Life of Brian - ROMANES EUNT DOMUS
The scene of Monty Python's movie "Life Of Brian" where Brian is given a latin lesson. Great film, genius team!!!
Subtitle
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.
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The best thing about this is that John Cleese was a Latin teacher, so he knows exactly what he's talking about!
Grammar Centurions: mildly less offensive when compared to Grammar Nazis
Grammar Romans.
"Dative!"
If my high school Latin teacher were issued a sword, my experience would have looked exactly like this.
Love the most British line ever, "what's this then?"
I still think this is one of the funniest bits the Pythons ever did. Must make up for all those Latin lessons they suffered through in boys' school.
I love how the centurion is more concerned with his grammar than his vandalism.
All comedy roads lead to Brian.
The fact that Cleese played more than one centurion in this scene always makes me laugh. He leaves and then immediately comes back.
This is just a great example of why I like Python so much. They don't just go for one level of humor. They put in everything, from crass profanity shock value to high level pokes at education and language. Often in the same film if not the same scene. They just encompass Humor as a whole.
"People called Romanes go the house" xD I don't know why, I find this word constellation hilarious xD
I love the proud look on Brian's face until he realizes that these guards aren't idiots like the night shift!
I'm weak! He said "dative" for motion towards and the centurion nearly cut his throat for it. The entire sketch is brilliant but that tiny bit there is just sublime.
My latin teacher made the whole class watch the entire film just because of this scene... That was the best latin lesson ever
I remember watching this for the first time in 1982 - shortly after my Latin classes ended. Rarely in my life have I laughed so hysterically...
There should be a restaurant that has a meal called "conjugate the verb"
The wasteland of New Vegas led me here and I regret nothing.
I bet the modern education system would benefit from this Centurion!
My old Classics teacher loved this scene.....