[Music] let's go [Music] so this is exactly what's wrong with the towns of this province no hospitality you aren't allowed to sample the goods how do you know if you want to buy them we don't mean any harm we're here to protect you that's why we've been sent here now the fact that you ran from us must mean you've got something to hide are you hiding something [Music] maybe we need to search you why don't you bastard romans go home it's because of people like you we have to be here people who fail to respect the authority of rome may your children be eaten by better brewess [Music] romans you her boyfriend you look more like her sister to me see i told you this town would be [Music] interesting oh maybe you should tell him you like being with us he should mind his own business [Music] that's not very sporting [Music] [Music] maybe you should consider another way my friend you should leave [Music] ah [Music] [Music] [Applause] word of advice one cannot always count on divine providence in matters such as these it is best not to start a fight you cannot win who said i wasn't going to win in my experience the man lying bleeding on the ground weaponless surrounded by soldiers is rarely the victor but not you no not today who are you because of no matter you're a soldier a former gladiator perhaps will you train me to do what you just did to fight if you wish to truly live in peace you must forgive your tormentors forgiving the romans is something i can never do lusitania may be far from rome but we still live under roman law and romans are everywhere if you cannot accept that prepare for a life of pain cannot help you [Music] get to the meat of it it was a disagreement well i would hope this was not the result of an agreement it was a simple fight in a tavern sir men letting off steam may i ask the cause of said disagreement it's not worthy of your time sir it was a woman sir a question of honor i heard no report of a disturbance this watering hole is rather off-site sir we shouldn't have frequented no you shouldn't we gave more than we got sir i can assure you the odds were not in our favor yet we prevailed well i would hope so we wouldn't want the locals to think our men weak now would we no sir they will not have been left with that impression i can assure you dismissed can i find fault in rome for the quality of soldier assigned our garrison does not the medicine match the disease just maybe so we're far from rome our borders are thin yet is it not an oversight leaving the edges of empire to a fighting force so weak and undisciplined no man with less experience to say apply more discipline more rigorous trained but i tell you this tactic will not work rome needs to send us a higher quality of soldier i have requested that your insistence several times sir i know the silence from rome speaks loudly nero busies himself with his concubines his games and his orgies maybe a gift would be in order a tribute from our province that would remind rome of our value what do we have here that they do not already possess in rome we have core we are near to the sea and we possess a bounty of food stuff that rome could only dream of we are talking about nero this keizer and his flight over a woman's gave me an idea we send women huh fresh concubines for nero if we make inquiries i'm sure we can find some among the locals that will please him untouched unspoiled would this not cause a disturbance amongst the locals if we take from the lower ranks pay them well enough lessen the disturbance i see if our gift finds favor with nero you'll be more open to sending us a higher caliber of soldier foreign can you sure but such a fine establishment looking as such adrian well at least i have an excuse what's yours i've been sleeping with your sheep again well at least i have an occupation adria no no my ambitions are higher than mere survival from the looks of it survival should be your worry it was probably a sisterly cheer no no no no believe me if it was uh these wounds would be much much worse too many i think you'll find what you're looking for the village down by the river they're straight from the azores refugees and you can have your pick of the law now is it something you want us to take care of or will your boys be doing it there will be coin in it if you can be discreet well they don't come to me looking for a big show now do they for expenses to start the rest on delivery these women are destined to be concubines for the emperor it will be so there's trouble ahead well what is it sergius and the romans are plotting something but we need to stop it go on the other day i met a sort of self sword no we can deal with this ourselves adrian no he's no ordinary mercenary but i may need a bit of coin from each of you [Music] oh where are you excuse me may i help you i have no money to pay you i do not seek payment i don't need to pass the time in conversation we'll go on then i'm looking for someone he's not too young but not as old as yourself he's 17 stone carries his staff although i don't think he needs it could be the folks live out here because they don't want interference with outsiders i only wished 10 thanks and to offer him a job well you may find him up that way thank you you might think of a coincidence that we meet on this trail but i can confirm it is not ah so you left the town and made for safer climbs i wish i told you before that i will not train you that path will only lead to pain i wish to offer you a job respectfully decline you haven't heard the offer yet from my experience when a man of no apparent means offers a job it is one rarely worthy of consideration hear me out the romans are planning to capture slaves for nero's concubines these people are not shooting this upon their own free will nor were they born into slavery they're being stolen and that's a cannot abide will you join me in my efforts to stop this offence if one were to intercede in every injustice that occurred in the world one would toil from dusk until dawn it would turn one's heart as black as the coal from a fire better to tend to your own affairs do you not care about the plight of the innocent i am curious as to what your plan would be to stop this raid it would not only be me and with the cadre of those who feel as i do who stand for the people and who will soon all shortly be crucified by the romans on the outskirts of town if you feel as such why did you help me the other day i did not do it for you now be on your way and consider again choosing the path of forgiveness almighty lord i know i have not always followed the part of righteousness i have sinned but you have always shown me the way now i ask for your guidance once again since i finished my work at calixto i have been listening for signs as to what to do [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] what's your name load them up right open the cart [Music] that's it that's enough it's a fair we try to run we won't have enough rations for anymore so that's your lot then so [Music] [Music] [Music] well that went rather well i feel your gift will be rather well received so i have a question for you cypriot how come those young men who tried to interfere knew our operation i just suspected they were from the refugee camp were they i got the distinct impression they were trying to sabotage our operation these people are merely trying to protect their loved ones because if there were some kind of organized rebellion in this area i'd want to know about it i'd find that highly unlikely sir but i will keep an ear to the ground you do that [Music] romans they took i know i've been to the camp i want to go with you if you're willing to die then get in [Music] what weapons do you have i have my knife keep it as a last resort if they capture you can kill yourself what can't afford to kill a romans have you seen one if you're doing you kill one and you have the entire legion hiding you down wound them take their honor and you might live stop the card [Music] agree with me on this or i'll throw you from this chariot [Music] you're insane i've never claimed [Music] otherwise [Music] uh [Music] [Music] uh so that's your cell sword he's worth far more than we could pay him it's all clear what okay this place isn't safe for you anymore do you have anywhere else to go yes pack up your things and leave before the romans return all of you should leave this place soon the romans will be coming after us it's just a matter of time and where would we go this is our home i was born on this land we are from here and they are not we shall not leave it would be better to stop fighting for sure as the sun rises you will die if you continue this fight that may be but i will still get my revenge you have spirit but you are no match for roman soldiers they will send out a force to seek revenge for this incident and believe me they will get it i don't care if i die i will never stop fighting the warm humors rule him has always been so yet we owe him so much we are all free men but in status we are but a little higher than a slave adrian gathered us together he inspired us with an idea that one day the romans would no longer rule and that's something coming from someone who overcame so much what do you mean adrian's an orphan his father died when he was young he was brought up by honey's mother she had adrian and a little girl lucia then one day when the romans came to the village they wanted to claim his mother as their price when she refused they got mad and beat her to the point of death adrian was just a boy since then he has brought up his sister all alone that's why adrian hates the romans and anyone who takes advantage of the people where does adrian live [Music] she's got nothing to do with this maybe so let it go and i'll come with you willingly oh you're coming with us and so is she he'll be heading for nero's palace [Music] thanks to you [Music] picture you are in disgrace lower your sword and return to your barracks return to our barracks right [Music] i spent three years in the galleys and six more in the arena i have killed men in ways you couldn't imagine now if you do not lower your sword and leave i will maim you and then i will hunt down your family and kill them while they sleep when i have done that i will come back and finish your life so choose your next move carefully who are you to you i am no one it is best you forget all you know of me and forget about this place after today i had the matter in hand so i could see thank you you may have noticed my brother is as modest as he is wise he does have a certain boldness about him my name is lucia bardilla i am judah ben hur are you the ben ho who built the calixo catacombs of rome our mother spoke of visiting there you're true to ben [Music] how did this happen your arrival in lucitania by luck and divine providence before my wealth was extinguished we were able to complete the catacombs for that i am grateful but then a great plague of typhus spread from the tiber he claimed many my wife and children among them when i had laid them to rest i took my horses and travelled the roads of the empire eventually ending up here no one to trouble me i thought i'd end my days in peace and solitude here then i'm sorry for dragging you into all of this it was my decision to become involved i don't know what to say thank you do not thank me thank your friend caius he is the one that told me where you lived i did not come here to rescue you from romans i have reconsidered your offer to train you and your brothers but there are conditions of course are you willing to do anything to stop the romans yes to die yes then i will train you both for once we start down this road there is no coming back so you must both be self-sufficient if you agree to that then we can continue unpack your things i read how caesar was repelled from britannia by warriors on chariots yes the last chariots are still common in the arena but on the battlefield cavalry is now king i read how the warriors they wrote their chariots two up one the driver the other three to bear arms even leaping from the chariot to attack on foot and then running back to the safety of the chariot before his offender could attack she reads a lot could you teach me to ride the chariot i can ride a horse before our mother passed we had many horses she's a good rider i can use a bow and a sling too yep many a grouse and squirrel have fallen from her arrows there is a difference between using your bow to hunt and using it in combat do you think you could raise your bow against another person if it were a roman gladly today you will find you have the same resources available as any combatant you will encounter you have two arms two legs and a head to control them if you are successful you will retain those attributes although your opponents will daily like to deprive you of them adrian step forward engage me your objective is not to react to your opponent your goal is to anticipate the move good if you are using a sword or other bladed weapon there are finite number of motions you can use to propagate and attack by studying the birth of the attack you can counter it attack me if you can observe your opponent you can anticipate their move and counter-strike observe anticipate counter-strike otherwise you will be on the defensive any counter attack will be off balance you will learn the faints for every weapon how to counter each one now everybody pair up [Music] we start with a straight thrust are you telling me that you were unable to find those responsible for this incident hi that is correct so and what do you believe their motivations were i cannot say sipping you haven't eaten the ground here is this an isolated incident or is it a symptom of some larger rebellion there is some civil unrest i wouldn't call it organized it may have been personal personal you mean this is a direct affront to my authority i think oh shut up you can find a barracks till further notice i didn't mean you personally sir i mean the ones who did this didn't like their people taken for concubines incidents of this nature cannot be tolerated once word gets out that roman law can be defied it opens the doors to sedition we must be swift and merciless with our reprisals i agree the true measure will be how we use this affront to our advantage but the men we have we know are useless in this kind of situation cyprian what does one do when the knife is dull sharpen it yes but if the steel is not true it'll soon turn dull again we need new knives honed of tempered steel and where would one find such knives as it were with the wars winding down in carthage a great many experienced cell swords can be found seeking work i don't think we need look very far at all to find our new knives i am atticus veteran of the 10th legion pensioned after honorable service in gaul i'm now free to pursue more lucrative employment were you a gladiator i was trained to the lewis in rome where i fought for my freedom i then enlisted in the tenth legion was your retirement honorable it was an honor to fight alongside the many that died in the tenth that i did not when so many did it made me ponder my purpose and did you find said purpose i to gather my brothers and sisters the future service of wrong i see gratitude no need to announce everyone we've all been to the arena are you cigarson nice so i'm from sagras i fought and won in rome can you show me how a volunteer gratitude you may join us this is tori from daysha a scythian does he speak if so we have not heard him but he understands and his axe speaks loudly enough is he deaf no it is believed that he witnessed such horrors in his youth when his village was raided he lost the ability to speak and he bears no ill will towards romans it was not the romans that raided his village it was the boudini ah the curse he fought with the romans to push back the boudinis into the dark forest where they rot and fester there are few others i would wish to watch my back welcome civilian and who might you be i am valera rayo i trained at collegia iovium in rome as gladiatrics you are a slave i am a free woman daughter of quelius oreo gladiator of rome you were a venatori you killed animals in the hunt in the arena yes i also fought in the arena against gladiators as is the custom you have fought against men that is not the customer mirena i did fight with the garrison under lucius cadecius at the battle of the turtenberg forest i stood side by side with centurion cannot say for certain but i believe most of them were men when the fortress fell she was one of the ones who stayed to fight to allow the legion to make their escape it was a dark day for the empire you have honored rome fortune has favored a cypriot this is braga the last of the gelati tribe who fought so formidably that she was allowed to live on one condition she fight in the arenas in rome the galatian spirit is well known in these parts perhaps a demonstration with the throwing knight are these a tradition amongst your people no sir i have not seen anything like them before i created them myself impressive welcome to arkada bro this is kutu she is from the shanghu clan a vast tribe of bowmen and riders that roam the vast step to the east of the empire and how do you find it here by the sea so far from home the man here bleed and die in a manner fast superior to those from the province from which i come how so i would not call them weak yet alive indoors away from the wind and sky makes them fall quicker to the earth welcome kutu sir i do not mean to overstep but we are here to find soldiers not arena sideshow attractions cyprian your council is valued well you show your inexperience in many far-flung regions of the empire women fight alongside the men the valiant nature of such warriors has been recorded by many if atticus vouchers for them without reservation that is good enough for me you are you will assemble the 17th legion garrison at first light there you will receive your instructions gratitude i did not mean to overstep sir no i've always valued you speaking your mind so let me ask you a question what method would you use to flush out those responsible for our troubles of lakes i would seek out cigars someone in his employ must have given away our plan the best way to gauge someone's reaction in the future is to see how they reacted in the past with that in mind i propose a different strategy one where it does not matter from whose lips the information spilled one where it may in fact benefit from the spilling in the arena women were pitted against animals and other women but in a real life battle there are no such rules your opponent's size or sex should not be taken lightly reached is an advantage speed and agility can overcome a larger opponent yeah you must know where to strike and have the presence of mind to seize that moment when presented with it [Music] use your opponent's weight and momentum against them straight thrust left side strike [Music] right side strike uppercut downward strike good now faster straight thrust left side strike right side strike uppercut downward strike very good now switch rolls i'm ready to tear the romans apart like a wild elarian dog on his hair you speak like a thracian aurelia i'll drink the roman's blood line up you're ready to go up against the romans [Music] ready yeah ready let's see it no if you believe you have mastered something you are no longer the master you are a fool a wise man knows his limitations and does not pick a fight he has little chance of winning think on that so how are we doing exceeding your expectations if one could kill with mirth you would be a champion believe me i've tried it's just as ineffective you have two things going for you you are young and you are determined but you are headstrong and quick to rush into a frame you must learn control when will be ready to fight two maybe three years of constant training then you might survive an encounter with a soldier of the likes stationed here and these men are not seasoned veterans if you were to go up against a soldier from rome one from the campaigns or one with gladiatorial experience your prospects of survival would diminish rapidly i don't have time to sit and hide in the woods if you were to go up against the romans now it would be a conflict remembered only for its brevity abby didn't say he'd be the victor why are you in such a rush to die living under the romans i might as well be dead teach me how to ride the chariot learn the basics first then we'll move to mounted combat [Music] gather your men and your mercenaries give me an hour i'll have what you need [Music] it's not much the romans took most of their weapons when they captured province iberian steel roman steel foundation of their empire found in their swords and in the nails that build their fortifications the secrets of roman tempered steel are what allowed them to rule over so many my father worked the marble mines until it was the death of him many of these swords were fashioned there weapons such as these should be used as a last resort that's why we're training to kill the romans no you have been learning how to survive the romans are in the village they're lining up people on the wall outside town they're hunting those responsible for falling the raid on the river camp stay here all of you if you wish to remain alive refrain from following these are my people you're not ready good yeah stay behind [Music] [Music] [Music] i am the one you are looking for you alone were responsible i did hire some local sell swords but they were of negligible worth they're no longer in my employ you do understand your offense is punishable by death oh i was hoping i might be rewarded with the villain cyprus but i'm unfamiliar with current roman statutes good sir i propose we save rome the expense of a trial and the laborious process of witnessing the machinations of justice in our fine province i propose trial by sword so this is rough i don't know there's but he is unarmed his mistake [Music] [Music] uh [Music] go ahead finish him as you wish [Music] uh i told you to stay back i should be grateful we didn't if you want to live leave now you'll be killed that may be but if we all die who will continue the fight you must retreat to the garrison gather reinforcements you're all right i wanna go jamie while casey will take you back to the fort step aside we do not retreat you may stay and fight but we must get the legatus back to the garrison for treatment i've seen many injuries in battle this one does not look life-threatening we stay in fights i would think again on the consequence for disobeying a direct order from a roman official orders or no if it were to become known we were defeated by one man the band of children how often do you think i'd find myself an employee we stay and fight and we shall prevail but this i am certain send a runner to the garrison we stay and fight it's not worth losing everything over one life i want to stay and fight think of your sister [Music] yes go get him to safety leave now or your friend will have died in vain no i can stay and fight your death here will not be remembered now go jump go go oh executed what is your name what does it matter to you the body may die yet the name may live on me your name my name is judah ben huh [Music] so what are you waiting for execute him there is value in this name in rome you're free to take the lane you shall give me his head this man shall not be executed today you dare defy me this man is worth far more alive than dead take him back to the arenas in rome and we will be paid tenfold what we have been paid today i will execute this man myself i did not enter this field to spill roman blood but i guarantee that if more blood is spilled some of it will be roman i will have your heads for this you will join a long list who have uttered those words this is insubordination how can i abide in this matter prudence may be best act would there not be more glory and wrong for us to send this captive back to the arena where his death can match his reputation that may be so but if we let them leave who will remain to take care of the rebels of escape pods but speaking from experience the rebels you talk of are barely mentioned when your opinion is required i will ask of it you are in my employee you are hired to eradicate these rebels by any means possible the capture of one while many escapes other ties taken to completion i doubt you'll have much trouble finding the rest by their showing today this one is the only one worthy of capture sir i am confident we can capture the rest these miscreants in short order but there may also be a way which allows atticus to take this ben hur to rome while at the same time draw out the rest of these rebels if i may be so bold go on allow atticus to take this ben hur on a road well known and seen by many as he leaves his village that way word will get back to those who aid him we can then set up an intercept on this known road and take them by surprise very well on your feet which is the weaker of the sexes is it the field from which the crop grows or the one who merely plants the seed is it not a more difficult job to grow and nurture the crop for harvest than to lay a mere seed in the soil i think your soil has seen many seeds if you prefer your fruit attached daiya i suggest you stop speaking gratitude atticus i would prefer not to soil my blades what were we talking about oh yes the weaker sex kutu do you know who this is he is someone whom the gods do not favor how about you the later i do not know and i do not care i wager in rome will hear a different answer to the name ben hur what do you think the times of old your name was known from kinder to despair i suspect in rome many will savor your death in the arena maybe the fates will allow you to live it's up to the gods but should i say god in your case you talk to the new religion well let me ask you where's your god now can you not speak wrote to rome is long and tiresome the least you could do is show some gratitude for being saved entertain us with some stories of old we not the gallis slave that thought the macedonians had seen a battle to the last man is that not the tale of ben hur the one who saved the roman consul became his adoptive son rode the chariot in rome in the bloody arena can you not speak i could have savaged your head from your body as that fool instructed someone with your skills may even find favor in rome anything's possible what say you old man what is it you ponder so seriously do you pray to your god for a quick death he's praying for quiet what if the ambush laid by the romans will i not rob us of our prize the answer is simple we'll take another road homes will never find us [Music] [Music] look at me one two three stay strong you'll be fine guys i did not think i would die so far from rome do not say it's so similar the mystery lies take my ashes to row i will see it dancer [Music] [Music] um [Music] hello [Music] [Music] um [Music] you asked earlier what i was meditating on the question i was pondering was whether or not it was acceptable to take a life again i'm curious as to your answer i decided i could take a life if i left the decision on whether or not to lose the life to the one whose life is taken if you want to live release me and leave this place if you prefer to die remain here the choice is yours i'm very generous of you but you're not such a valuable commodity i would dismember you where you sit i take it you have made your decision tory stay here god blend her everyone else come with me oh ugh [Music] [Music] so uh do we still take him alive now the horses are backwards the horses are backwards they look like they're facing the right way to me oh they're on the wrong side this one's used to being on the left and that one on the right is that a big problem let's hope we don't have to make any sharp turns since when do horses have sighs if you'd listened in training i was listening and i specifically remember nothing about horses i'm inside another thing i told you to stay out of this yeah well it's a little late for that and a thanks would be nice thanks yeah yeah yeah yeah how many three coming up fast not yet wait till they're in range go after them [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] ah [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] no [Music] [Music] huh [Music] [Music] um [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] ugh [Music] [Music] ugh [Music] hmm [Music] this wench must not mean anything to you if you are so quick to see her die if you wanted to live be smart surrender your weapons none of you have any value i'm looking for ben whoa [Music] [Music] [Applause] uh [Music] [Applause] [Music] if i were to hand bend her over to you i'd be dead anyway so be it [Music] [Music] ah [Music] all right [Music] [Music] yes [Music] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] ah [Music] uh [Music] um what is your name [Music] tell it to the oarsmen press this one here is she gonna live it depends on her [Music] are you truly been her i will go with you if i must leave them there's been enough bloodshed here for one day sir silence i am the grandson of quintus arias council of rome growing up my grandfather used to entertain me with many stories about ben and her the one i am most grateful for is that ben hur saved my grandfather's life when their galley was sunk by macedonian pirates in the great sea you saved his life even though he was a roman you were his adopted son were you not it is true then you shall go in peace you have the word of cyprian arias [Music] we've got a larger fort we can route the romans i'm sure of it once lucia and kaios have recovered we can begin our aim to recruit an army of freemen and with your training we could open warfare with the romans is not something i'm interested in but if one day you find yourself in need call my name you call it loud and ring it wide perhaps we shall meet again so so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] tie it up [Music] [Applause] is [Music] together is [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] has [Music] becoming white [Music] little songs crash into [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] know [Music] [Applause] [Music] you