Posca quotes from Rome

Posca

The Roman people are not crying out for clean elections. They are crying out for jobs. They are crying out for clean water, for food, for stability and peace.

Caesar

They say a slave talks of bravery like a fish talks of flying.

Posca

They say that, do they? How very witty of them.

Caesar

Try to avoid bloodshed this time.

Posca

Wait a while, and Pompey can shave you instead.

Gaius Julius Caesar

Pompey's murderer?

Alas, he has run away.

Gaius Julius Caesar

Find him. In the meantime... [motions to Posca, who produces a scroll and hands it to Pothinus] These instruments tabulate the money that was borrowed by his majesty's illustrious father, Ptolemy XII. In the name of the Republic, I have come to collect.

Posca

Seventeen thousand, thousand drachmae.

Seventeen?! Absurd! Four, perhaps.

Posca

The tabulation includes all moneys borrowed from Pompey and other agents of the Republic now... unable to collect.

That is not just.

Posca

Post mortem interests of this type are legally entailed to the presiding consul, i.e. Gaius Julius Caesar. It's law.

Roman law.

Gaius Julius Caesar

Is there some other form of law, you wretched woman?

One thousand apologies, forgive us.

There! There's for your payment.

[stepping forward] So sorry!

Gaius Julius Caesar

His majesty forgets he's a vassal to Rome.

"Vassal"? "Vassal"?! I am no vassal! I am king! I am --

Gaius Julius Caesar

Sit down!

Gaius Julius Caesar

Thank you.

How many dead in total?

8,000 men, sir, give or take.

Posca

8,000?!

Oh, do cheer up! You're still alive, aren't you!?

Posca

I do hope so; if this is the afterlife, it is extremely disappointing!