Marcus Tullius Cicero ( /ˈsɪsɨroʊ/; Classical Latin: [ˈkɪkɛroː]; January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC; sometimes anglicized as Tully), was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, orator, political theorist, Roman consul and constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.
He introduced the Romans to the chief schools of Greek philosophy and created a Latin philosophical vocabulary (with neologisms such as humanitas, qualitas, quantitas, and essentia) distinguishing himself as a linguist, translator, and philosopher.
Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited for initiating the 14th-century Renaissance. According to Polish historian Tadeusz Zieliński, "Renaissance was above all things a revival of Cicero, and only after him and through him of the rest of Classical antiquity." The peak of Cicero's authority and prestige came during the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, and his impact on leading Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke, David Hume, and Montesquieu was substantial. His works rank among the most influential in European culture, and today still constitute one of the most important bodies of primary material for the writing and revision of Roman history, especially the last days of the Roman Republic.
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The early life of the Roman ruler Julius Caesar (up to the age 33) as told in three working prisons: Pollsmoor in Cape Town (South Africa), Cardiff Prison in Wales (United Kingdom) and the Brotherhood Lodge Penitentiary in Alberta (Canada). The cast contains a small group of superb professional actors, led by Sir 'Derek Jacobi' (qv) and 'John Kani' (qv), together with hundreds of prisoners, some taking leading parts, together forming an unrivalled ensemble telling the tumultuous story of one of history's foremost personalities. Young Julius Caesar. His Rome is a prison. In order to survive he seduces, he borrows, he kills. But Rome's fat cats will back him only so far. The drug dealers, the pirates and the gangs all want his blood... The prisoner who finally at the age of 51 becomes "dictator in perpetuity".
Plot
The early life of the Roman ruler Julius Caesar (up to the age 33) as told in three working prisons: Pollsmoor in Cape Town (South Africa), Cardiff Prison in Wales (United Kingdom) and the Brotherhood Lodge Penitentiary in Alberta (Canada). The cast contains a small group of superb professional actors, led by Sir 'Derek Jacobi' (qv) and 'John Kani' (qv), together with hundreds of prisoners, some taking leading parts, together forming an unrivalled ensemble telling the tumultuous story of one of history's foremost personalities. Young Julius Caesar. His Rome is a prison. In order to survive he seduces, he borrows, he kills. But Rome's fat cats will back him only so far. The drug dealers, the pirates and the gangs all want his blood... The prisoner who finally at the age of 51 becomes "dictator in perpetuity".
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This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.
Keywords: 2000s, airport, alaska, alzheimer's-disease, arson, asthma, attic, axe, axe-murder, bait
They're Coming!
[after getting shot in the arm by Eben]::The Stranger: You shithead.
The Stranger: They didn't take me.::Sheriff Eben Oleson: Who did they take?::The Stranger: [upset] They didn't take me!
Marlow: [speaking in vampire language] We should have come here ages ago.
The Stranger: Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff. So sweet. So helpless against what is coming.::Stella Oleson: He's just trying to freak us out.::Jake Oleson: It's working.::Sheriff Eben Oleson: We have more important things to think about. I'll check on Gus.::The Stranger: Check on Gus. Board the windows. Try to hide. They're coming. This time they're gonna take me with them... honor me. Yeah. For all that I have done.::Sheriff Eben Oleson: They? Who are they?
Sheriff Eben Oleson: Hell of a day.::The Stranger: Just you wait.
The Stranger: No whiskey. No rum.::Lucy Ikos: Alcohol's illegal this month. Folks have hard enough time in the dark without booze making it worse.::The Stranger: Well forget about... the liquor, Lucy. Just bring me a bowl of raw hamburger.::Lucy Ikos: You can only get meat two ways around here - frozen or burned.::[the Stranger grabs Lucy's hand]::The Stranger: You don't bring me what I want to eat. What I want to drink.::Sheriff Eben Oleson: That's enough, pal. Leave the lady be.::[the Stranger releases Lucy, and Eben sits down next to him at the counter]::Sheriff Eben Oleson: Hey, what do you say the two of us go outside and have a little talk, huh?::The Stranger: Now what's wrong, with a man, who want a little fresh meat?::Sheriff Eben Oleson: Come on. You and me. Let's go. I'm taking you outside.::[the Stranger suddenly gets up and faces him]::The Stranger: I would like to see that.
Sheriff Eben Oleson: [yelling to distract the vampires] Come on, motherfuckers!
Marlow: [speaking in vampire language] That which can be broken must be broken.
[after tearing into someone's throat]::Little Girl Vampire: I'm done playing with this one. You want to play with me now?
Jake Oleson: I saw them feeding on Grandma Helen. They're like, vampires, you know?::Stella Oleson: Vampires don't exist, Jake.
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The story is set in Rome around 44 B.C., just after the assassination of Julius Caesar. Octavius, aged 17, who was named heir by Caesar, is challenged by Marc Anthony. A civil war ensues, ending in a showdown between Octavius and Marc Anthony.
Keywords: 1st-century-b.c., ancient-rome, arena, assassination, betrayal, emperor, gladiator, hand-to-hand-combat, julius-caesar, rivalry
Lust, Power and the Epic Battle for Rome
Cicero: He names his nephew.::Camane: Octavius.::Cicero: He's just a boy.::Camane: So was Caesar once.::Cicero: Caesar was a boy, yes. But not every boy is a Caesar.
Camane: Witness the birth of a civil war. An empire is dawning. An empire built on the rage of the mob. It is the mob who will determine the next ruler of Rome.
[Of Caesar]::Cassius: Who ever thought a God would hold so much blood?
[Caesar is dying]::Caesar: Protect him, protect my successor.::Tyrannus: Antony?::Caesar: No. Not Antony. Octavius. My sister's boy. He will save the dream of Rome, Tyrannus. Teach him to fight, teach him to rule.
Cicero: Reason has abandoned this place.
[to Brutus]::Caesar: And you, my child?
Servilia: We must look to the men who will re-build Rome.::Brutus: You mean Cassius and Antony?::Servilia: And you... why not you, my son?
[Antony's speech about Caesar]::Brutus: What is he doing?::Cassius: Oh this isn't about Caesar's rein; it's about Antony's!
[On hearing Octavius is Caesar's heir the mob chant his name]::Brutus: Octavius?::Cassius: It is not to Caesar to anoint his successor!::Brutus: They're calling his name...::Cassius: Do you think I can't hear?
Caesar: Look at you, Brutus... A model senator! The army wouldn't recognize you...::Brutus: I've fooled them all.
The Soul Queen of the Nile Who Ruled the World...The Black and the White!
A cast of 70 outstanding Hollywood players.
The Producer And Director Of The Cannes Film Festival AWARD WINNER, "The Secret Lives Of Romeo And Juliet", A.P. Stootsberry, Now Brings You That Great Classic Of The Nile...
The Most ADULT Motion Picture ever made in HOLLYWOOD!
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In 54 B.C. Julius Caesar seeks to solidify his position in Rome by putting down a rebellion in Gaul led by a tribal chieftain named Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix has rallied many tribes to his cause, including one led by the beautiful Queen Asterix and others who'd once pledged allegiance to Rome. At first things go badly for the Romans, complicated by the fact that Vercingetorix has captured and tortured a centurion named Claudius Valerius who's in love with Caesar's ward, Publia, who has also fallen into the hands of Vercingetorix. Eventually a great battle pitting Caesar against the rebellious Gaul decides the fate of all concerned.
Keywords: ambush, ancient-rome, archery, arrow-in-chest, arrow-through-neck, bare-chested-male, bare-chested-male-bondage, bare-chested-male-fighting, battle, battlefield
Vercingetorix: [to Publia, referring to Claudius Valerian] If you're interested in him, you can either save him or watch him die by slow torture.
Vercingetorix: You're beautiful, Asterix. Too beautiful for the horrors of the battlefield.