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* DeathByAdaption: Batiatus dies in the final battle, in movie; [[spoiler: while in novel he (along Aurelius, Livia, Romulus, Ambrosinus) is only survivor from original group. ]]
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* TokenRomance: Aurelius and Mira. Their relationship stays in the background for the entire story, and could have been excised entirely without affecting the plot one whit. It doesn't make them any less cute, though.
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* TokenRomance: Aurelius and Mira. Their relationship stays in the background for the entire story, and could have been excised entirely without affecting the plot one whit. It doesn't make them any less cute, though.though, thanks to the adorable chemistry between actors Creator/ColinFirth and Creator/AishwaryaRai.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It's VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory since the the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire was indeed a boy who did disappear from history. [[spoiler:But then it ends up being a prequel to the Myth/ArthurianLegend.]] Beyond this, numerous details on the nature of the Roman Empire during its twilight years (and for that matter, its hereditary nature or lack thereof) are unapologetically wrong.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It's VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory since the the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire was indeed a boy who did disappear from history. [[spoiler:But then it ends up being a prequel to the Myth/ArthurianLegend.]] Beyond this, numerous details on the nature of the Roman Empire during its twilight years (and for that matter, its hereditary nature or lack thereof) are unapologetically wrong.
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* AnachronismStew: So many that it makes any history buff's head implode: square ''scutum'' shields, leather armour, ''lorica segmentata'', using stirrups, armoured legionaries, early Imperial helmets, Pagan religion while both Romans ''and'' Goths had been Christian for over a century, and, most of all, displaying ''Rome'' as still the capital of the Western Roman Empire while the historical capital by this time was Ravenna - just a few to mention. The katar dagger used by Mira was actually invented more than 1000 years after the setting, and similarly, her fighting style, the Kalaripayattu, wasn't invented until the 11th century (it did have antecedents, but they weren't named like that).
* AncientRome: Technically still counts, though it covers (in a fictional sense) the final events of its history.
* AncientRome: Technically still counts, though it covers (in a fictional sense) the final events of its history.
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* AnachronismStew: So many that it makes any history buff's head implode: square ''scutum'' shields, leather armour, ''lorica segmentata'', using stirrups, armoured legionaries, early Imperial helmets, ancient Greek kopides, Pagan religion while both Romans ''and'' Goths had been Christian for over a century, and, most of all, displaying ''Rome'' as still the capital of the Western Roman Empire while the historical capital by this time was Ravenna - just a few to mention. The katar dagger used by Mira was actually invented more than 1000 years after the setting, and similarly, her fighting style, the Kalaripayattu, wasn't invented until the 11th century (it did have antecedents, but they weren't named like that).
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* AncientRome: Technically still counts, though it covers (in a heavily fictional sense) the final events of its history.
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* KukrisAreKool: Demetrius wields two ''kopides'' or ''makhairas'', the curved cavalry saber of Ancient Greece that gave birth to kukris and falcatas.
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* ActionGirl: Mira. Dear gods, Mira. She plows through an entire army of Goths holding Romulus prisoner. Apparently she became her culture's equivalent of a black belt at age ''fourteen''.
* AnachronismStew: So many that it makes any history buff's head implode: square ''scutum'' shields, leather armour, ''lorica segmentata'', using stirrups, armoured legionaries, early Imperial helmets, Pagan religion while both Romans ''and'' Goths had been Christian for over a century, and, most of all, displaying ''Rome'' as still the capital of the Western Roman Empire while the historical capital by this time was Ravenna - just a few to mention. The katar dagger used by Mira was actually invented more than 1000 years after the setting, and similarly, her fighting style, the Kalaripayattu, wasn't invented until the 11th century (though it did have antecedents this early).
* AnachronismStew: So many that it makes any history buff's head implode: square ''scutum'' shields, leather armour, ''lorica segmentata'', using stirrups, armoured legionaries, early Imperial helmets, Pagan religion while both Romans ''and'' Goths had been Christian for over a century, and, most of all, displaying ''Rome'' as still the capital of the Western Roman Empire while the historical capital by this time was Ravenna - just a few to mention. The katar dagger used by Mira was actually invented more than 1000 years after the setting, and similarly, her fighting style, the Kalaripayattu, wasn't invented until the 11th century (though it did have antecedents this early).
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* ActionGirl: Mira. Dear gods, Mira. She plows through an entire army of Goths holding Romulus prisoner. Apparently she became her culture's equivalent of a black belt at age ''fourteen''.
* AnachronismStew: So many that it makes any history buff's head implode: square ''scutum'' shields, leather armour, ''lorica segmentata'', using stirrups, armoured legionaries, early Imperial helmets, Pagan religion while both Romans ''and'' Goths had been Christian for over a century, and, most of all, displaying ''Rome'' as still the capital of the Western Roman Empire while the historical capital by this time was Ravenna - just a few to mention. The katar dagger used by Mira was actually invented more than 1000 years after the setting, and similarly, her fighting style, the Kalaripayattu, wasn't invented until the 11th century(though it (it did have antecedents this early).antecedents, but they weren't named like that).
* AnachronismStew: So many that it makes any history buff's head implode: square ''scutum'' shields, leather armour, ''lorica segmentata'', using stirrups, armoured legionaries, early Imperial helmets, Pagan religion while both Romans ''and'' Goths had been Christian for over a century, and, most of all, displaying ''Rome'' as still the capital of the Western Roman Empire while the historical capital by this time was Ravenna - just a few to mention. The katar dagger used by Mira was actually invented more than 1000 years after the setting, and similarly, her fighting style, the Kalaripayattu, wasn't invented until the 11th century
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It's VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory since the the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire was indeed a boy who did disappear from history. [[spoiler:But then it ends up being a prequel to the Myth/ArthurianLegend.]] Beyond this, numerous details on the nature of the Roman Empire during its twilight years (and for that matter, its hereditary nature or lack thereof) are wrong.
* BecauseYouCanCope: [[spoiler: Nestor tries to reason with Aurelius that both can simply cope with all the bad things around - killing kids for political reasons included]]. He is proven wrong by a sword thrusted into his body.
* BecauseYouCanCope: [[spoiler: Nestor tries to reason with Aurelius that both can simply cope with all the bad things around - killing kids for political reasons included]]. He is proven wrong by a sword thrusted into his body.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It's VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory since the the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire was indeed a boy who did disappear from history. [[spoiler:But then it ends up being a prequel to the Myth/ArthurianLegend.]] Beyond this, numerous details on the nature of the Roman Empire during its twilight years (and for that matter, its hereditary nature or lack thereof) are unapologetically wrong.
* BecauseYouCanCope:[[spoiler: Nestor [[spoiler:Nestor tries to reason with Aurelius that both can simply cope with all the bad things around - killing kids for political reasons included]]. He is proven wrong by a sword thrusted into his body.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It seems to be superstition, legends, and old cults, and maybe just a little bit of good luck. Romulus's mentor Ambrosinus is revealed to be [[spoiler: Myth/{{Merlin}} in the last few minutes of the movie. Then again, his only magical act seems to be that he hasn't aged.]]
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It seems to be superstition, legends, and old cults, and maybe just a little bit of good luck. Romulus's mentor Ambrosinus is revealed to be [[spoiler: Myth/{{Merlin}} in the last few minutes of the movie. Then again, his only magical act seems to be that he hasn't aged.aged very much.]]
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: The film stomps on history in countless points, but surprisingly as it may be, an Indian warrior woman is not one of them. At the time, and since the times of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, it was a tradition among Indian rulers to train women to serve as royal guards, as they believed women were less inclined to betrayal than men.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Wulfila's WeaponOfChoice is an axe.
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%%* AndThisIsFor: [[spoiler:When Romulus finally takes the sword of Caesar and puts it into Wulfilia.]]
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The [[spoiler:KingArthur connection]] is revealed ''immediately''.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The [[spoiler:KingArthur [[spoiler:Myth/KingArthur connection]] is revealed ''immediately''.
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* ArchEnemy: Wulfila to Aurelius. [[spoiler:Vortgyn to Ambrosinus.]]
* AnAxeToGrind: Wulfila.
* AndThisIsFor: [[spoiler:When Romulus finally takes the sword of Caesar and puts it into Wulfilia.]]
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It's VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory since the the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire was indeed a boy who did disappear from history. [[spoiler:But then it ends up being a prequel to the [[KingArthur Arthurian legend.]]]] Beyond this, numerous details on the nature of the Roman Empire during its twilight years (and for that matter, its hereditary nature or lack thereof) are wrong.
* AnAxeToGrind: Wulfila.
* AndThisIsFor: [[spoiler:When Romulus finally takes the sword of Caesar and puts it into Wulfilia.]]
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It's VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory since the the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire was indeed a boy who did disappear from history. [[spoiler:But then it ends up being a prequel to the [[KingArthur Arthurian legend.]]]] Beyond this, numerous details on the nature of the Roman Empire during its twilight years (and for that matter, its hereditary nature or lack thereof) are wrong.
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* AnachronismStew: So many that it makes any history buff's head implode: square ''scutum'' shields, leather armour, ''lorica segmentata'', using stirrups, armoured legionaries, early Imperial helmets, Pagan religion while both Romans ''and'' Goths had been Christian for over a century, and, most of all, displaying ''Rome'' as the capital of the Western Roman Empire while the historical capital was Ravenna - just a few to mention. The katar dagger used by Mira was actually invented more than 1000 years after the setting, and similarly, her fighting style, the Kalaripayattu, wasn't invented until the 11th century (though it did have antecedents this early).
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* AnachronismStew: So many that it makes any history buff's head implode: square ''scutum'' shields, leather armour, ''lorica segmentata'', using stirrups, armoured legionaries, early Imperial helmets, Pagan religion while both Romans ''and'' Goths had been Christian for over a century, and, most of all, displaying ''Rome'' as still the capital of the Western Roman Empire while the historical capital by this time was Ravenna - just a few to mention. The katar dagger used by Mira was actually invented more than 1000 years after the setting, and similarly, her fighting style, the Kalaripayattu, wasn't invented until the 11th century (though it did have antecedents this early).
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: The film stomps on history in countless points, but surprisingly as it may be, an Indian warrior woman is not one of them. At the time, and since the times of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, it was a tradition among Indian rulers to train women to serve as royal guards, as they believed women were less inclined to betrayal than men.
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* LadyOfWar: Mira, a female Indian warrior who's ever elegant while beating every opponent she faces. She's also overall graceful and reserved.
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* PreClimaxClimax: The night before the final battle, Mira goes to bed with Aurelius (probably thinking they might die on the next day).
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* GoingNative: Upon finding a prophecy that leads them to [[spoiler:Britain]], the heroes look for the Ninth Legion, presumably the "last legion" loyal to Rome. But they've settled down as farmers. [[spoiler:What Romulus does in the end. He becomes King Arthur's father.]]
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* GoingNative: Upon finding a prophecy that leads them to [[spoiler:Britain]], the heroes look for the Ninth Legion, presumably the "last legion" loyal to Rome. But they've settled down as farmers. [[spoiler:What Romulus does too in the end. He becomes King Arthur's father.]]
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Odoacer, king of the Goths[[note]]actually chieftain of the Scirians, another German tribe[[/note]]. When Orestes seized power and illegally made his son Romulus emperor, Odoacer put down the rebellion and restored order. Odoacer then pardoned Romulus and sent him to live with his relatives with a comfortable pension.
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* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Odoacer, king of the Goths[[note]]actually Goths.[[note]]Actually chieftain of the Scirians, another German tribe[[/note]]. tribe.[[/note]] When Orestes seized power and illegally made his son Romulus emperor, Odoacer put down the rebellion and restored order. Odoacer then pardoned Romulus and sent him to live with his relatives with a comfortable pension.pension.
* HookedUpAfterwards: [[spoiler: Mira and Aurelius married after the film's events, as the final scene reveals.]]
* HookedUpAfterwards: [[spoiler: Mira and Aurelius married after the film's events, as the final scene reveals.]]
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Seems to be superstition, legends, and old cults, and maybe just a little bit of good luck, Romulus's mentor Ambrosinus is revealed to be [[spoiler: Myth/{{Merlin}} in the last few minutes of the movie. Then again, his only magical act seems to be that he hasn't aged.]]
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Seems It seems to be superstition, legends, and old cults, and maybe just a little bit of good luck, luck. Romulus's mentor Ambrosinus is revealed to be [[spoiler: Myth/{{Merlin}} in the last few minutes of the movie. Then again, his only magical act seems to be that he hasn't aged.]]
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* PurelyAestheticGender: For all that matters, Mira could be a guy and it wouldn't change the plot ''at all''. By having an ActionGirl the film gains a lot of flair and swashbuckling vibe the book didn't have.
* TheQueensLatin: The Romans and Ambrosinus speak with distinctive British accent as a way to represent use of Latin. [[RealitySubtext Or because they are all played by British actors]].
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* PurelyAestheticGender: For all that it matters, Mira could be a guy and it wouldn't change the plot ''at all''. By having an ActionGirl the film gains a lot of flair and swashbuckling vibe the book didn't have.
* TheQueensLatin: The Romans and Ambrosinus speak with distinctive Britishaccent accents as a way to represent use of Latin. [[RealitySubtext Or because they are all played by British actors]].
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* SexyDiscretionShot: Mira gets into bed with Aurelius, then the scene fades out.
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* TokenRomance: Aurelius and Mira. Their relationship stays in the background for the entire story, and could have been excised entirely without affecting the plot one whit. Doesn't make them any less cute, though.
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* UnresolvedSexualTension: Aurelius and Mira have a lot of tension between them for most of the film. [[spoiler: It gets resolved offscreen, in the final voiceover]].
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* UnresolvedSexualTension: Aurelius and Mira have a lot of tension between them for most of the film. [[spoiler: It gets resolved offscreen, and in the final voiceover]].