1:56:08
These slaves have already cost us
a thousand million sesterces.
1:56:12
lf now they want to relieve us
of their unwelcome presence...
1:56:15
in the name of all the gods,
let them go!
1:56:17
lmpossible! They've already infected
half of Italy with this uprising.
1:56:20
lf we permit them
to escape now...
1:56:22
this condition will spread
throughout the entire empire.
1:56:31
The Republic...
1:56:34
is still weak
from 20 years of civil strife.
1:56:37
We're engaged in two wars:
1:56:40
one in Spain
and the other in Asia.
1:56:43
Pirates have cut off
our Egyptian grain supply...
1:56:47
and Spartacus raids the commerce
of all south Italy.
1:56:52
Half the precincts of Rome
are without bread!
1:56:57
The city is close to panic.
1:57:01
There are two things
we must do immediately!
1:57:04
Confirm Caesar as permanent
commander of the garrison...
1:57:11
and assign two legions...
1:57:13
to intercept and destroy Spartacus
at the city of Metapontum!