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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.91,0:00:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The year is 15 CE, \Nand the Roman Empire is prospering.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.14,0:00:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of the credit will go to the emperor,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.27,0:00:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this success wouldn’t \Nhave been possible
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.66,0:00:20.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without loyal soldiers like Servius Felix.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.78,0:00:24.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Servius enlisted as a legionary \Neight years ago at age 18,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.93,0:00:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the son of a poor farmer\Nwith few prospects.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.18,0:00:32.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unlike the majority of legionaries,\Nhe doesn’t gamble,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.31,0:00:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so he’s been able to save \Nmost of his wages.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.02,0:00:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s even kept his viaticum,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.76,0:00:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the three gold coins he received \Nwhen he enlisted.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.33,0:00:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If he survives until retirement, \Nhe’ll receive several acres of land.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.60,0:00:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he’s grown rather fond \Nof a girl back home
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.21,0:00:50.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whom he intends to marry.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.35,0:00:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But he’ll have to wait until he completes \Nhis twenty-five years of service
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.01,0:00:55.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before that can happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.64,0:00:59.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the life of a legionary \Nis dangerous and grueling.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.57,0:01:02.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, Servius’s legion, \Nalong with three others,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.79,0:01:07.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has undertaken a “great march” \Nof 30,000 Roman paces,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.53,0:01:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the equivalent of nearly 36 kilometers.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.20,0:01:13.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Servius’ armor and weapons,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.01,0:01:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including his gladius,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.28,0:01:15.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scutum,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.19,0:01:16.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and two pila,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.51,0:01:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,weigh over 20 kilograms.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.08,0:01:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s not counting his backpack, \Nor sarcina,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.22,0:01:27.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which contains food and all the tools\Nhe needs to help build the camp –
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.23,0:01:27.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spade,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.99,0:01:28.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saw,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.73,0:01:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pickaxe,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.60,0:01:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and basket.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.49,0:01:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although Servius is exhausted, \Nhe won’t sleep much tonight.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.02,0:01:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s been assigned the first watch,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.80,0:01:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means looking after \Nthe baggage animals
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.02,0:01:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keeping alert\Nagainst a possible ambush.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.60,0:01:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After he’s done, he lies awake, \Ndreading the day ahead,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.09,0:01:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which will force him \Nto recall his worst nightmare.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.07,0:01:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At dawn, Servius eats breakfast \Nwith his seven tent companions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.14,0:01:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’re like a family, all bearing scars \Nfrom the battles they’ve fought together.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.84,0:02:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Servius is from Italia,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.40,0:02:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but his fellow soldiers hail \Nfrom all over the empire,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.99,0:02:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which stretches from Syria to Spain.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.02,0:02:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they’re all far from home \Nin the northern land of Germania.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.48,0:02:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Servius’s legion \Nand three others with him today
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.08,0:02:18.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are under the command of\NEmperor Tiberius’ nephew Germanicus,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.37,0:02:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,named for his father’s military successes\Nagainst the Germanic tribes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.27,0:02:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each legion has close to 5,000 men,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.95,0:02:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,divided into cohorts of about 500,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.80,0:02:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,further subdivided into centuries \Nof around 80-100 men.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.96,0:02:36.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each century is commanded by a centurion.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.61,0:02:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An aquilifer, or eagle-bearer, marches at\Nthe head of each legion
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.33,0:02:43.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carrying its eagle standard.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.99,0:02:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The centurions march beside \Nthe legionaries belting out orders,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.47,0:02:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Dex, sin, dex, sin,"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.87,0:02:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Right, left, right, left,"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.65,0:02:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,starting with the right foot as the left \Nis considered unlucky or sinister.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.46,0:03:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite the strict discipline, \Nthere’s tension in the air.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.33,0:03:03.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year, some legions \Nin the area revolted,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.34,0:03:07.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,demanding better pay \Nand a cut in the length of service.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.07,0:03:09.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only their general’s charisma\Nand negotiating skills
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.83,0:03:12.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prevented wholesale mutiny.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.51,0:03:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today is a “a just march,” \Nonly 30 kilometers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.46,0:03:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the marshes and forests of Germania \Nlie beyond the empire’s road system,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.98,0:03:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the men must build causeways\Nand bridges to make headway,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.00,0:03:28.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something they’ve recently spent \Nmore time doing than fighting.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.87,0:03:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, they arrive at their destination,\Na place Servius knows too well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.97,0:03:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a clearing on the outskirts \Nof the Teutoburg Forest,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.04,0:03:40.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where six years ago during the\Nreign of the Emperor Augustus,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.81,0:03:43.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Germanic tribes under \Ntheir chieftain Arminius
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.84,0:03:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ambushed and destroyed three legions.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.43,0:03:49.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Proceeding along a narrow path,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.47,0:03:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the legions were attacked from \Nforest cover under torrential rain
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.72,0:03:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with their escape blocked.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.93,0:03:59.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was one of the worst defeats \Nthe Romans ever suffered
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.14,0:04:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Augustus never lived it down.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.92,0:04:05.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Servius was one of the few survivors.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.86,0:04:11.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Servius still has nightmares of \Nhis comrades lying where they fell.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.10,0:04:16.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now the army is back to bury \Nthe dead with full military honors.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.17,0:04:18.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As he helps in the task,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.13,0:04:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he can’t help wondering whether the bones\Nhe handles belonged to someone he knew.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.79,0:04:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Several times he wants to weep aloud, \Nbut he pushes on with the task.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.83,0:04:31.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The glory of the Empire \Ncan go to the crows.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.26,0:04:35.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All he craves is to retire \Non a small farm with his wife-to-be,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.66,0:04:39.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if the gods should spare his life \Nfor seventeen more years.