^AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I, Claudius is amazing
Lt. Iceman Kazansky -That wouldve been fucking awesome
I loved it...I wish they could have done a prequel series on Sulla and Marius. That would have been awesome.

My top 3 all time favorite shows.
Abrtitans - Rome is HBO and Spartacus is Starz.
It's pretty historically accurate, there are some people and events that were missed and some dramatic pieces were added. But I really enjoyed the show.
Irrelevant to my point. It's even better when someone else does the work to promote your period piece. All HBO had to do was promote it a little bit (or at the very least have it available On Demand). They could even explicitly mention Spartacus (since he was a historical character of the era). What they shouldn't have done was not have Rome available anywhere but in a DVD set. Just a little bit of promotion would have done wonders.
If it lasted 5 seasons I would have it the greatest series ever.
great series
GladiatorGannon -Abrtitans - Rome is HBO and Spartacus is Starz.
It's pretty historically accurate, there are some people and events that were missed and some dramatic pieces were added. But I really enjoyed the show.
Irrelevant to my point. It's even better when someone else does the work to promote your period piece. All HBO had to do was promote it a little bit (or at the very least have it available On Demand). They could even explicitly mention Spartacus (since he was a historical character of the era). What they shouldn't have done was not have Rome available anywhere but in a DVD set. Just a little bit of promotion would have done wonders.
Agreed. Given the massive GoT-inspired appetite right now for tits'n'gore in a semi-historical setting, HBO should be pushing Rome at maximum volume. Esp since it's much better than GoT...
Just restarted the series for the third time I believe. Fucking fantastic show, I hate that GOT flopped so hard at the end, cause they cancelled this for it.
Yep! That is why S2 is so rushed, BBC pulled funding. It is one of my all time favorite shows.
Indira Varma is straight fire! God I have loved that woman since seeing her as Niobe!
The people behind the show admitted years later that canceling it was a huge mistake given its popularity.
How accurate is Rome? I donāt mind a little fairy tale, but I donāt want to see historical aberrationsā¦
I may watch it.
Itās a good show, not authentic really at all though. The only onscreen depiction of the Roman legions that is endorsed by Adrian Goldsworthy is the opening scene in Gladiator showcasing the Marcomannic wars. Even then itās not perfect (ie Germans speaking modern German, wearing furs, etc)ā¦but itās close.
It doesnāt stray far enough off history to take you out of it. There are some time compressions and composite characters but thatās to be expected.
I bought both seasons on Blu-ray 5-6 years ago at Walmart for $10 each.
great show. One of the shows that made HBO.
You see the formula in GoT.
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Iām not a history buff, but unless you are the type of history buff whoās anal about that shit youāll like it. They donāt Tarantino it, the big details are all accurate, Zombieās post about compression and composite characters is a good way to describe it. They do some cool small details, like someone trying to stop Cesar and warn him about entering the senate, or two of the main characters are fictionalized, but they were based on two soldiers of Cesarās who he named in his letters. Highly recommend it, Iām flying through this rewatch
The casting in this show is great. Marc Antony is amazing, probably the highlight of the show. Cesar is great, Pullo and Verinus is one of the best buddy duos ever. I really like the kid who plays Octavian as well, itās tough to pull off a roll where youāre a kid but smarter than everyone else without it being obnoxious, but he plays it well imo. Feels like heāll grow into a great leader watching it.
Have to mention the woman who plays Atia, sheās great too
One of the all time great shows that ended way to soon. Time for a re-watch for the 5th time. Iām just finishing up breaking bad tonight!
Awesome show.
But incredibly expensive to produce. They had three separate entities paying for it (HBO, BBC and an Italian channel I think), and they still couldnāt afford more seasons sadly.
It was an all time great.