Friday, January 9, 2026
PEPLUM Movie Quotes
REVENGE OF THE BARBARIANS (1960) starring Daniela Rocca and Mario Scaccia
Onorius (talking to rooster): Or shall we say Caius Petilius (sp)? He's as brave as anyone. He's up on all the arts of warfare and I'm told he's always been very lucky which is a gift that's indispensable if one decides to become a great warrior.
Galla Placidia: You're still trying to make a counsellor out of your rooster who is so much wiser than you that he will certainly never give his approval whatever you propose.
Onorius: But why? Why shouldn't he give me an answer?
Galla Placidia: It would seem that the names you suggested aren't worth one single cock-a-doodle-doo.
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2 comments:
Funny clip. I think he is calling him Caius Petronius.
More on Emperor Honorius, the Rooster and the name 'Procopius':
The "Procopius rooster" refers to a famous anecdote recorded by the historian Procopius where Emperor Honorius, upon hearing the dire news that "Rome had perished" thought his favorite pet rooster named 'Rome' had died, only to be relieved when told it was the city of Rome not his rooster. This highlighted the emperor's disconnect from reality amidst the fall of the Western Empire.
See Procopius' History of the Vandalic War, 1.2.25-26.
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