:16:04
You have found the victims,
that is good.
:16:08
You have the power,
the praetorians, the strength.
:16:12
Let the Christians be tortured,
:16:16
but have the courage to admit
:16:18
that they did not burn Rome.
:16:22
By the divine Clio...
:16:24
no one has dared to carry out such
a deed since the beginning of time.
:16:29
Have the courage
or the future will say,
:16:32
''Nero burnt Rome'',
:16:35
''but being a pusillanimous
ruler and poet,''
:16:39
''he cowardly denied
his magnificent deed''
:16:42
- ''and blamed the innocent.''
- Let me leave.
:16:47
l cannot stand you being called
a pusillanimous arsonist
:16:52
- and a comedian.
- Tigellinus,
:16:55
- you are acting like a comedian now.
- Because l refuse to listen?
:17:00
Because you pretend to love Caesar
whom you threatened a while ago.
:17:05
How can you permit
anyone to think such a thing,
:17:09
lest utter it aloud
in your presence?
:17:15
Punish him.
:17:17
This is how you pay me
for my friendship?
:17:21
- l say what my love dictates.
- Punish him.
:17:26
You want me to punish him?
:17:29
But he is my friend,
:17:32
and though he's breaking my heart,
:17:34
let him know this heart
:17:37
can only...
:17:40
forgive.
:17:58
- Vinicius?
- Yes, my lord.