1 00:00:35,744 --> 00:00:38,380 [narrator] To achieve glory in Roman society, 2 00:00:41,124 --> 00:00:43,627 every man must excel on the battlefield. 3 00:00:49,383 --> 00:00:52,511 One of those men is a 19-year-old recruit 4 00:00:53,470 --> 00:00:55,264 named Julius Caesar. 5 00:00:57,557 --> 00:00:59,184 Push forward! 6 00:01:01,603 --> 00:01:03,272 [horses rumbling] 7 00:01:05,482 --> 00:01:07,250 [screaming] 8 00:01:27,546 --> 00:01:28,630 [yells] 9 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:50,485 [screams] 10 00:01:57,534 --> 00:01:58,869 [echoing] Come on! 11 00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:02,539 [narrator] This will be Caesar's first brush with death. 12 00:02:06,626 --> 00:02:08,170 But it won't be his last. 13 00:03:31,962 --> 00:03:36,425 [wind blowing, birds chirping] 14 00:03:46,726 --> 00:03:50,605 [narrator] Long before he becomes one of the most powerful leaders in history, 15 00:03:53,150 --> 00:03:56,361 Julius Caesar is a lowly soldier in the Roman army. 16 00:03:59,114 --> 00:04:00,782 Hurry up! We march in an hour! 17 00:04:05,954 --> 00:04:08,373 [narrator] Caesar is born into a wealthy family, 18 00:04:09,207 --> 00:04:12,200 but when his father joins the wrong side of a civil war, 19 00:04:12,836 --> 00:04:15,464 the family is stripped of their power and wealth. 20 00:04:17,215 --> 00:04:18,884 And by the age of 16, 21 00:04:19,342 --> 00:04:21,261 Caesar is left with nothing. 22 00:04:27,170 --> 00:04:28,477 Penniless and disgraced, 23 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:32,814 he knows the only way to regain his family's glory 24 00:04:33,982 --> 00:04:35,192 is through the military. 25 00:04:37,486 --> 00:04:42,532 Caesar seems to been driven by the same desires as many man of the day, 26 00:04:42,616 --> 00:04:44,367 the desire to be the wealthiest, 27 00:04:44,993 --> 00:04:48,380 the most celebrated, the most famous of all. 28 00:04:49,539 --> 00:04:51,958 Glory was the one thing that all Romans wanted. 29 00:04:52,709 --> 00:04:54,419 That lay in military success. 30 00:04:58,890 --> 00:05:00,175 [narrator] Over the course of a decade, 31 00:05:02,803 --> 00:05:05,472 Caesar works his way up through the military ranks, 32 00:05:06,431 --> 00:05:09,434 becoming a battle-hardened warrior along the way. 33 00:05:20,904 --> 00:05:23,657 Julius Caesar was able to show himself as a superior soldier. 34 00:05:25,158 --> 00:05:28,620 Many people soldiered on, but he was actually better than others. 35 00:05:31,390 --> 00:05:35,335 One of the hallmarks of Caesar was that he would throw himself into battle. 36 00:05:35,794 --> 00:05:38,255 There was enormous personal risk. 37 00:05:40,549 --> 00:05:41,675 Push forward! 38 00:05:47,130 --> 00:05:49,432 [narrator] Caesar and thousands of other soldiers 39 00:05:49,558 --> 00:05:51,810 are conquering territory for Rome. 40 00:05:54,354 --> 00:05:56,106 In the last 400 years, 41 00:05:56,773 --> 00:05:59,985 Rome has expanded from a city of just three square miles 42 00:06:00,610 --> 00:06:05,730 to a super-power of over 720,000 square miles, 43 00:06:05,657 --> 00:06:08,285 stretching from Africa to Asia. 44 00:06:09,911 --> 00:06:11,496 At this moment in history, 45 00:06:11,621 --> 00:06:15,375 Rome is the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. 46 00:06:15,834 --> 00:06:19,870 They had conquered everything west of Greece 47 00:06:19,546 --> 00:06:22,591 and were beginning to expand even further than that. 48 00:06:26,110 --> 00:06:29,889 [narrator] But Rome's military machine requires one crucial component. 49 00:06:32,684 --> 00:06:33,602 Slaves. 50 00:06:38,231 --> 00:06:43,153 With each victory, the army captures thousands of enemy soldiers and citizens, 51 00:06:43,904 --> 00:06:46,489 forcing them to fill the least desirable jobs. 52 00:06:49,743 --> 00:06:50,869 Becoming servants. 53 00:06:53,955 --> 00:06:54,789 Gladiators. 54 00:06:56,416 --> 00:06:59,461 And most importantly, builders. 55 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:08,261 Slaves construct new roadways so the army can expand into even more territories. 56 00:07:09,721 --> 00:07:12,182 The Romans were fantastic engineers. 57 00:07:12,265 --> 00:07:14,100 Without bulldozers, but with slaves. 58 00:07:14,893 --> 00:07:16,561 It's one of the keys to their success 59 00:07:16,645 --> 00:07:19,220 and they were really without peer in that realm. 60 00:07:21,816 --> 00:07:23,610 [narrator] By 75 B.C., 61 00:07:23,693 --> 00:07:27,781 more than two million slaves have built nearly 50,000 miles of road, 62 00:07:29,991 --> 00:07:32,786 allowing the Republic to continue to expand. 63 00:07:36,498 --> 00:07:39,250 It's a Roman system that's worked for centuries... 64 00:07:42,837 --> 00:07:45,173 until Spartacus. 65 00:07:58,228 --> 00:08:01,356 While Caesar is building his military career in central Italy, 66 00:08:02,941 --> 00:08:07,700 to the south, an escaped slave leads a bloody revolt. 67 00:08:08,196 --> 00:08:11,740 He's a former gladiator named Spartacus. 68 00:08:13,702 --> 00:08:15,704 And he wants more than just freedom. 69 00:08:16,413 --> 00:08:17,872 He wants revenge. 70 00:08:19,708 --> 00:08:20,583 [yells] 71 00:08:22,669 --> 00:08:25,797 Spartacus leads a reign of terror across Italy 72 00:08:27,924 --> 00:08:30,260 to punish the society that enslaved him. 73 00:08:35,974 --> 00:08:39,436 Spartacus had a very good chance of success 74 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:43,606 because of the core group of his fighters were gladiators who still, at that time, 75 00:08:43,690 --> 00:08:47,694 had superior fighting techniques to Roman legionnaires. 76 00:08:48,570 --> 00:08:51,656 So in hand-to-hand combat, these folks were almost invincible. 77 00:08:57,871 --> 00:09:00,206 [narrator] As Spartacus and his troops move north, 78 00:09:00,957 --> 00:09:03,460 their army grows to 100,000 men. 79 00:09:05,336 --> 00:09:11,500 Every troop that the Roman Senate had sent out to try and defeat Spartacus 80 00:09:11,134 --> 00:09:12,844 had effectively been defeated. 81 00:09:12,927 --> 00:09:15,764 They weren't prepared and it took them quite by surprise. 82 00:09:24,220 --> 00:09:28,260 [narrator] Now, Spartacus' army is closing in on Rome. 83 00:09:29,270 --> 00:09:34,320 The only thing standing in their way are 35,000 Roman soldiers. 84 00:09:34,657 --> 00:09:37,577 Among them is Julius Caesar. 85 00:09:50,548 --> 00:09:53,802 Seventh cohort: 42 wounded, 86 00:09:54,803 --> 00:09:56,137 25 killed. 87 00:09:57,555 --> 00:10:00,683 Eighth cohort: 44 wounded, 88 00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:03,311 33 killed. 89 00:10:04,521 --> 00:10:07,230 [narrator] The general in charge of Caesar's legion 90 00:10:07,106 --> 00:10:10,693 is a wealthy politician named Marcus Crassus. 91 00:10:12,779 --> 00:10:15,156 [man] Crassus was the richest man in Rome. 92 00:10:15,281 --> 00:10:17,450 He wants to be a big politician. 93 00:10:17,534 --> 00:10:20,703 but to do that in Rome, you had to have military success. 94 00:10:21,830 --> 00:10:24,541 Money was one thing, but you needed to show also 95 00:10:24,624 --> 00:10:28,962 that you were capable of leading the legions and of winning Rome glory. 96 00:10:30,672 --> 00:10:31,756 How many missing? 97 00:10:32,841 --> 00:10:37,530 At least a hundred. All presumed dead. 98 00:10:39,722 --> 00:10:40,849 We should fall back. 99 00:10:41,224 --> 00:10:44,185 Defend the road to Rome, and wait for reinforcements. 100 00:10:46,229 --> 00:10:48,189 Shall I send scouts at first light? 101 00:10:48,773 --> 00:10:50,149 Fine. Do it. 102 00:10:51,150 --> 00:10:52,110 That's a mistake. 103 00:10:56,364 --> 00:10:57,323 Retreating... 104 00:10:58,366 --> 00:11:00,535 will give them time to regroup and attack again. 105 00:11:01,286 --> 00:11:03,955 If we fall back, they'll chase us down, 106 00:11:04,581 --> 00:11:05,748 and pick us off as we go. 107 00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:09,294 Defending our position is no longer an option. 108 00:11:09,627 --> 00:11:11,838 I'm not talking about defending our position. 109 00:11:13,339 --> 00:11:16,342 We've been letting them dictate the battle. 110 00:11:16,593 --> 00:11:17,760 What we need to do... 111 00:11:19,950 --> 00:11:20,388 is take the offensive. 112 00:11:21,264 --> 00:11:23,683 Engage them on our terms. 113 00:11:24,726 --> 00:11:26,603 -We are outnumbered. -Let him speak. 114 00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:32,250 At daybreak. 115 00:11:32,859 --> 00:11:34,611 When they least expect it. 116 00:11:36,237 --> 00:11:37,864 Take them by surprise. 117 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:40,116 This is our chance. 118 00:11:41,868 --> 00:11:45,204 Their main camp is here, at the base of the mountain range. 119 00:11:48,583 --> 00:11:52,295 Caesar is a man of action and a man of swiftness. 120 00:11:52,420 --> 00:11:53,671 He gets things done. 121 00:11:54,797 --> 00:11:56,966 This is not to say that Caesar's hasty. 122 00:11:57,175 --> 00:12:00,678 Caesar's very careful, cautious, and calculating. 123 00:12:01,429 --> 00:12:04,891 We could split into two legions, one from the east and one from the west. 124 00:12:08,186 --> 00:12:09,520 We'd have them surrounded. 125 00:12:11,564 --> 00:12:12,440 That's right. 126 00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:27,538 Give the orders. We march before dawn. 127 00:12:34,796 --> 00:12:36,673 [narrator] Caesar convinces Crassus, 128 00:12:37,715 --> 00:12:39,467 knowing that if his plan fails, 129 00:12:40,510 --> 00:12:41,678 Rome could be destroyed. 130 00:12:44,305 --> 00:12:46,224 [thunder rumbles] 131 00:13:00,905 --> 00:13:04,784 For Caesar, the battle is about more than just attaining power. 132 00:13:05,868 --> 00:13:08,663 It's about protecting everything he holds dear. 133 00:13:11,100 --> 00:13:15,440 [woman] "Every day that passes is a day closer to victory, 134 00:13:16,129 --> 00:13:19,900 and a day closer to coming home to both of you. 135 00:13:21,217 --> 00:13:23,970 Not a day passes that I don't think of the two of you. 136 00:13:25,130 --> 00:13:27,640 You're always in my thoughts and in my prayers." 137 00:13:29,170 --> 00:13:31,644 Caesar and Cornelia had been married for 15 years. 138 00:13:32,311 --> 00:13:34,605 She had provided him with a daughter, Julia. 139 00:13:36,274 --> 00:13:39,944 And he shows great loyalty and devotion to his wife. 140 00:13:46,750 --> 00:13:47,285 [Caesar] I know you're tired. 141 00:13:48,327 --> 00:13:49,412 I know you're hungry. 142 00:13:51,998 --> 00:13:52,832 So am I. 143 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:56,502 And so is our enemy. 144 00:13:57,378 --> 00:14:01,700 Spartacus and his men fight without fear, 145 00:14:02,383 --> 00:14:04,930 because they have nothing to lose. 146 00:14:05,803 --> 00:14:06,679 We do. 147 00:14:08,306 --> 00:14:10,266 And that's what makes us dangerous. 148 00:14:13,311 --> 00:14:15,605 When I fight side by side with you tonight, 149 00:14:16,814 --> 00:14:18,274 I fight for my wife. 150 00:14:19,609 --> 00:14:21,152 And I fight for my daughter. 151 00:14:22,737 --> 00:14:24,155 We fight for our wives. 152 00:14:25,323 --> 00:14:26,282 Our daughters. 153 00:14:27,283 --> 00:14:28,326 We fight... 154 00:14:29,660 --> 00:14:31,412 because if we fail tonight, 155 00:14:32,622 --> 00:14:35,208 the enemy will slaughter them without mercy. 156 00:14:38,836 --> 00:14:40,630 -Are you with me? -[all] Yes. 157 00:14:41,756 --> 00:14:43,132 Are you with me? 158 00:14:43,382 --> 00:14:44,759 [all] Yes! 159 00:14:45,930 --> 00:14:48,763 [yelling, chanting] 160 00:15:15,790 --> 00:15:17,708 [narrator] In the middle of the night, 161 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,671 Caesar and a Roman legion head towards Spartacus' camp, 162 00:15:23,339 --> 00:15:25,490 ready to strike at daybreak. 163 00:15:35,351 --> 00:15:37,478 [swords clanging, men yelling in distance] 164 00:15:41,691 --> 00:15:43,693 [sounds of battle intensify] 165 00:15:49,699 --> 00:15:51,576 [yelling, grunting] 166 00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:03,856 [narrator] After two years of bloody conflict, 167 00:17:05,191 --> 00:17:07,193 and more than 100,000 dead, 168 00:17:09,111 --> 00:17:11,989 Crassus has achieved what was considered impossible: 169 00:17:13,407 --> 00:17:14,784 Killing Spartacus... 170 00:17:16,661 --> 00:17:18,371 and destroying his rebellion. 171 00:17:20,122 --> 00:17:24,126 [man] In the final battle between Spartacus and Crassus' army, 172 00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:26,128 there was an immense slaughter. 173 00:17:26,379 --> 00:17:30,258 And although Spartacus died, his body was never found. 174 00:17:36,931 --> 00:17:38,516 We've rounded up the prisoners. 175 00:17:40,309 --> 00:17:41,978 What do you want to do with them? 176 00:17:51,737 --> 00:17:54,657 [muffled yelling] 177 00:18:14,510 --> 00:18:17,960 [screaming] 178 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:24,979 [Caesar] This is a waste of resources. 179 00:18:27,189 --> 00:18:28,733 We could put them to good use. 180 00:18:29,859 --> 00:18:31,902 Carrying our equipment, setting up camp. 181 00:18:33,154 --> 00:18:35,239 [man wails] 182 00:18:35,323 --> 00:18:36,782 They're worthless to us dead. 183 00:18:38,534 --> 00:18:40,911 They're proof of what I did. 184 00:18:43,414 --> 00:18:44,623 Of what we did. 185 00:18:58,429 --> 00:19:00,139 [narrator] To glorify his victory, 186 00:19:02,391 --> 00:19:05,102 Crassus orders 6,000 of the captured rebels 187 00:19:05,186 --> 00:19:07,438 to be crucified along the road to Rome. 188 00:19:12,260 --> 00:19:13,611 One every 100 feet... 189 00:19:15,710 --> 00:19:16,530 for 60 miles. 190 00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:31,870 With Spartacus' defeat, 191 00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:34,757 Crassus hopes that his newfound glory 192 00:19:35,424 --> 00:19:38,260 will allow him to gain political power back in Rome... 193 00:19:40,638 --> 00:19:43,307 by being elected to the highest office in the land, 194 00:19:44,225 --> 00:19:45,590 the consul. 195 00:19:51,607 --> 00:19:55,486 In 70 B.C., Rome is not yet an empire. 196 00:19:56,654 --> 00:19:57,988 It's a republic, 197 00:19:58,989 --> 00:20:00,825 home to nearly four million people, 198 00:20:01,826 --> 00:20:03,369 from wealthy politicians 199 00:20:04,370 --> 00:20:05,663 to lowly slaves. 200 00:20:08,165 --> 00:20:09,959 Instead of an emperor or a king, 201 00:20:11,127 --> 00:20:13,337 Romans are governed by an elected senate. 202 00:20:17,133 --> 00:20:19,301 But ruling over them is the consul, 203 00:20:20,803 --> 00:20:24,265 an official who wields more power than any other man in Rome. 204 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:30,146 The consuls were the chief executive of the Republic. 205 00:20:30,688 --> 00:20:33,230 They were the commander-in-chief of the armies, 206 00:20:33,107 --> 00:20:35,860 invested with supreme power. 207 00:20:35,985 --> 00:20:38,112 They were the most powerful man in Rome. 208 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:40,531 [narrator] For Caesar, 209 00:20:40,614 --> 00:20:44,340 supporting a potential consul puts him on track 210 00:20:44,118 --> 00:20:46,495 to rise quickly within the government. 211 00:20:47,204 --> 00:20:49,665 Caesar aligned himself with Crassus because 212 00:20:49,748 --> 00:20:53,252 he saw it as a way that would lead to his own path to power. 213 00:20:54,860 --> 00:20:57,173 Crassus had the wealth and the political connections, 214 00:20:57,590 --> 00:21:00,342 and so Crassus was a very important person for him. 215 00:21:01,343 --> 00:21:04,960 [narrator] But Crassus is not the only military leader 216 00:21:04,305 --> 00:21:05,973 with his sights on the consul. 217 00:21:10,686 --> 00:21:12,104 One hundred miles away, 218 00:21:13,220 --> 00:21:17,109 another general is looking to claim glory in the war against Spartacus. 219 00:21:21,300 --> 00:21:23,908 His name is Pompey Magnus. 220 00:21:28,621 --> 00:21:29,955 We've just received word. 221 00:21:31,665 --> 00:21:32,833 Spartacus has fallen. 222 00:21:35,669 --> 00:21:36,629 The war's over. 223 00:21:38,130 --> 00:21:38,964 How? 224 00:21:39,715 --> 00:21:41,300 Defeated by Crassus' legion. 225 00:21:49,141 --> 00:21:50,476 What remains of his army? 226 00:21:51,685 --> 00:21:53,437 They've all been killed or taken captive. 227 00:21:53,771 --> 00:21:54,605 All of them? 228 00:21:56,650 --> 00:21:59,485 Tens of thousands of rebels, and all of them have been killed 229 00:21:59,568 --> 00:22:01,195 or captured by Crassus? 230 00:22:01,779 --> 00:22:02,822 Some might have escaped. 231 00:22:05,740 --> 00:22:05,950 Find them. 232 00:22:07,284 --> 00:22:09,203 Order the scouts to track them down. 233 00:22:10,246 --> 00:22:12,540 And order the men to break camp, I want them ready to march. 234 00:22:33,269 --> 00:22:34,436 If there was no Julius Caesar, 235 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,220 Pompey would be known to us as the greatest military commander 236 00:22:37,106 --> 00:22:39,191 that the Roman republic had ever produced. 237 00:22:41,260 --> 00:22:45,364 This is someone who was really driven by his own personal ego 238 00:22:45,447 --> 00:22:48,534 and he tried to take as much credit as he possibly could. 239 00:22:49,159 --> 00:22:52,538 So, at the very last minute, Pompey tried to cash in 240 00:22:52,621 --> 00:22:55,624 on Crassus' success against the Spartacus revolt. 241 00:22:57,876 --> 00:23:00,921 [swords clanging, yelling] 242 00:23:01,839 --> 00:23:04,800 [narrator] Pompey rounds up slaves who escaped the battle 243 00:23:04,883 --> 00:23:06,302 and quickly slaughters them. 244 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,570 Now, all he has to do is return to Rome 245 00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:14,351 before Crassus. 246 00:23:20,649 --> 00:23:21,984 More wine! 247 00:23:22,670 --> 00:23:23,360 More wine! 248 00:23:23,444 --> 00:23:24,278 Hear, hear. 249 00:23:26,864 --> 00:23:27,698 Here. 250 00:23:29,575 --> 00:23:32,703 [Duncan] Crassus successfully defeats Spartacus's army. 251 00:23:33,329 --> 00:23:35,372 But then, Pompey goes back to Rome and says, 252 00:23:35,456 --> 00:23:39,668 "I am actually the one who finished off the slave uprising. 253 00:23:39,752 --> 00:23:42,212 I am the one who led the last battle." 254 00:23:42,504 --> 00:23:45,132 This is definitely something that Pompey would do. 255 00:23:45,466 --> 00:23:47,885 Pompey gets all the credit, Pompey gets all the glory 256 00:23:47,968 --> 00:23:50,120 and Crassus is still looked down on. 257 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:04,234 What's this? 258 00:24:06,445 --> 00:24:10,320 What do you think it is? We're celebrating Spartacus' defeat. 259 00:24:10,824 --> 00:24:12,826 At whose hands? Yours? 260 00:24:14,620 --> 00:24:16,121 Don't bring down the mood. 261 00:24:17,414 --> 00:24:19,541 You look exhausted. Please, help yourself. 262 00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:21,460 Tell them or I will. 263 00:24:28,926 --> 00:24:30,511 I want to make an announcement. 264 00:24:32,137 --> 00:24:35,990 I know we're all here to celebrate my victory over Spartacus, 265 00:24:35,182 --> 00:24:37,101 and putting down the rebellion, but... 266 00:24:38,185 --> 00:24:39,687 I can't take all the credit. 267 00:24:42,523 --> 00:24:44,660 Had it not been for Crassus 268 00:24:44,942 --> 00:24:45,943 and his men, 269 00:24:46,819 --> 00:24:49,655 I might not have been able to defeat Spartacus in battle. 270 00:24:51,657 --> 00:24:54,827 So please, a toast to our guests. 271 00:24:57,204 --> 00:24:59,206 I couldn't have done it without their help. 272 00:24:59,456 --> 00:25:01,250 -Hear, hear! -Hear, hear! 273 00:25:05,504 --> 00:25:08,900 What exactly did you hope to accomplish coming here? 274 00:25:10,718 --> 00:25:14,120 Did you think anyone would believe you without Spartacus' head? 275 00:25:23,772 --> 00:25:25,190 There's been enough blood. 276 00:25:26,984 --> 00:25:29,486 My men won't hesitate to spill yours. 277 00:25:33,365 --> 00:25:34,241 Leave. 278 00:25:39,204 --> 00:25:40,164 It's not worth it. 279 00:25:41,623 --> 00:25:43,333 You should listen to your friend. 280 00:25:45,461 --> 00:25:46,295 Come on. 281 00:25:53,385 --> 00:25:55,120 Congratulations... 282 00:25:56,430 --> 00:25:57,389 on your victory. 283 00:26:09,693 --> 00:26:13,197 [narrator] With Pompey taking credit for the victory against Spartacus, 284 00:26:13,822 --> 00:26:17,117 Caesar fears he's lost his chance to move up in the government. 285 00:26:18,327 --> 00:26:20,780 But at least he's finally home. 286 00:26:23,832 --> 00:26:25,000 [Caesar] It's lovely to see you. 287 00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:28,587 -We missed you. -Well, I missed you too. 288 00:26:29,213 --> 00:26:30,380 I liked your letters. 289 00:26:30,964 --> 00:26:32,299 Oh, you got them? 290 00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:37,429 [narrator] He may be reunited with his wife and daughter, 291 00:26:38,639 --> 00:26:40,150 but Caesar doesn't realize 292 00:26:40,980 --> 00:26:42,434 that he's about to be pushed into a new war... 293 00:26:43,811 --> 00:26:46,355 between the two most powerful men in Rome. 294 00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:09,127 [Tempest] Pompey had returned from campaigns in the east, 295 00:27:09,211 --> 00:27:11,880 and he wanted land for his veteran soldiers. 296 00:27:13,298 --> 00:27:19,263 The soldiers looked to their commanders to provide for them upon returning home. 297 00:27:20,139 --> 00:27:21,557 But there were some in the Senate, 298 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,726 and especially the circle that was grouping around Crassus, 299 00:27:24,810 --> 00:27:26,478 who didn't like Pompey. 300 00:27:26,562 --> 00:27:30,107 They wanted to make life difficult for him, to put him back in his place. 301 00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:41,952 It is time to award land in Campania to the seventh and eighth legions. 302 00:27:43,328 --> 00:27:48,375 We cannot begin giving away land before sufficient oversight is in place. 303 00:27:49,418 --> 00:27:53,213 Until there is a functioning system of government in the region, 304 00:27:53,297 --> 00:27:54,256 we have no control. 305 00:27:54,339 --> 00:27:57,885 Sufficient oversight is in place and will improve as time goes on. 306 00:28:00,429 --> 00:28:02,681 We owe it to these men to give them their due, 307 00:28:02,764 --> 00:28:04,641 after all they have sacrificed. 308 00:28:05,309 --> 00:28:08,437 No one is questioning their sacrifice. 309 00:28:09,396 --> 00:28:14,318 Once oversight is established, his soldiers will get what they're owed. 310 00:28:14,943 --> 00:28:17,571 It is just a matter of proper procedure. 311 00:28:17,654 --> 00:28:19,698 How long must these men wait? 312 00:28:22,242 --> 00:28:23,243 An exception must be made. 313 00:28:23,327 --> 00:28:27,164 Pompey doesn't think the rules of the Senate apply to him. 314 00:28:30,459 --> 00:28:32,544 Don't let him push you around. 315 00:28:32,628 --> 00:28:35,172 If we do not make good on our promises, 316 00:28:36,131 --> 00:28:38,300 what loyalty will these men have to Rome? 317 00:28:39,801 --> 00:28:41,530 Postpone the vote... 318 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:43,680 further debate is still required. 319 00:28:46,725 --> 00:28:50,620 [man] There had been virtual gridlock between Pompey and Crassus. 320 00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:54,483 They had argued constantly, and so nothing had been achieved. 321 00:28:55,484 --> 00:28:58,487 All those in favor of postponing the vote? 322 00:29:06,453 --> 00:29:07,996 The vote is postponed. 323 00:29:14,252 --> 00:29:16,129 [Crassus] The look on his face... 324 00:29:19,910 --> 00:29:20,384 Pompey won't let this go. 325 00:29:20,550 --> 00:29:21,885 There's nothing he can do. 326 00:29:22,594 --> 00:29:24,554 His legions are standing by, 327 00:29:24,638 --> 00:29:27,265 just outside Rome, waiting to attack at a moment's notice. 328 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:29,893 They're waiting to collect their payment, 329 00:29:30,227 --> 00:29:31,610 nothing more. 330 00:29:32,521 --> 00:29:36,400 Once they realize the lands they've been promised won't be released, 331 00:29:36,984 --> 00:29:37,901 they'll disperse. 332 00:29:38,193 --> 00:29:39,270 Will they? 333 00:29:40,700 --> 00:29:41,113 If it comes to it, 334 00:29:41,863 --> 00:29:43,657 my legions are stationed nearby. 335 00:29:48,537 --> 00:29:50,205 I've seen you on the battlefield. 336 00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:52,165 You're not afraid to fight. 337 00:29:52,708 --> 00:29:54,543 Pompey has more men. 338 00:29:54,626 --> 00:29:57,587 My army brought down Spartacus. 339 00:29:58,255 --> 00:29:59,172 Not his. 340 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:04,940 If war is coming, 341 00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:07,180 I need to know you're on my side. 342 00:30:11,309 --> 00:30:12,185 Of course. 343 00:30:25,365 --> 00:30:27,993 [narrator] After over a decade of peace within Rome, 344 00:30:29,202 --> 00:30:32,289 Caesar finds himself caught in the middle of a bitter feud 345 00:30:33,540 --> 00:30:35,500 that's edging towards violence. 346 00:30:37,502 --> 00:30:40,589 But suddenly, he's faced with a new crisis. 347 00:30:53,180 --> 00:30:54,190 [coughing] 348 00:31:09,951 --> 00:31:15,373 Caesar's wife of 15 years, Cornelia, falls gravely ill. 349 00:31:59,960 --> 00:32:01,169 You sent for the doctor? 350 00:32:03,213 --> 00:32:04,673 He'll be here in the morning. 351 00:32:09,100 --> 00:32:10,137 You get some rest. 352 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:14,891 I'll take care of her. 353 00:32:31,700 --> 00:32:35,203 [waves crash, birds caw] 354 00:33:13,158 --> 00:33:15,744 [narrator] While Caesar mourns the loss of his wife, 355 00:33:17,412 --> 00:33:19,581 tensions between Crassus and Pompey 356 00:33:21,416 --> 00:33:22,834 continue to escalate. 357 00:33:33,136 --> 00:33:36,932 [man] The government had reached a point where nothing was going on, 358 00:33:37,150 --> 00:33:40,227 nothing was happening, nothing was being done anymore. 359 00:33:40,310 --> 00:33:41,770 Even something as simple 360 00:33:41,853 --> 00:33:45,690 as approving the vast territories that Pompey had conquered, 361 00:33:45,774 --> 00:33:47,567 not even that could get done anymore. 362 00:33:47,651 --> 00:33:51,363 The Romans couldn't even approve a military conquest anymore. 363 00:33:54,199 --> 00:33:56,117 [narrator] As the stalemate continues, 364 00:33:57,202 --> 00:34:01,414 Crassus and Pompey prepare their armies to march on Rome at any moment... 365 00:34:02,624 --> 00:34:04,876 threatening to spark a civil war. 366 00:34:06,461 --> 00:34:10,507 Everyone worried about where all this was going to end. 367 00:34:10,590 --> 00:34:14,219 What was Pompey's end goal? What was Crassus really up to? 368 00:34:16,540 --> 00:34:18,598 [crowd yells] 369 00:34:23,812 --> 00:34:27,274 [narrator] Years earlier, Caesar watched as his father aligned himself 370 00:34:27,357 --> 00:34:29,192 with the wrong side of a civil war, 371 00:34:30,986 --> 00:34:32,904 ruining his family's reputation. 372 00:34:34,823 --> 00:34:38,368 Now, he's determined not to repeat those mistakes. 373 00:34:39,828 --> 00:34:42,455 Pompey had great military glory. 374 00:34:42,747 --> 00:34:44,499 Crassus had all the money. 375 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:48,920 For Caesar, it's a great risk as to which side he should back, 376 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,506 because he knows that if he backs the wrong man, 377 00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:53,174 he can lose everything. 378 00:34:56,219 --> 00:34:59,514 [narrator] As Caesar watches the conflict spiral out of control, 379 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,935 he realizes that he can use the crisis to his advantage. 380 00:35:18,408 --> 00:35:22,746 Caesar devises a plan that's as dangerous as it is brilliant. 381 00:35:24,414 --> 00:35:28,585 If it fails, everything he's worked for will be destroyed. 382 00:35:29,919 --> 00:35:31,338 But if it succeeds, 383 00:35:32,500 --> 00:35:34,591 it could be the opportunity of a lifetime. 384 00:35:37,552 --> 00:35:42,557 [Irvin] Caesar was far and away one of the most ambitious figures in history. 385 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:45,602 His life was filled with this drive for power, 386 00:35:45,685 --> 00:35:48,980 this ambition for greater glory, this desire 387 00:35:49,640 --> 00:35:51,483 to be at the top of the Republican system. 388 00:36:32,650 --> 00:36:32,899 You're late. 389 00:36:33,733 --> 00:36:35,568 You should be happy I came at all. 390 00:36:38,113 --> 00:36:39,239 What do you want? 391 00:36:40,407 --> 00:36:42,325 I'll tell you when we're all here. 392 00:36:43,576 --> 00:36:45,453 Your message said to come alone. 393 00:36:45,995 --> 00:36:46,830 It did. 394 00:36:50,708 --> 00:36:51,543 What is this? 395 00:36:53,169 --> 00:36:54,300 [Caesar] Trust me. 396 00:36:54,713 --> 00:36:56,500 We're here to talk. 397 00:37:03,930 --> 00:37:06,933 You two are the most powerful men in Rome. 398 00:37:08,143 --> 00:37:10,228 But as long you fight each other, 399 00:37:10,645 --> 00:37:12,480 neither of you will get what you want. 400 00:37:13,314 --> 00:37:14,816 You won't get your tax cuts, 401 00:37:15,525 --> 00:37:18,194 and you will never pay off your soldiers. 402 00:37:19,279 --> 00:37:20,572 You're in a stalemate. 403 00:37:21,720 --> 00:37:22,574 And the only way to break it, 404 00:37:23,450 --> 00:37:24,784 is to work together. 405 00:37:26,350 --> 00:37:27,912 Then, nothing will stand in your way. 406 00:37:30,582 --> 00:37:32,410 Why should I trust him? 407 00:37:33,877 --> 00:37:35,670 Because the only other option is civil war. 408 00:37:38,423 --> 00:37:40,300 And what do you get out of all this? 409 00:37:42,802 --> 00:37:45,130 You'll need someone in the Senate with enough authority 410 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:46,431 to push your laws through. 411 00:37:47,307 --> 00:37:48,558 And for obvious reasons, 412 00:37:49,267 --> 00:37:50,685 that can't be either of you. 413 00:37:54,439 --> 00:37:55,648 Get me elected consul, 414 00:37:56,816 --> 00:37:59,110 and I'll make sure your legislation gets passed. 415 00:38:02,447 --> 00:38:04,824 Of course, the real power will rest with you. 416 00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:12,624 And how do I know once I get you elected that you two won't turn on me? 417 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:18,213 I'll push your legislation through first. 418 00:38:18,671 --> 00:38:19,881 No, that's not enough. 419 00:38:19,964 --> 00:38:23,343 -I think that's more than enough. -Legislation can be repealed. 420 00:38:25,678 --> 00:38:26,971 You'll need to do better. 421 00:38:43,321 --> 00:38:46,991 [Duncan] Caesar's driving ambition was to be the consul of Rome. 422 00:38:48,201 --> 00:38:51,663 From the time that Caesar was a little kid, 423 00:38:52,413 --> 00:38:53,915 he wanted to be the consul of Rome. 424 00:38:53,998 --> 00:38:56,292 I think he expected that of himself 425 00:38:56,376 --> 00:38:59,254 and it was what he was aiming at his entire life. 426 00:39:53,558 --> 00:39:54,726 [priest] The vows of marriage 427 00:39:55,518 --> 00:39:58,354 are a sacred bond which can never be broken... 428 00:40:02,483 --> 00:40:03,943 [narrator] To earn his trust, 429 00:40:04,652 --> 00:40:07,530 Caesar offers Pompey his daughter's hand in marriage. 430 00:40:12,493 --> 00:40:14,120 The marriage marks the beginning 431 00:40:14,203 --> 00:40:16,956 of the most powerful alliance in Roman history... 432 00:40:19,420 --> 00:40:20,460 that will come to be known 433 00:40:21,419 --> 00:40:22,879 as the Triumvirate. 434 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:29,302 Do you swear by the gods, 435 00:40:29,385 --> 00:40:32,430 to loyally serve the Senate and the people of Rome? 436 00:40:33,222 --> 00:40:38,186 I swear by the gods, to loyally serve the Senate and the people of Rome. 437 00:40:39,896 --> 00:40:43,858 [Duncan] Caesar brought Crassus and Pompey together to advance his own career. 438 00:40:44,609 --> 00:40:46,694 He needs the money from Crassus, 439 00:40:46,778 --> 00:40:49,364 and then also the support of Pompey to win the consulship 440 00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:51,407 that he's been after for his whole life... 441 00:40:51,908 --> 00:40:55,286 It is with the approval of the Senate, that I hereby name you, 442 00:40:56,371 --> 00:40:59,123 Julius Caesar, Consul of Rome. 443 00:41:03,503 --> 00:41:07,507 ...so that the three of them can then go forth and dominate Rome 444 00:41:07,590 --> 00:41:10,760 as no three men had ever dominated Rome before. 445 00:41:13,763 --> 00:41:15,223 [narrator] But within a year, 446 00:41:15,473 --> 00:41:17,976 everything they've built will begin to collapse. 447 00:41:19,102 --> 00:41:22,605 And Julius Caesar will find himself on the frontlines 448 00:41:22,689 --> 00:41:25,566 of the biggest war Rome has ever known. 449 00:41:25,650 --> 00:41:28,194 [soldiers yelling] 450 00:41:31,948 --> 00:41:33,320 Stand your ground!