Agora

| am free. 372 00:40:30,202 --> 00:40:33,137 Hey, Christians! Christians! 373 00:40:33,805 --> 00:40:36,934 What's that carpenter god of yours doing now? 374 00:40:37,442 --> 00:40:39,911 Building coffins for you, scum! 375 00:41:00,065 --> 00:41:03,695 So, tell me, where are the gods now? 376 00:41:05,837 --> 00:41:07,362 Where are they? 377 00:41:08,874 --> 00:41:11,468 -Might as well look for others. -Others? 378 00:41:11,576 --> 00:41:14,876 Which one? The god of the Christians, perhaps? 379 00:41:15,013 --> 00:41:16,947 Such boldness. 380 00:41:20,652 --> 00:41:23,986 What do you think, lady? Am | so bold? 381 00:41:29,227 --> 00:41:30,888 Put the fire out. 382 00:41:47,946 --> 00:41:51,849 You are indeed bold. Very bold. 383 00:41:52,751 --> 00:41:54,810 I've been thinking about something you said to me. 384 00:41:55,253 --> 00:41:57,221 -Me? -That day that you 385 00:41:58,356 --> 00:42:01,758 criticized the heavenly mechanism and you called it 386 00:42:03,195 --> 00:42:04,390 whimsical. 387 00:42:04,529 --> 00:42:09,023 Yes, although, actually, | was criticizing Ptolemy 388 00:42:09,968 --> 00:42:12,562 for complicating everything with his epicycles. 389 00:42:13,905 --> 00:42:16,533 But, | don't know, perhaps I'm just simple-minded. 390 00:42:16,641 --> 00:42:17,699 No. 391 00:42:19,377 --> 00:42:22,244 No, the heavens should be simple. 392 00:42:24,583 --> 00:42:27,348 So, am | right, or... 393 00:42:31,289 --> 00:42:32,620 What if... 394 00:42:35,260 --> 00:42:38,389 What if there were a simpler explanation for the wanderers? 395 00:42:39,931 --> 00:42:41,228 There is. 396 00:42:42,734 --> 00:42:48,264 But it is so absurd, so old, that no one gives it any credit. 397 00:42:48,607 --> 00:42:51,907 -What theory is that? -Do you speak of Aristarchus? 398 00:42:52,010 --> 00:42:56,243 Aristarchus maintained that the Earth moves. 399 00:42:57,249 --> 00:43:00,480 The strange behavior of the wanderers 400 00:43:00,619 --> 00:43:06,649 was nothing more than an optical illusion caused by our movement 401 00:43:06,791 --> 00:43:10,227 in combination with theirs around the sun. 402 00:43:11,096 --> 00:43:13,724 -A heliocentric model. -That's right. 403 00:43:13,832 --> 00:43:18,895 The sun would be in the center, as befits its dignity as king of the stars. 404 00:43:19,804 --> 00:43:21,135 Which would make Earth just... 405 00:43:21,273 --> 00:43:23,332 -His work was lost... -...another wanderer. 406 00:43:23,475 --> 00:43:26,308 ...in the fire that destroyed the Mother Library. 407 00:43:26,444 --> 00:43:31,348 This is why we have to take great care of this place. 408 00:43:31,483 --> 00:43:35,750 Our library is all that remains of the wisdom of man. 409 00:43:37,389 --> 00:43:39,187 But every time you drop an object... 410 00:43:41,559 --> 00:43:42,958 Who speaks? 411 00:43:44,029 --> 00:43:45,463 Forgive me, mistress. 412 00:43:48,967 --> 00:43:52,198 -1 was listening. -Speak up, Davus. 413 00:43:53,004 --> 00:43:54,972 If the Earth is moving, 414 00:43:55,974 --> 00:44:00,138 every time you drop an object, it would fall further behind. 415 00:44:02,380 --> 00:44:05,475 And the wind would always blow against us. 416 00:44:05,583 --> 00:44:07,813 And the birds would lose their way in flight. 417 00:44:07,919 --> 00:44:13,187 | told you, Aristarchus' hypothesis makes no sense at all. 418 00:44:16,328 --> 00:44:18,922 | feel that what you just said can be refuted. 419 00:44:25,837 --> 00:44:28,204 But right now, | don't know how. 420 00:44:49,794 --> 00:44:53,321 Make way for the Prefect! Make way! 421 00:44:54,632 --> 00:44:58,262 Make way for the Prefect! Make way! 422 00:45:13,752 --> 00:45:16,517 Listen, one and all! 423 00:45:16,621 --> 00:45:20,182 Prepare to hear and obey the verdict of our emperor! 424 00:45:23,661 --> 00:45:26,892 "I, Flavius Theodosius Augustus, 425 00:45:26,998 --> 00:45:30,559 "emperor and supreme head of the provinces of the Orient, 426 00:45:30,668 --> 00:45:36,072 "having been informed of the events which recently took place in the city of Alexandria, 427 00:45:36,174 --> 00:45:38,302 "do hereby declare and command 428 00:45:38,443 --> 00:45:41,811 "that the insurgents shall be pardoned and freed... 429 00:45:51,289 --> 00:45:53,986 "In exchange for my generosity, 430 00:45:54,125 --> 00:45:59,325 "the insurgents will abandon the Serapeum and the Library immediately, 431 00:45:59,464 --> 00:46:03,458 "allowing the Christians to enter and dispose of the premises 432 00:46:06,137 --> 00:46:07,832 "as they see fit." 433 00:46:12,844 --> 00:46:13,936 Keep tight! 434 00:46:14,479 --> 00:46:17,005 What are we to expect? They'll destroy everything! 435 00:46:19,117 --> 00:46:22,018 -The pagans will leave by the stables. -The books. 436 00:46:22,153 --> 00:46:25,418 From there, you will be