldiers there giving their fingers to any beliefs non-Roman.
And: Before he commits suicide, Antony: "At least I'll get rid of this fucking hangover." Classic.
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Jul 29, 2007 5:10 PM
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hi!
did you find or recive any pictures of mark antony's tattoo as i am looking to get the same tattoo myself.
thank you!
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Jul 28, 2007 4:45 PM
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Exactly...i think i learned that from either the movie Gladiator or Shadow of Rome for PS2! What a greta game...last time it was Original Pirate Material and The Getaway and now, Rome and Shadow Of Rome...cool.
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Jul 20, 2007 6:00 PM
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Sand was used to line the floors of the arenas to soak up the blood
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Jun 25, 2007 12:03 PM
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How can you people forget the chanting of THIRTEEN by Pullo and Vorenus at the Gladiator arena... gives me chills.
also did you know that arena derives from the word sand which was used to line the floors of the arenas
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Jun 7, 2007 11:53 AM
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Very well put!
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May 31, 2007 2:03 PM
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> I think this was supposed to be some great dialog,
> and they failed tremendously in my opinion. The whole
> thing felt rushed, just like the rest of the series.
> Vorenus looked like he didn't have a clue what he was
> talking about, and Antony's facial expression
> suggested the same thing. He was like
> "OOHHHKAY...you've been hitting Poscar's opium pipe
> again, Lucius...go lay down".
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> And Antony was NOTHING like Vorenus. He lived life to
> the fullest. He screwed numerous women. He like to
> party...life was a party. So whatever "disease"
> Vorenus may have had in his soul, it did not
> afflict Mark Antony.
>
I couldn't disagree more about Antony's facial expression. I think that look was "Oh s**t, I'm f***ed if that is the case, and I hope to the gods that your wrong"
Antony knew what Vorneus went through with the children and Niobe, and saw first hand how Vorneus basically had "lost it" there for awhile. He knew Vorenus begged Antony to take him with him to Egypt because he could not handle being around his children that hated him. He knew what "haunted" him, and if anything remotely similar was going on with Antony he wanted no part of it.
Antony knew Vorenus was fairly intelligent, and he always respected Vorenus deep down for his ruthlessness on the battlefield, his ability to all "come through" for Antony when he needed him the most, and ultimately his loyalty. Enough so to constantly bring him back into the fold time and time again.
Ultimately what Vorneus was commenting on was Antony's way of igonoring Atia when she came to Egypt. Deep down he still has some feeling for her, and was unwilling to see her face to face because he was now with Cleopatra and seemingly was a changed man. His "cowardice" (as Octavia put it) or "disease" (as Vorenus put it) is what was being referred to. Which was very similar to the way Vorneus handled things with his children after Vorena the elder turned on him. Instead of trying to work things out with the children when things got tough, Vorenus took the "easy way out" and bolted for Egypt, ignoring confrontation. Similarly, Antony chose to ignore confronting Atia when the "going got tough".
So whether they have a "disease", or are simply "cowards" is arguable, but either way Vorenus and Antony are similar in this respect (and some others, mostly how they handle being in charge of many people)
So, I agree that on the surface Vorneus was nothing like Antony, but if you look past the surface, you may find that Vorenus and Antony had more in common than you think.
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