Talio

Talio was a supporting character in the 2020 Netflix television series Barbarians. He was portrayed by Florian Schmidtke.
By 9 AD Talio had six children and led a group of mercenaries who worked with the Roman occupation forces in Germania. 
When Arminius approached him with a mission from Publius Quinctilius Varus to retrieve a Roman eagle from the Cherusci tribe, he first found Talio involved in a brawl with a couple Roman soldiers who looked down on the locals. After Arminius made his request, Talio informed the men in his language that they needed to be ready to ride at sunrise. Thinking Arminius another Roman who did not understand the native language, Talio then made a obscene remark concerning the Roman Empire to his men. To his horror Arminius then turned around and asked in the native language if that was Talio's humble opinion of the Roman Empire. A stunned Talio asked Arminius if he spoke the language before Arminius had him whipped for his insults.
The wounds from the whipping later became infected, requiring Talio to spend some time at a Roman field hospital. Shortly after Arminius had killed a group of Romans to save the life of Folkwin Wolfspear, Talio witnessed Arminius killing the last surviving witness. Realizing that Talio had seen him Arminius moved towards Talio, seemingly to kill him but was interrupted by the Roman doctor.
A short time later Arminius invited Talio to his tent, where he convinced the Germanic mercenary to switch sides and join with him in destroying the occupying Roman legions. In the that followed Talio helped Ariminius and the other Germanic tribes destroy the Roman legions. Following the battle he joined Arminius in having a drink to celebrate their victory. 
==Trivia==
* Talio was not based on any specific historical character, unlike . 
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