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: Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo lead a scouting party into the seemingly abandoned city. Their journey juxtaposes Vorenus’s religious dread—viewing Caesar's march as a sacrilege against the gods—with Pullo's earthy, pragmatic survivalism. Themes of Moral and Social Collapse
: Atia of the Julii , Caesar’s niece, remains in the city, deftly navigating a mob siege by preparing her family for a noble mass suicide—a scene that highlights the brutal pragmatism of Roman high society. "Rome" An Owl in a Thornbush(2005)
: Figures like Cato and Brutus are forced into exile, with Cato famously lamenting that Pompey "lost Rome without unsheathing his sword". : Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo lead a