Was Quintus Dias a real person?
The film is set in AD117. Its fictional centurion, Quintus Dias (Michael Fassbender), is kidnapped by warrior Picts from his camp on the frontier of Caledonia (now Scotland).
Who was Quintus?
Quintus Sertorius (c. 126 – 73 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who led a large-scale rebellion against the Roman Senate on the Iberian peninsula….
| Quintus Sertorius | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Roman |
| Occupation | Statesman, lawyer, general |
| Known for | Rebellion in Spain against the Roman Senate |
Was Centurion a true story?
Centurion is a 2010 British historical action-war film written and directed by Neil Marshall, loosely based on the disappearance of the Roman Empire’s Ninth Legion in Caledonia in the early second century CE.
How historically accurate was the movie Centurion?
Thus the film is entirely historical speculation. There is absolutely no evidence that the 9th Legion ever went into Scotland, and the idea that it was destroyed in a rebellion is purely guesswork, although definitely educated guesswork, depending on how one reads the various scraps of evidence.
Which legion lost in Germany?
Reconstructed inscription: “To Marcus Caelius, son of Titus, of the Lemonian tribe, from Bologna, first centurion of the eighteenth legion. 531⁄2 years old. He fell in the Varian War….Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
| Date | c. September 9 AD |
|---|---|
| Result | Germanic victory |
| Territorial changes | a limes in the Rhine |
Was there a Quintus in the Bible?
Although “Quintus” and Gaius” are not names found within the Gospel accounts, as we analyze their depiction in light of relevant Gospel stories, we’ll see that there is good reason to think that The Chosen is nevertheless adapting Roman figures found within the biblical narratives.
Is there a Quintus mentioned in the Bible?
There is no “Quintus” in the Bible although there are centurions like him.