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“The op in Philippi wasn't about a warlord,” Lucius said. “It was about this. A cache of Imperial Roman artifacts that a certain general wanted to sell. Your squad found it. Then your traitorous captain, Decimus, killed them and blamed you. He sold the artifacts to a man named Antonius Gaius—today, he calls himself Tony Gage.”

Decimus fell. Marcus pulled the gladius free and stood over him, breathing hard. He looked at the wealthy men in the audience—the senators of this new Rome. He looked at Tony Gage, whose smile had vanished. Private - Gladiator -2002-

Lucius opened a crate. Inside, nestled in foam, was not a vase or a statue. It was a gladius —a short sword, its steel impossibly bright, its hilt carved with a wolf’s head. Beside it lay a bronze helmet with a scratched, silver visor. “The op in Philippi wasn't about a warlord,” Lucius said