Dacii (film)
Dacii The Dacians is a 1967 historical drama film about the run up to Domitians Dacian War, which was fought between the Roman empire and the Dacians in AD 8788. The film mixes historical events with a fictional story about a Roman general who is the son of a Dacian spy.
In a precredit sequence, a massive Roman army arrives at the gates of a Dacian town. The Roman envoy asks them to open the gates, promising them life and liberty. The guard on watch asks who is making this demand, and gets the reply the masters of the world. He responds You will be when we will die.After the credits we see a Roman army commanded by General Fuscus Georges Marchal arrayed at the Danube waiting for the right moment to attack Dacia. Fuscus and Roman senator Attius plot to kill the decadent emperor Domitian, who has just arrived to take command. Attiuss son Severus Pierre Brice is a subordinate commander under Fuscus. News arrives that the Marcomanni have risen in rebellion. Domitian decides to make a deal with the Dacians so he can use the army to suppress the rebellion. Attius is sent across the Danube with Severus and a small contingent of legionaries to negotiate. But as soon as he enters Dacian territory Attius is killed by a Dacian sentry. Severus returns to camp with his fathers body, and Domitian orders an attack. ........
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