Quotes
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General Cornelius Flavius Silva : A hundred men can come from an audience with the Emperor and there will be a hundred versions of his position.
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General Cornelius Flavius Silva : You try, how you try to withhold yourself. At last you give it.
Sheva : If you want to understand me you must understand this. There is nothing I can give you. There is only that which you can take.
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General Cornelius Flavius Silva : We must face the truth. We laid out this camp for the execution of a siege. We didn't expect them to come visiting at odd hours. We expected them to be stubborn and they've turned out to be clever. I have cleverness! It's the soldier in me but we could use a little of it ourselves at the moment.
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General Cornelius Flavius Silva : Stand still if you're happy with your face the way it is.
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General Cornelius Flavius Silva : Punishment as prescribed for these actions is that you be flayed alive and then beheaded with your own swords. For such punishment also denotes a military death and that is too good for you.
Albinus : It wasn't to good for Quadratus.
Plinius : And Merovius.
General Cornelius Flavius Silva : They were brighter than you! I don't think they'll be too pleased to welcome you into the presence of the immortals. Therefore this is my judgement. Since you are so anxious to leave us you shall have your wish. You will be taken to the gates of this camp and turned into the desert without food, without water and without your boots. Before you are set free you will be circumcized. Perhaps then if you meet any Jews in the wilderness they will be merciful enough to kill you.
