Rome - Complete First Series
2005
The year is 52 B.C. Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicentre of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute .. Read more
| Starring | Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kenneth Cranham |
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| Run time | 595 mins |
| Genres | Television |
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Rome as it was
Well what can i say? To start with, its quite accurate factually, Caesar was a complicated and yet very loyal man, hated by certain factions of the hierachy but loved by the mob, this man who suffered epilepsy, but could command his legions to defeat any enemy far greater in number than his own. Yet was also able to be ensnared by a woman half his age (Cleopatra VI) who would eventually bring about his murder by a group led by Brutus and Cassius. The acting is superb and this series tells it how it actually was, not grand, but as ROME was, grubby, dirty and a very dangerous place to live, whether you were rich or as poor as a pauper. the best series HBO have done since Band of Brothers. Highly recommended.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Deeply enjoyable on many levels
This was a great series that works well on many levels:
1. (Per the comments from the learned) Quality historical fiction;
2. A great 'buddy' movie, with two likable characters making their way through the ups and downs of Caesar's Rome;
3. Great drama with lots of intrigue.
Done to a very high level; interesting, exciting, good characters and educational.
Not for kids or the easily-offended, however - some blood, lots of swearing, fair amount of sex and skin (must help the ratings). -
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