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| '''Titus Pullo''' (given as '''T. Pulfio''' in some translations) was one of the two soldiers of the 13th ] ('']'') mentioned in the personal writings of ]. The other soldier mentioned was ]. | |||
| He appears, along with Vorenus, in Caesar's ''],'' Book 5, Chapter 44. The episode describes the two as ]s, approaching the first ranks, who shared a bitter rivalry. It relates how Pullo charges the enemy (the ]) in the heat of battle. He casts his javelin at one of the enemy from a short distance, but he is in turn pierced by a spear and surrounded by other Nervii who prevent him from drawing his sword. At that moment, his rival Vorenus, who had followed him from the fortifications, reaches the site of the ] and draws the enemy's attention away from Pullo by engaging in hand-to-hand combat with those assailing him. After slaying one of the enemy and driving back the rest, Vorenus loses his footing on the irregular terrain; as the Nervii draw closer to him, Pullo comes to his rescue and, after slaying many of their opponents, the two retreat to the fortifications admidst roaring applause from their comrades in arms. | |||
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| '''Titus Pullo''' is also a ] in the television series ], played by actor ], and loosely based on the historical Pullo. One major difference between the two is that the fictional Pullo is an ordinary ] instead of a centurion, and Vorenus is his superior instead of an equally-ranked rival. | |||
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