a5c7b9f00b A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
In this British historical drama, the turbulent transition from Roman republic to autocratic empire, which changed world history through civil war and wars of conquest, is sketched both from the aristocratic viewpoint of Julius Caesar, his family, his adopted successor Octavian Augustus, and their political allies and adversaries, and from the politically naive viewpoint of a few ordinary Romans, notably the soldiers Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo and their families.
The series "Rome" is without question a masterpiece in every way. I've been to Rome itself, and have a long lasting relationship with Roman history and culture - every aspect! From the superiority of the Roman legionnaires, the republic, the vastness of its cultural and historical influence upon the world and so on. This series embodies everything I ever imagined - no corner cut, no flaw hidden and not to mention, it feels true without the placating dullness of the Disney-era all other historical films seems to droop towards. It simply feels like the genuine article with believable characters and an engrossing story.<br/><br/>All credits to the actors, writers and not to mention the director for making a true masterpiece, and I hope this wont be the last we see of this, nor other historical series. Maybe the Viking era is next - or the Tokugawa period of Japan, or the Chin Dynasty? We can only hope!
It's taken the movies more than a 100 years to do a film about ancient Rome that is respectful of its subject and this is it. It's for the most part historically accurate. It doesn't insult your intelligence at every turn. The production values and the acting are great, though none of the romantic flourishes that made, say, "Spartacus" (1960) or "Cleopatra" (1963) such jaw-dropping filmfests, are present.<br/><br/>The trick of it is it is absolutely devoid of Christian morality or compassion and shocks the viewer at every turn with its otherworldy callousness. That's the historically accurate part. For all the full-frontal nudity, simulated sex acts and lax morality, what is the most shocking is the fact that this society was entirely based on unsentimental stoicism in the face of death, in other words, extremely violent. The Romans had no plan to destroy nature or the planet like we do but they were merciless to one another. In a strange, twisted way, this show of ordinary, everyday sadistic violence is also a perfect fit for a generation of desensitized viewers raised on Tarantino movies, schlock and ultraviolent video games. And that deserves reflection: would I have preferred my violence sugar-coated? Probably yes. Still, the violence here is well-done, believable and usually has a point.<br/><br/>I have watched 5 of the 12 episodes of season 1 on DVD so far. I really like the use of the two stalwart soldierscentral figures representative of the common people. Their relationship to one another is fascinating to watch and full of character development. I guess Octavian's mother Atia's depictiona ravenous, scheming slut is necessary for the whole (original) storyline even though there is no indication she was anything but a loving mother in real life. But I think the fact that Mark Anthony has an affair with her serves absolutely no narrative purpose other than a few humping scenes, besides raising tough questions down the line, since Mark Anthony also became Octavian's ally and equal for a while and even married his sister Octavia. But I wouldn't stop watching this and wondering at its many marvels for the world! I used to think "Les Rois Maudits" (1972) was the best TV series ever devised. I now nominate "Rome". Its writing is on a par with its execution and it makes a lazy piece of garbage like "Gladiator" appear like the egregious caca that it is.

Sadly, no. The popularity of the show was enough to greenlight a second season, with an option for three more seasons afterwards. Seasons three and four would have revolved around the war between Octavian and Mark Anthony in Egypt, with season five focusing on the rise of Jesus in Palestine. However, due to the show's enormous costs, the cancellation was announced midway through the production of season 2. This forced the writers to end the Octavian-Mark Anthony story arc in the second season. The necessity to cover two seasons worth of history in a few episodes explains the large jumps in time had to be made at the end.<br/><br/>Due to the very solid receipt of the series, HBO executives later expressed some regret in the cancellation. Writer Bruno Heller is quotedsaying that he is still interested to give the series a proper wrap-up with a movie. (source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/12/01/us-rome-idUSTRE4B00VV20081201<br/><br/>For those interested in further viewing: the events in Octavian's life, concerning his later career, succession and death, are depicted in the classic series I, Claudius which starts in 23 BC (Rome season 2 ends in 30 BC). When Vorenus and Pullo learned that Erastes had taken his children, they storm his hideout and kill all of Fulmen's guards. When they confront Fulmen, Pullo says "Tell us where the children are, you might yet live." Fulmen scoffs at this because he knows what kind of man Vorenus is. Erastes admitting he sold the children into slavery wouldn't have boded well for him and Vorenus would have likely killed him anyway. So by lying and saying "I fucked them, I killed them and threw them in the river.", he is essentially killing Vorenus in turn. Had he told the truth, Vorenus would have had the hope of finding his children, knowing they were alive. But by lying and saying they were dead, would rob Vorenus of his will to live. As the creators of the series have always stated, they aimed for authenticity rather than accuracy. They enlisted the help of several historians and did quite an effort to recreate the Roman world, culture and habits into its tiniest details. The depiction of daily life, politics and warfare in Rome is therefore quite accurate, aside from some small issues (suchhouse decorations etc.) that still cause some controversy among historians.<br/><br/>The main story is also generally true. There was a long feud between Julius Caesar and Pompey Magnus that ended with Pompey's defeat, but Caesar was subsequently killed by his former enemies. In the vacuum of power, several groups kept fighting for the rule of Rome, which finally ended with the defeat and suicide of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra. The makers did, however, afford themselves quite some artistic licence with several historic facts and events, for the purpose of dramatic storytelling and to avoid unnecessary complexity. <br/><br/>The series greatly condenses the timeline of events and simplifies or alters both the politics and personal lives of people involved. For instance, Atia is depicteda scheming, power-hungry vixen, which is quite contrary to historical evidence. She also lives through the entire series, whereas in reality, she died a year after Caesar, and was not present during most of the time depicted in season 2; Octavia, Atia's daughter, was never married to (and never divorced) a man called Glabius (as seen in season 1); she was married to someone else with who she had 3 children, all born after Caesar's death; the battle of Pharsalus was in reality preceded by the battle of Dyrrhachium, in which Pompey's army managed to defeat Ceasar's; The battle at Phillipi was not fought in one day; Cassius committed suicide during the first battle; Brutus was not killed either, he committed suicide after the second battle (although singly walking into the enemy's army could be considered suicide; his death by multiple swords was probably made to mirror Caesar's death); Brutus' mother Servilia did not commit suicide, she died a natural death (actually about a year after Atia's death); Mark Anthony already had two children with Cleopatra before he was married Octavia; he left Octavia to reunite with Cleopatra and have another child. Many of the real events have been moved in time to fit the time frame of the episodes better. For instance, Julia, Pompey's wife and Caesar's daughter, had already died years before the time depicted in the series; the siege of Alexandria already started before Caesar's battle with Ptolemy; and Cleopatra committed suicide 11 days after Mark Anthony's suicide. <br/><br/>Some accurate character traits known from historic sources made it into the show. Caesar was indeed of noble birth, but very popular with the commoners, also due to his habit of bribing people and being extremely merciful towards former enemies. Also correctly depicted is his brilliancea general, being able to win several battles while being vastly outnumbered. Perhaps the most accurate characterization is that of Marc Antony, whom history describesbeing a noted carouserwella brilliant general, and loyal ally to Caesar. His antagonism towards Cicero is also quite true; Cicero would described his disdain for Anthony, and wondered how someone of noble birth could be such a vulgar man.<br/><br/>Aside from altered facts, the writers inferred several facts for which there is no historical evidence (but technically no evidence against either). For instance, the secret relationship between Octavia and Marcus Agrippa, Mark Anthony's affair with Atia, the intensifying rivalry between Atia and Servilia, the incestual affair between Octavian and Octavia, Octavia's sexual relationship with Servilia, Servilia's active role in Caesar's assassination, Caesarion's escape from death, etc. The scene where Octavian helps cover up an epileptic seizure of Caesar's, which his mother mistakes for an affair between the two, is a combination of historical speculation that Caesar was an epileptic and an accusation from Marc Antony that Octavian had been Caesar's lover.<br/><br/>A completely fictionalised part of Rome is the entire Lucius Vorenus/Titus Pullo subplot. Vorenus and Pullo really existed, they are described by Caesar in his book De Bello Gallico (About the Gallic War)rival officers. Everything aside from that (personal lives, historic roles, interaction with real persons) was created by the writersa means to involve common men in the rich history and culture of the Roman Republic. The writers also invented Julius Caesar's slave Posca, his friendship with Caesar and his forced marriage to one of Octavia's friends.<br/><br/> The timeline for the series begins in 50 BC, when Caeser's termconsul ran out and the events of the story begin. They end in 30 BC, with the death of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. In the show this timeline seems to be greatly condensed. Despite the main action taking place over about twenty years none of the characters except for Octavian, who goes from a teenage boy to a man, and Caesarion who goes from an infant in season one to a pre-teen in season two, seem to age at all. Roughly 10 years pass in the two seasons of the show.
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