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Scene 8 : Romanes Eunt Domus

[scary music]
CENTURION:: What's this, then? 'Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'?
BRIAN:: It-- it says, 'Romans, go home'.
CENTURION:: No, it doesn't. What's Latin for 'Roman'? Come on!
BRIAN:: Aah!
CENTURION:: Come on!
BRIAN:: 'R-- Romanus'?
CENTURION:: Goes like...?
BRIAN:: 'Annus'?
CENTURION:: Vocative plural of 'annus' is...?
BRIAN:: Eh. 'Anni'?
CENTURION:: 'Romani'. 'Eunt'? What is 'eunt'?
BRIAN:: 'Go'. Let--
CENTURION:: Conjugate the verb 'to go'.
BRIAN:: Uh. 'Ire'. Uh, 'eo'. 'Is'. 'It'. 'Imus'. 'Itis'. 'Eunt'.
CENTURION:: So 'eunt' is...?
BRIAN:: Ah, huh, third person plural, uh, present indicative. Uh, 'they go'.
CENTURION:: But 'Romans, go home' is an order, so you must use the...?
BRIAN:: The... imperative!
CENTURION:: Which is...?
BRIAN:: Umm! Oh. Oh. Um, 'i'. 'I'!
CENTURION:: How many Romans?
BRIAN:: Ah! 'I'-- Plural. Plural. 'Ite'. 'Ite'.
CENTURION:: 'Ite'.
BRIAN:: Ah. Eh.
CENTURION:: 'Domus'?
BRIAN:: Eh.
CENTURION:: Nominative?
BRIAN:: Oh.
CENTURION:: 'Go home'? This is motion towards. Isn't it, boy?
BRIAN:: Ah. Ah, dative, sir! Ahh! No, not dative! Not the dative, sir! No! Ah! Oh, the... accusative! Accusative! Ah! 'Domum', sir! 'Ad domum'! Ah! Oooh! Ah!
CENTURION:: Except that 'domus' takes the...?
BRIAN:: The locative, sir!
CENTURION:: Which is...?!
BRIAN:: 'Domum'.
CENTURION:: 'Domum'.
BRIAN:: Aaah! Ah.
CENTURION:: 'Um'. Understand?
BRIAN:: Yes, sir.
CENTURION:: Now, write it out a hundred times.
BRIAN:: Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir.
CENTURION:: Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
BRIAN:: Oh, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar and everything, sir! Oh. Mmm!; Finished!
ROMAN SOLDIER STIG:: Right. Now don't do it again.; [CENTURIONS chase BRIAN]
MAN:: Hey! Bloody Romans.