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| 10 | De Patre Vostro (About Your Father) | 2007-03-25 |
| Following his naval defeat at Actium, Marc Antony returns to Egypt, where he and Cleopatra settle into a world of debauchery. Octavian tries to use Pullo as leverage to Vorenus to gain acess to the palace, but Vorenus stays loyal to Antony. Finally, it is Cleopatra who dupes Antony, saving her own life by sacrificing her honor. Ceasar Augustus triumphs in Rome. | ||
| 9 | Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man) | 2007-03-18 |
| The people of Rome are starving. There have been many grain shortages over the past few months, but things have gotten particularly bad. In hopes of keeping the people from openly rebelling, Octavian sends Atia and Octavia to Alexandria in order to negotiate a deal with Mark Antony, though his real reasons for their trip is soon revealed. Meanwhile, Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus must try to keep the peace amongst many of the mercenaries who are in Rome. Guest stars: Alan Williams, Alex Wyndham, Allen Leech, Anna Fausta Primiano, Camilla Rutherford, Daniel Cerqueira, Ian McNeice, Indira Varma, Kathryn Hunter, Lyndsey Marshal, Max Baldry, Michael Nardone, Nicholas Woodeson, Simon Woods, Zuleikha Robinson | ||
| 8 | A Necessary Fiction | 2007-03-11 |
| Octavian proclaims a new era of virtue in Rome, a program that his family and subordinates find impossible to obey. Vorenus is sent on a mission after a missing shipment of gold to discover who mysteriously hijacked it on its way to the Roman treasury. Pullo's loss and rage are channeled against Memmio, Omnipor and their henchmen. Octavian pursues Livia as an "appropriate" bride, and issues Mark Antony an ultimatum he knows he can't refuse. Guest stars: Alan Williams, Alex Wyndham, Anna Fausta Primiano, Ian McNeice, Lyndsey Marshal, Marco Pollack, Michael Nardone, Ronan Vibert, Zuleikha Robinson | ||
| 7 | Death Mask | 2007-03-04 |
| Antony's nature reasserts itself, and challenges his alliance with Octavian. Timon and Levi set themselves against Herod's plans. Servilia's public displays of grief leave Atia unsettled. Gaia uses Pullo's punishment as a weapon against him. His daughter's sudden interest in business matters arouses Vorenus' suspicions. Posca gets married. Guest stars: Nicholas Woodeson, Simon Woods | ||
| 6 | Philippi | 2007-02-18 |
| Vorenus receives orders to plunge Rome into a bloodbath the likes that have not been seen since the dictatorship of Sulla. Octavia reveals her secret to Atia, and the armies of the Liberators and the Caesarians clash for the last time, with the fate of Republic in the balance. Guest stars: Alex Wyndham, Allen Leech, Nicholas Woodeson, Nigel Lindsay, Simon Woods, Zuleikha Robinson | ||
| 5 | Heroes of the Republic | 2007-02-11 |
| Despite Pullo's advice, Vorenus and his family return to the Collegium with his family who is reunited, and cleansed of their ordeal. Octavian is denied a triumph and urges Cicero to endorse his bid to be made Consul in exchange for an agreement to allow Cicero to veto his actions. Octavian takes both Cicero and the Senate by surprise with his first Consular act. Vorenus attempts' to make peace with Memmio and Cotta create suspicions that he has gone soft. Guest stars: Alex Wyndham, Allen Leech, Camilla Rutherford, Daniel Cerqueira, Guy Henry, Michael Nardone, Nigel Lindsay, Ronan Vibert, Simon Woods, Zuleikha Robinson | ||
| 4 | Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare) | 2007-02-04 |
| Pullo races to find Vorenus with news of his family's fate. Servilia's plans to eliminate a rival exact a high price from her. Cicero is astonished when Octavian sends word that his victorious legions are coming home to Rome. In Rome, Timon finally grows weary of Atia's bidding. Guest stars: Alex Wyndham, Allen Leech, Camilla Rutherford, Guy Henry, Lydia Biondi, Nigel Lindsay, Rafi Gavron, Simon Woods | ||
| 3 | These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero | 2007-01-28 |
| Brutus and Cassius struggle to raise foreign armies to oppose the Cesarean party. Mark Antony's plans to change his post-consul proconsular governorship from Macedonia to Gaul are derailed when Cicero delivers an in-absentia message to the Senate, and throws his support behind Octavian. Vorenus struggles to contain an all-out gang war in the Aventine Collegium, of his own making,that he blames on Pullo. In the house of the Julii, Octavia passes the hours in a drug induced daze, while a duplicitous youth named Duro, planted amongst the Julii by Servilia, looks for the chance to set a deadly plan in motion. Guest stars: Allen Leech, Camilla Rutherford, Daniel Cerqueira, Michael Nardone, Rafi Gavron, Zuleikha Robinson | ||
| 2 | Son of Hades | 2007-01-21 |
| Cleopatra arrives in Rome to pay her homage to Caesar, and to seek legitimization for Caesarion. Egypt's queen causes further complications between Anthony and Atia, who still struggles with Servilia. Timon's brother arrives from Jerusalem. The death of Erastes throws the underworld, and Rome's river commerce into chaos, and Pullo and Vorenus step into the gap. Octavian and Anthony begin a long and bitter rivalry with a dispute over Caesar's will and sharing of power. Guest stars: Daniel Cerqueira, Ian McNeice, Lyndsey Marshal, Marco Pollack, Michael Nardone, Nicolò Brecci, Nigel Lindsay, Rafi Gavron, Zuleikha Robinson | ||
| 1 | Passover | 2007-01-14 |
| Things pick up shortly after Caesar's murder. Octavian wants to keep his family from fleeing the city so he devises a plan. News of this makes Antony happy so he tells Brutus. Vorenus mourns Niobe's death but casts aspersions upon his children. Guest stars: Jay Simpson, Lee Boardman, Lidia Biondi, Roberto Sgarbi, Tim Barlow | ||
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| 12 | Kalends of February | 2005-11-20 |
| Pullo and Vorenus are now heroes in the eyes of the Roman rank and file because of their arena feats. This causes Caesar to bestow rewards to those he might normally punish. Guest stars: David Quinzi, Frank Baker, Lorenza Damiani, Luigi Santamaria, Peter Gevisser, Pip Torrens, Simon Gregor | ||
| 11 | The Spoils | 2005-11-13 |
| Vorenus sees to it that veteran soldiers receives severance on behalf of Caesar, and is then invited along with Niobe to one of Atia's parties. Guest stars: Bruce Mackinnon, Cristina Mantis, Danny Midwinter, David Quinzi, Douglas Dean, Graham McTavish, Helen Stirling, Julian Rivett, Manfredi Aliquo, Michael Nardone, Oreste Rotundo, Paul Kynman, Peter Eyre, Robin Sneller, Stephano Miceli, Tom Shaker | ||
| 10 | Triumph | 2005-11-06 |
| Unanimously proclaimed Dictator by the Senate, Caesar pronounces the war over, and prepares for five days of feasting and games honoring his "triumph." No longer an enlisted soldier, Pullo eyes a pastoral future with Eirene, while Vorenus runs for municipal magistrate, with Posca's help. Meanwhile, Octavian retrieves Octavia from her self-imposed exile. And Servilia invites a revenge-minded Quintus Pompey into her home, to Brutus' dismay. Guest stars: Abhin Galeya, David Quinzi, Dominic Coleman, Giovanni Calcagno, Hugh Sachs, John Boswell, Peter-Hugo Daly | ||
| 9 | Utica | 2005-10-30 |
| With Scipio and Cato defeated, Caesar returns home to a hero's welcome. Vorenus and Pullo's showdown with local thug Erastes gets an unexpected reprieve from Caesar. Servilia's plan to use Octavia to unearth a secret about Caesar backfires. Guest stars: Adam Levy, David Quinzi, Dominic Rickhards, Ewan Bailey, Graham McTavish, Jonathan Coy, Kevin Dignam, Nicholas Hewetson, Roger Hammond | ||
| 8 | Caesarion | 2005-10-16 |
| Having pursued Pompey into Egypt, Caesar arrives in Alexandria and meets the boy king Ptolemy XIII, who offers the general a surprise gift. Vorenus and Pullo play liberators again, freeing Ptolemy's incarcerated sister, Cleopatra. Caesar seeks payment from Egypt for past debts, and ends up forging a strategic union to ensure his legacy. Guest stars: Axel Shumacher, David de Keyser, David Kennedy, Enoch Frost, Grant Masters, Kathryn Hunter, Lyndsey Marshal, Shaka Bunsie, Tony Guilfoyle | ||
| 7 | Pharsalus | 2005-10-09 |
| Pompey attacks an outnumbered Caesar. Vorenus and Pullo are stranded at sea. Atia continues to seek out Servilla's friendship in order to ensure her protection, while Octavia and Servilla's bond grows. Guest stars: Anna Patrick, Daren Elliot Holmes, David Kennedy, Eliza Darby, Francesco Sensi, Franco Troscia, Michele Pettini, Steve Swinscoe, Vincenzo Nicoli | ||
| 6 | Egeria | 2005-10-02 |
| When Caeser finds himself outnumbered by Pompey's legions, he asks Antony to join the fight. Marc Antony is having fun in his new political life while he ponders a counter-offer from Pompey. Atia urges Octavian to take another step toward manhood. Vorenus and Niobe try to bring passion back to their marriage. Guest stars: Alessio Di Cesare, Andrew Scarborough, Francesca Berrettini, Francesca Fowler, Georgie Glen, John Boswell, Lynda Baron, Manfredi Aliquo, Norma Atallah, Paolo Risi, Simon Callow, Stan Rosen | ||
| 5 | The Ram Has Touched the Wall | 2005-09-25 |
| Caesar weighs Pompey's counteroffer against Antony's recommendation to chase down Pompey's vulnerable army. Vorenus is forced to reconsider his career choices after a series of business setbacks leave him with little income to support his family. A jealous Atia concocts a clever scheme to separate Caesar from Servilia. Pullo is recruited to tutor Octavian in the art of soldiering, but ends up learning a lesson or two from the boy. Guest stars: Alessio Di Cesare, Eddie Osei, John Bennett, Massimo Pupella, Parvez Qadir, Sean Madden | ||
| 4 | Stealing from Saturn | 2005-09-18 |
| As Pompey "maneuvers" outside the city, Caesar seeks to consolidate his hold on Rome. Atia throws a party to welcome Caesar home, while Vorenus throws one of his own to usher in his new life as a citizen businessman. Pullo's run of luck continues when he delivers Quintus Pompey to Caesar, who in turn returns Quintus to his father's camp, with an offer of truce he knows Pompey will never accept. Guest stars: Antonio Ragusa, Barbara Marten, Francesca Romana Coluzzi, Kevin Dignam, Maggie McCarthy, Paola Lavini, Paolo Risi, Richard Katz, Roger Hammond, Steve Ramsden | ||
| 3 | An Owl in a Thornbush | 2005-09-11 |
| With Caesar quickly advancing toward Rome, Pompey begins ordering a retreat and forces his citizens to pick sides. Timon is forced to do Atia's dirty work and Vorenus cannot understand why no one is resisting while on a scouting mission. Guest stars: Alexandra Stordy, Andrew Greenough, Anna Patrick, Antonio Ragusa, Carla Cagnetti, Eliza Darby, Matt Patresi, Michele Pettini, Robert Purvis, Stu Rosen, Vittorio Amandola | ||
| 2 | How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic | 2005-09-04 |
| Anointed People's Tribune by Caesar, Mark Antony returns to Rome with Octavian's liberators, Vorenus and Pullo. After being feted by a grateful Atia, Vorenus heads home to his family, for the first time in eight years, while Pullo heads for the brothels. Pompey drafts an ultimatum stripping the general of his power. Guest stars: Alessandro Inchiappa, Alessandro Prete, Alessio Di Cesare, Bart Ruspoli, Francesco Pini, Frank Baker, Iliaria Stiv, John Boswell, Jonathan Readwin, Leslie Csuth, Matt Patresi, Maura Orefici, Robert Purvis, Sean Madden, Sergio Di Pinto, Ted Rusoff | ||
| 1 | The Stolen Eagle | 2005-08-28 |
| Eager to return to Rome after eight long years of war, Gaius Julius Caesar ends his campaign with a resounding triumph in Gaul, and news of a shattering personal loss at home. In Rome, Caesar's old friend Pompey is counselled by the Senate, who worry about Caesar's growing popularity. Two soldiers are enlisted to find the army's stolen gold standard. Atia is careful to play both sides of an escalating power struggle. Guest stars: Alan Stocks, Alessio Di Cesare, Allan Caister-Pearce, Anna Patrick, Bart Ruspoli, Bob Mercer, Fabio Carfora, Gerard Monaco, Giovanni Calcagno, John Boswell, Lydia Leonard, Matt Patresi, Robert Purvis, Russell Mabey, Steven Matthew, Ted Rusoff | ||
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| 9 | Antony and Cleopatra | |
| A short but satisfying look at history's so-called greatest love story, the series' approach to Antony and Cleopatra's relationship, and the manner in which the creators worked to pay respect to the historical figures. | ||
| 8 | The Rise of Octavian: Rome's First Emperor | |
| Stamp helms yet another historical overview, this one focused on Octavian, that mixes fact with production details to create an absorbing documentary. | ||
| 7 | The Making of "Rome": Season II | |
| This second season doc focuses on the differences between Rome's seasons, the series' new characters, and the expanding scope of the show. | ||
| 6 | A Tale of Two Romes | |
| 753 BC, the date historians traditionally assign to the founding of Rome, is at the heart of this historical documentary. Stamp discusses the origin of the city's rivalries, the dangers faced by its citizenry, the empire's revolving-door of power, early clashes between the Jews and the Romans, and the vulgarity, brutality, and graffiti that filled the streets. | ||
| 5 | Shot by Shot: Gladiator | |
| Another thorough "Shot × Shot" documentary focuses on a tricky gladiator battle, the weapons and armor crafted for the sequence, the composition of its shots, the scope of the sets, and the production team's practical and CG effects. | ||
| 4 | Shot by Shot: Caesar's Triumph | |
| Entire documentaries aren't usually devoted to a single scene, but when it involves as much spectacle and psychological nuance as Caesar's turning point, it certainly deserves it. Key members of the cast and crew offer their thoughts on director Alan Taylor's contributions, the tone of the sequence, the framing of several shots, and the planning that went into making it the successful scene it is. | ||
| 3 | Friends, Romans, Countrymen | |
| A clip-heavy EPK that introduces and examines the many characters of Rome. It's heavy on plot synopsis and base analysis, but makes succinct work of the first season's themes, heroes, soldiers, women, and storylines. | ||
| 2 | When In Rome | |
| An in-depth look at the historical accuracy of the series and its portrayal of Rome's religious practices, women, brutality, slaves, citizenry, culture, and political turmoil. | ||
| 1 | The Rise of Rome | 2005-08-11 |
| This behind-the-scenes documentary is far more extensive and revealing, yet still occasionally suffers from rampant self-promotion. Regardless, it covers the costumes, sets, props, and design decisions of the series' first season in great length, as well as the countless hours and hard work that produced such elaborate, yet realistic results. Actors, creative heads, and technicians are on hand to provide their thoughts, making this one of the more inclusive and informative features in the set. | ||
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