“Marcus Aurelius: There is one more duty that I ask of you before you go home. Maximus: What would you have me do Caesar? Marcus Aurelius: I want you to become the protector of Rome after I die. I will empower you to one end alone, to give power back to the people of Rome and end the corruption that…”Tagged: caesar, Rome
“[seeing his daughter Lucilla spying in through the slit in the tent wall] Marcus Aurelius: If only you had been born a man, what a Caesar you would have made. Lucilla: Father. [kisses him on his cheeks] Marcus Aurelius: You would have been strong. I wonder, would you have been just? Lucilla: I would…”Tagged: caesar, Politics, Fatherhood