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Spitting on his fist


When the centurion gets set to fight Marcellus, he spits on his non-sword-wielding fist. What's that about? Is it a good-luck gesture or some Roman legion thing?

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I've seen the movie so many times that I've taken to spitting on my fist before I turn on my office computer and start to work. The other people in the office think it's weird.

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