Xena: Warrior Princess 4x21 The Ides of March

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Xena: Warrior Princess - 04x21 The Ides of March

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First Aired: May. 15, 1999 on Syndicated

Summary: When Xena learns that Caesar has put a six-million-dinar price on her head, she convinces Gabrielle to stay behind while she travels to Rome to kill Caesar. Meanwhile, Brutus captures Gabrielle and Amarice and brings them to Rome.

Main Characters in this Episode

Guest Stars

Jailer	played by Sean Ashton-Peach
Brutus	played by David Franklin
Nabcot	played by John Leigh
Warlord	played by Jim Ngaata
Hanged Man	played by Allan Poppleton
Julius Caesar	played by Karl Urban

Episode Quotes

Xena: Beware the Ides of March, Brutus.

Amarice: Get real. The only real power is at the end of a sword.
Eli: And if the other side has more swords?
Amarice: If you can love your way out of this one, be my guest.

Brutus: Chain her to the prophet!
Amarice: Oh please, can't you just break my legs?

Mistakes/Goofs

Goof (anachronisms): Xena must have been a truly remarkable person for not only was she present at the Trojan war, as we have seen in a past episode, but she also had the honor of knowing Julius Caesar. Considering that the Trojan war is historically placed at about 1194 BC-1184 BC and the aforementioned historical figure from about 100 BC - 30 BC for Xena to have survived over 1000 years is utterly amazing! Talk about your well kept woman!
Goof (revealing mistake): Visible stunt wire at the beginning of the episode when Xena is fighting the bounty hunters.

Trivia

The title is based upon a quote from William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar" (Act I, Scene II): "Beware the ides of March".
The reward that Caesar offers for Xena's head, six million dinars, is the biggest amount of money ever mentioned in the show.