Romulus

Today is the dawn of a new century.

The time of war is over,

and the sun of justice rises for us all.

These lands belonged to Velia,

but the name of Velia will fall from the hearts of men

along with the name of its kings.

Instead, the memory of the two of us

and our deeds will live on forever.

You and I are brothers, Wiros,

we are the rightful heirs of king Numitor.

The She-wolf found us in the woods and raised us,

Rumia made us her children.

Together we have received omens and we have chosen this place,

together we have dug the furrow upon which our walls will rise,

an enclosed land, sacred to the Gods,

that all of us all swear to defend to the death.

This city is consecrated to you, mother Rumia,

your sacred land shall never want for salt and grain.

And your city will be a refuge for those who have no wealth, country or family.

Lady of the Wolves, you are our mother and Goddess,

for this reason the city will be named Rome!

Rome!

- Rome! Rome! - Rome! Rome!

BEYOND THE CONFINES OF THE LEAGUE

We found them a day's walk from here,

they were fleeing from Cures to the new city of the Latins.

Rome, the city of the two kings.

Since the sons of Rumia founded it, the thirty peoples have divided.

The king of Alba granted the old city of Velia to the new kings,

and thus he lost the confidence of his allies.

Now no one commands, and Rome continues to grow.

When can I meet the kings?

The messengers have already delivered your invitation.

They will be here soon.

You haven't washed them,

they are filthy.

You, tell me what you know about this new city.

Do not hurt them, Sabos!

I ask forgiveness, don't hurt me...

Do not be afraid.

I just want you to be honest,

what were you looking for in Rome?

They told us that those

who were slaves can be free there.

And what do you know about their Goddess?

I know she protects those who have nothing.

You will no longer need to flee,

my father, the God Sancus,

will set you free now.

Don't you want to be free?

Go, go, go.

Go.

Let's make them happy.

They want to be free.

Let's find a shelter for the night, tomorrow we shall arrive in Cures.

They say that Titus Tatius is the son of the God Sancus,

and that you never sleep.

- Who? - Your soldiers.

They are your soldiers.

At night the Gods send dreams?

I prefer to stay awake.

Why are you with us?

Ever since we left Alba, you have wanted to train our soldiers.

We recognised a power in you that no woman had ever had.

But you have shown nothing, no tears, no joy.

What you see is what I am,

there is nothing else.

If you don't talk about what is inside you, the thoughts will poison your blood.

I lost my Goddess,

my mother,

my father

and a love.

I have nothing left inside,

I have no more tears to shed.

I am now made of iron, like a blade.

This alone gives me strength.

Iron?

You speak of blood, Ilia.

Blood like mine, like everybody's.

Sancus, God of heaven,

when the sky darkens, your voice lights up the darkness,

show us the way, we shall listen to your voice,

your son listens to you.

Rome is like a wolf cub,

do not wait for it to grow.

Bind it to you with blood if you don't want the cub to grow

and sink its teeth into your veins.

This is the God's message.

Are you worried?

I knew it was a big city,

but I didn't believe so large.

The king Titus Tatius, son of the God Sancus and Lord of all Sabine peoples,

greets the kings of Rome, and thanks them for having accepted his invitation.

We too thank King Titus.

We have brought him barley and wine as a sign of peace.

My name is Sabos, I command the holy guard.

You can leave your gifts here, the king will be happy to receive them.

We'll leave the carts here, detach the horses.

What are you looking at?

There is a man who keeps staring at me.

Which of them?

He was there, his face was covered...

There is no man with his face covered.

Our law forbids us to welcome foreigners inside our walls,

but here you will find food and shelter.

When will we see king Titus?

At dawn we will celebrate the union between our peoples,

and peace will be sanctioned.

He asked you when we can meet him.

Very soon, I promise you.

Cleanse your hands, stranger.

There is no hurry.

The land you walk upon is sacred.

I don't like the way they behave.

- Too much honey on their lips. - Honey has never killed anyone.

You are too intelligent not to understand.

Since we arrived they have been showing us soldiers and weapons,

they are telling us that we must be afraid,

that they are more of them and they are stronger than we are.

Are you afraid of them?

I am afraid of nobody,

nor should you be,

you have managed to get here with your own strength.

Now nothing can stop us.

The day will come when all other peoples will come to us and bring us gifts.

I do not want gifts Wiros.

I love you, Deftri...

What do you want?

Follow me, we must prepare to celebrate the alliance.

Women will be cleansed for the ritual of allegiance, separately from men.

Roman women are no different from men.

This is our law.

If you wish to be welcomed, we ask you to respect it.

You too.

Ilia trains our soldiers, she shall not be separated from me.

Only men fight here in Cures.

Let's go.

What do they want?

I don't know.

We are here to unite our cities,

the God Sancus wishes to know you,

this is what he asks.

If this is not what you want, leave this temple and go back to your city,

and break all ties with us.

- Let's go. - Wait!

If they try to harm us we will know how to defend ourselves.

Nothing will happen to us.

The fattest of the sheep was killed for you.

Eat from my hands.

Accept this gesture of friendship.

They were slaves,

they wanted to reach Rome without my permission.

I asked why, and they said they wanted to be free.

I know, it may seem cruel,

but this will never happen again, because from tomorrow our cities will be united.

We have accepted your invitation,

what do you want from us?

Sit down.

It is not I who wants,

it is the God Sancus, my father, who spoke to me with his lightning bolts,

Sabines and Latins must live in peace.

King Numitor has always shown respect for Cures,

but now they say the Latin League exists no more

and your city has become the most powerful, is it true?

We have consecrated our city to Rumia, and soon it will be as you say.

After the alliance there will never be war again between our peoples.

We respect your people and we understand strength.

Which one of you is the real king?

We founded Rome together,

we rule as kings together.

I was taught that a king must be one.

We are brothers.

Are you Yemos,

prince of Alba?