Rome Season 1 quotes

Antony

[To Octavian] Watch closely, boy. This is how history is made. Now, let's have some fun! [gives the order to advance]

What's happening? Do you know?

Antony

No idea. On my command, forward!

Where are you going?

Antony

When in doubt... ATTACK!

Go.

Thank you. (to troopers) You two, on me!

Cassius? What happened?

Cassius

Not sure, to be honest. Hell of a birthday...

Give my best to my mother. Tell her... tell her something suitable.

Breathe deep, boy. The smell of victory.

[disdainful] Smoke, shit and rotting flesh.

Beautiful, isn't it?

...Now that's an exit.

Titus Pullo

Nobody's a traitor until they are.

From pliant virgins to learned greeks - Rufus has slaves for every budget.

Mark Antony

So what? What if it is true, huh? What are you going to do about it? There is nothing you can do about it.

I shall send my women to their house... [Antony scoffs] ...where they shall remain, in seclusion, under guard until I say otherwise.

Atia

I'll do no such thing--!

Silence. [to Antony] You. You shall leave this city.

Mark Antony

"Leave this city"?!

You shall go east to your provinces, and you shall not come back.

Mark Antony

[scoffs] Or else what, boy?

You shall leave this city or I shall declare that our alliance is broken. I shall have this sad story told in the Forum, I shall have it posted in every city in Italy, and you know the people are not so liberal with their wives as you are. They will say you wear cuckold's horns. They will say your wife betrayed you with a low-born pleb on my staff. You will be a figure of fun. The proles will laugh at you in the street. Your soldiers will mock you behind your back.

[whispers] Go on, strike me. See what happens.

Vorenus

Sir your wife instructed me to tell you something.

Antony

Oh?

Vorenus

She instructed me to tell you that "you are cowardly scum".

Antony

[laughs] She did, did she? And what's your opinion of that?

Vorenus

It's not my place to have an opinion , Sir.

Antony

Ah, tell me anyway.

Vorenus

Is that an order?

Antony

Yes. That's an order.

Vorenus

You're no coward, but you do have a strong disease in your soul. A disease that will eat away at you, until you die.

Antony

Really? Hmm... and what is this disease?

Vorenus

I don't know. I'm not a doctor.

Antony

No, no you're not. So how can you be so sure of your diagnosis?

Vorenus

I recognize your symptoms. I have the same sickness.

Antony

Do you believe there is an afterlife?

Vorenus

Of course.

Antony

Well, there are people who say no. And this is all there is.

Vorenus

Who says that?

Antony

Learned men. Greeks, probably.

Vorenus

Greeks?

Antony

Mmm.

Vorenus

Greeks talk a whole pile of nonsense.

Antony

Fuck 'em.

Vorenus

Fuck 'em.

Antony

It's a damn good sword. [Throws the sheath away, looks around the room] It's a good place to die at any rate. Could've been a ditch in Gaul. Men that knew Alexander ... once stood here.

Vorenus

Good a place as any, I suppose

Antony

Lucius Vorenus - iron to the end. Don't you die here with me. You get out while you can.

Vorenus

I'll do that. It's been an honour, serving with you Sir.

Antony

Has it? I... I hope so. [positions the tip of the sword above his stomach] Brace it there, eh?

Vorenus

Any instructions or messages, sir?

Antony

No. Just... tell the people I died well. I died Roman.

Is he a good man?

Vorenus

Define "good".

I was all sweetness and light with her... charm itself.

Yes, that is your most disheartening manner.

[hissing into Octavian's ear] You have a rotten soul. [dies]

What did she say?

She said I had a rotten soul.

Ah. Well, can't argue with that.