Rome (TV Series)

The Stolen Eagle (2005)

Max Pirkis: Gaius Octavian

Quotes 

• Gaius Octavian : Be assured you will be amply rewarded for your services to me.

  Titus Pullo : [to Vorenus]  See how good he talks?

  Lucius Vorenus : He's convincing, I'll give him that.

  Gaius Octavian : Caesar will prove who I am. Take me to him.

  Lucius Vorenus : We cannot do that as yet. We have orders.

  Gaius Octavian : What orders?

  Titus Pullo : We are to retrieve Caesar's stolen eagle.

  Gaius Octavian : Caesar wouldn't pull a hair for his eagle. You're on a fool's errand.

  Lucius Vorenus : If Caesar doesn't care about the eagle, why did he send us to find it?

  Gaius Octavian : It would look strange if he made no efforts. Actually, losing the eagle is useful to Caesar.

  Lucius Vorenus : Why would that be useful to Caesar?

  Gaius Octavian : Because Pompey is no deep philosopher. He will take a symbolic loss for a real weakness.

  Lucius Vorenus : Explain.

  Gaius Octavian : Caesar doesn't want to strike the first blow against an old friend, so he wishes to lure Pompey into attacking him first. Pompey will only do this if he believes Caesar is weak.

  Titus Pullo : No. They're as good as brothers, those two.

  Gaius Octavian : When Julia died, the last true bond between them was cut. Caesar has taken the love of the common people from Pompey, and that was his most prized possession. A battle is inevitable.

• Gaius Octavian : I am Gaius Octavian of the Julii. Great nephew of Julius Caesar.

  Titus Pullo : Gaius who?

  Gaius Octavian : I am a Roman citizen of noble birth. And I order you to cut these ropes.

  Titus Pullo : Say please.

  Gaius Octavian : Please.