We found him in the river. He had left for the Lupercalia.
You know what happens to those who return early?
They will kill them all...
Who?
What are you talking about?
I saw them with my own eyes.
They live in the caves.
They took Cnaeus and I ran away.
I ran without stopping.
I wanted to get back to my companions,
I swear.
But I lost my way,
I kept walking in the forest, I don't know for how long.
For days...
and then...
I don't remember anything more.
Who are they?
Spirits?
No.
They are men.
You have to keep still, like this.
Like a stone.
It gradually gets used to you.
It approaches. It's no longer afraid.
You wait a bit longer,
and then...
You strike! Catch it!
I had it!
-I'll get the next one. -You've said that six times.
The seventh is always the right one.
She's watching us.
What happened to you?
What are you doing here, are you lost?
I never get lost.
The Goddess always tells me where to go.
The Goddess told you to come and watch us?
She told me to watch you.
Greet your king.
Nobody will give you food or drink.
You'll die slowly.
And those who don't die
will eat their excrement and will drink their own urine.
Only a God can save you,
but to please the Gods you have to be just.
You have to tell me where you have hidden Numitor.
Four Patres,
and none of them are just.
Not like that.
With your fingers.
Father, someone is coming.
I think it's Lausus of Gabi, an old man and a woman.
Taltibios!
Lausus! What's wrong?
My father asks for your help.
You have to hide us.
I entrust our last hope to you.
Is that him?
-King Numitor? -Yes.
Amulius' army was approaching
when I left Gabi.
Now the city is burning.
Is your father alive?
I don't know.
I've never done anything great in my life.
But gratitude is a man's first duty,
and I owe everything I have to King Ertas.
You'll be safe in my house.
My father will reward those
who did not betray him.
The soldiers are afraid.
Let's stop for the night.
The soldiers or you,
-Lucebis? -Here we are.
This is where we lived.
Lucius.
Father...
What happened to you?
First the spirits...
killed some of us in the forest...
Then we chased Cnaeus away,
he was our king, but he was an unjust king...
When we were left with no leader it was much worse.
It wasn't spirits who attacked you.
That's why we're here.
There's vinegar and spelt. Try it.
If it's your wife's, it's no good.
Did you know Enitos?
Yes, I knew him.
And what was he like?
He ate a lot of cheese.
He liked it.
How did he eat?
He ate slowly, he cut it into small pieces.
The way birds eat?
And then?
I remember when he brought me home.
He was young,
he found me on the street,
I had drunk some wine.
A lot of wine.
I couldn't stand up, I thought I was dying.
Enitos, who was a child, saw me,
he took my arm,
and put it around his shoulders.
And then, one step at a time, he took me home.
Thank you.
Why are you such good friends?
You and Yemos.
If he was meant to be a king,
and you were a slave...
did that mean that he could give you orders?
A king is not only one who commands.
So what is he, then?
When I met Yemos, I was locked in a cage.
They hadn't fed me for days.
He didn't ask me anything, not even my name.
He simply saw that I was hungry, and fed me.
He knew it was a risk,
but he wasn't afraid.
Is that a king? Someone who isn't afraid?
I don't know any other kings,
but Yemos is like that: no one else ever did anything for me
without asking me for something in return.
Get away from here!
There's nothing here.
Let's go back to the camp.
Stop!
You're a coward, Lucebis,
like your son.
-How many are there? -We don't know.
We weren't able to count them.
They are Velienses.
I recognised their weapons and shields.
We have to leave.
Be quiet, Adièis. How do you know they've come for us?
Why else would they be here, then?
We killed their children, and they want revenge.
Maybe they're looking for their king.
Do you really care why they're here?
This is the house the Goddess gave us,
we have to fight to defend it!
That's enough!
None of us can make this decision.
We'll wait for the dawn and invoke the Goddess.
She'll tell us what to do.
Ilia!
You are to blame.
You usurped the kingdom. You killed Enitos.
That's not true.
The Gods are with me.
The sacred Mother of the wolves and forests
will show the way.
Please don't let destruction fall upon your children.
The sacred Mother of the wolves and forests will show the way.
Please don't let destruction fall upon your children.
The sacred Mother of the wolves and forests will show the way.
Please don't let destruction fall upon your children.
The sacred Mother of the wolves and forests will show the way.
Please don't let destruction fall upon your children.
The sacred Mother of the wolves and forests will show the way.
Men's cities will fall.
The kings' shields.
Men's cities will fall.
The kings' shields will burn, the altars will collapse
and my children will have the promised city.
It is time to fight.
So says Rumia.
So I say to you.
Adièis...
Herennèis...
And you too, Wiros.
You will fight with us.
I have never fought.
Free yourself of fear.
Show that you are part of the pack.
Futri...
Take me with them.
The Latin kings destroyed my family.
Let me defend my honour
as you defend your lives.
Forget your honour, Yemos.
You will fight like everyone else,
simply to defend the pack.
Did you rest?
A little.
When I sleep sometimes I can see his face again.
It didn't happen last night.
You heard the accusations Ertas made against me?
They are liars, Father.
They don't even believe themselves what they say.
And soon they will repent having defended a fratricide.
We have to stick together, Ilia.
Always remember what Yemos did,
until the day we have cleaned the land of his presence.
Will this pain ever subside, Father?
Do you have friends among them?
I never had friends in Velia.
The She-wolf didn't choose you.
Why did you want to come with us?
You're here.
I don't want to die.
Take this.
-Why? -I want you to keep it.
It belonged to my father.
The strongest of all the warriors of Alba.
Now his spirit will be with you
in battle and in peace...
every day of your life.
Before you, Father Jupiter,
and before Mars,
Lord of the weapons,
we swear.
Foreign and wicked hands
murdered our children,
and we will not leave this sacred forest
until we have first achieved justice.
We will divide the men into ten groups
and march to the north,
west and midday.
We will follow the course of the river and streams,
we will scour the forests and rocks.
There will be nowhere for our enemies to hide.
Protect me, Father Mars.
Wiros!
Fight!
Quick! We don't have much time.
Watch me! Watch me, Wiros!
You fought and you're alive.
I summoned you because only with you
can I talk about what I saw.
You were with me the day when I saved the kingdom
and since then I have never hidden my thoughts from you.
But now I'm the one asking you to open your hearts to me.
What do you think of my daughter?
We think what you told us:
the Gods freed her from death.
Speak freely, Quintos.
Why did the Gods save her?
How could I know?
Men say she came back to get her revenge.
They say she will kill Yemos.
I'm not interested in men's stories.
I want to know what you think.
I looked at her for a long time.
She has a fury in her eyes that freezes my blood.
I dreamed of her.
She said to me, "You're the killer.
"It's your blood I have to spill."
The Gods
have blessed you with rain.
They can't want your death.
Not the Gods...
but Ilia.
If she knew what we have done.
If you command it,
we will make sure that she will never know.
She's my daughter, Keselos.
Do you think I want to kill my daughter?
I...
I have spoken too much.
It can happen to anyone, Keselos, to speak too much.
Now it's happened to you.
But it could also happen to Servios or Quintos.
This is why it's good not to share your secrets.
We have never said anything.
I know.
You've never said and you never will say anything.
You are the most faithful,
the most loyal.
The only ones I can trust.
We will wait for two days in the lair.
We will rest and treat the injured.
Then, if necessary, we will attack again.
I have never seen anyone fight like them.
They have more courage than those who live in the cities.
Do you believe that little girl really talks to their Goddess?
I don't know.
Why do you have these thoughts?
If I have to obey,
I want to know who I'm obeying.
They died in their sleep.
Poisoned by this den of vipers.
For each of our soldiers, have five of them killed.
We sowed hatred and now we harvest death.
Violence will not be followed by violence.
A messenger from Alba has brought news for the king.
-Speak. -The queen, your wife,
has an illness that nobody can understand.
How many days has she been ill?
Two days, she calls your name, she wants to see you.
We'll set out tomorrow. We'll leave 40 men,
and Cantovios will be in command during our absence.
It was Rumia.
Let's get away,
before they kill us all.
Maccus told you what he saw.
If you don't believe him, look at this.
Is this how Rumia kills?
Tell me where to look for Maccus, remember!
I don't know.
Remember,
or I swear I'll have you thrown in the pit and you'll starve.
I know we're not far away. The cave was near the river.
Here, where?
At what point of the river?
I don't remember.
Did you hear?
This is their home.
Burn the forest beyond the river.
Burn everything.
Have we to set the forest on fire?
This is where they live.
The smoke will bring them out from their lair.
What's wrong?
Are you afraid of burning Rumia's forest?
If you believe this forest is sacred,
if you're afraid of the divinities who live there.
Bear in mind that I committed the sacrilege on my own.
Rumia's wrath will fall upon me!
Burn it all!
Don't be afraid.
Cantovios is an expert leader.
I've decided that I'll stay here with him.
I love my mother.
Tell her she's in my thoughts,
but the God won't allow me to leave Gabi yet.
I'll tell her that you wish her good health and a long life...
and that you will soon return home.
Find my enemies, Cantovios,
and the Gods will grant you glory.
-Tarinkri. -What is it?
Herennèis, wake up.
Plator. Take the oracle, take her away from here.
Wake up, everyone!
We have to get away from here.
Everyone head to the great arch.
The forest is burning!
It's all on fire! We can't get out from here.
There's fire everywhere!
Even the wolves' path is circled by flames!
Let's go back. We'll take the way of the roots.
Let's go back.
Yemos!
Wiros!
When you come up, run as hard as you can towards the clearing.
Plator! Bring her up with you!
Don't be afraid, we'll save ourselves!
Give me your hand!
I don't want to die!
Quick!
Wiros!
Yemos!
I'll wait for you out there, stay alive!
Wiros!
Yemos!
Help!
Yemos!
Where's Plator?
The oracle was with him.
The way out is blocked.
They won't be able to reach us now.
You saved her.
That's the most important thing.
Subtitles: Issaverdens -Rome