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COLLECTION · Series · 2005

Rome

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

Source: TMDB
* 8.2 (1,494)ActionAdventureDramaItaly · United States
Creators
Bruno Heller · John Milius · William J. MacDonald
Countries
Italy · United States · United Kingdom
Studios
HBO · BBC
Age rating
TV-MA
Release
28/08/2005
Score
8.2 / 10 (1,494)

Awards and nominations

  • Winner at Primetime Emmy Award — " Caesarion "; " Triumph "; " Kalends of February "
  • Winner at Primetime Emmy Award — "Triumph"
  • Winner at Primetime Emmy Award — " Stealing from Saturn "
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Main Title Design
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Award — "Caesarion"
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Award — "Triumph"
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
  • Winner at Primetime Emmy Award — "The Stolen Eagle"
  • Winner at Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
  • Winner at Primetime Emmy Award — Alik Sakharov for " Passover "
  • Winner at Primetime Emmy Award — " De Patre Vostro (About Your Father) "
  • Nominated at Primetime Emmy Award — "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)"
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Seasons and episodes
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9 episodes · 2005
The Rise of Rome
Episode 1. The Rise of Rome
2005-08-11 · 24 min

This special promo includes clips, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage that provide an insider's view of the process of making the series.

Episode 2. When In Rome
23 min

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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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…

Episode 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.

Episode 6. A Tale of Two Romes
21 min

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…

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Season 1
Season 1
12 episodes · 2005

Season one begins in 52 B.C. as Gaius Julius Caesar completes his quest of Gaul after eight years of war and prepares to return with his army to Rome. But while Caesar's self-interested niece Atia and long-lost paramour Servilia anxiously await his return, the ruling patricians despair that Caesar's homecoming will disrupt the status quo. As Caesar's…

The Stolen Eagle
Episode 1. The Stolen Eagle
2005-08-28 · 50 min

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…

How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic
Episode 2. How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic
2005-09-04 · 48 min

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…

An Owl in a Thornbush
Episode 3. An Owl in a Thornbush
2005-09-11 · 42 min

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.

Stealing From Saturn
Episode 4. Stealing From Saturn
2005-09-18 · 52 min

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…

The Ram Has Touched the Wall
Episode 5. The Ram Has Touched the Wall
2005-09-25 · 52 min

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…

Egeria
Episode 6. Egeria
2005-10-02 · 56 min

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…

Pharsalus
Episode 7. Pharsalus
2005-10-09 · 56 min

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.

Caesarion
Episode 8. Caesarion
2005-10-16 · 53 min

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…

Utica
Episode 9. Utica
2005-10-30 · 54 min

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.

Triumph
Episode 10. Triumph
2005-11-06 · 53 min

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…

The Spoils
Episode 11. The Spoils
2005-11-13 · 49 min

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.

Kalends of February
Episode 12. Kalends of February
2005-11-20 · 48 min

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.

Season 2
Season 2
10 episodes · 2007

Season two's storyline picks up right where season one left off: with the 44 B.C. assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar and the near-simultaneous death of Niobe, wife of Caesar's faithful bodyguard Lucius Vorenus. Diverted from his post after learning that Lucius, his assumed grandson, was in fact Niobe's illegitimate son, Vorenus now descends into…

Passover
Episode 1. Passover
2007-01-14 · 56 min

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…

Son of Hades
Episode 2. Son of Hades
2007-01-21 · 52 min

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…

These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Episode 3. These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero
2007-01-28 · 54 min

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…

Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare)
Episode 4. Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare)
2007-02-04 · 50 min

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,…

Heroes of the Republic
Episode 5. Heroes of the Republic
2007-02-11 · 57 min

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…

Philippi
Episode 6. Philippi
2007-02-18 · 55 min

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,…

Death Mask
Episode 7. Death Mask
2007-03-04 · 55 min

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…

A Necessary Fiction
Episode 8. A Necessary Fiction
2007-03-11 · 55 min

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…

Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)
Episode 9. Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)
2007-03-18 · 58 min

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…

De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)
Episode 10. De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)
2007-03-25 · 63 min

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…

Cast by season
Chiara Mastalli
Chiara Mastalli
Eirene
David Bamber
David Bamber
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Nicholas Woodeson
Nicholas Woodeson
Posca
Lee Boardman
Lee Boardman
Timon
Alex Wyndham
Alex Wyndham
Ian McNeice
Ian McNeice
Newsreader
Manfredi Aliquò
Manfredi Aliquò
Castor
Karl Johnson
Karl Johnson
Rick Warden
Rick Warden
Allen Leech
Allen Leech
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
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