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Posted on 2/25/18 at 11:56 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Purefoy is in altered carbon too.
Posted on 2/26/18 at 12:00 am to Parmen
Rome was amazing. I still have seasons 1 and 2 on DVD somewhere...but I actually did a rewatch not too long ago. Great series with a lot of historical accuracy surrounding the main characters.
Posted on 2/26/18 at 12:02 am to emanresu
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My number 1 series I wish was not canceled. I can't re-watch because it makes me sad.
I think the background events of historical Rome greatly diminished after the fall of Caesar and the rise of Augustus. Augustus brought Rome to its greatest prominence but it wasn't sustained after he passed.
So maybe that along with the budget restraints were main factors.
This post was edited on 2/26/18 at 12:04 am
Posted on 2/26/18 at 12:03 am to Parmen
Spartacus is better
Posted on 2/26/18 at 12:09 am to Byron Bojangles III
Rome was great at first
But the way they rushed the ending ruined it
But the way they rushed the ending ruined it
Posted on 2/26/18 at 6:03 am to Byron Bojangles III
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Spartacus is better
Spartacus was Xena Warrior Princess with nudity.
Posted on 2/26/18 at 6:31 am to tiggerthetooth
Sustained? Ever heard of Trajan?
Posted on 2/26/18 at 7:52 am to prplhze2000
Binged to episode 4 last night. Really enjoying it so far.
One question that's not relevant to the story at all. Why didn't that servant girl just hop on the carriage of gold instead of walking with it for what looked like miles and miles of grueling speed of 1 mph?
One question that's not relevant to the story at all. Why didn't that servant girl just hop on the carriage of gold instead of walking with it for what looked like miles and miles of grueling speed of 1 mph?
Posted on 2/26/18 at 1:10 pm to Parmen
spartacus is actually historically accurate
Posted on 2/26/18 at 2:08 pm to Boo Krewe
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spartacus is actually historically accurate
Well, Theocoles was somewhat embellished at least
Posted on 2/26/18 at 2:49 pm to Boo Krewe
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spartacus is actually historically accurate
All we really know about the historical Spartacus comes from the Roman campaigns against him and they got a lot of that wrong. All the details about Spartacus and his lieutenants were entirely fictional other than their names but they can claim accuracy because there's no evidence to disprove. No one knows if Spartacus was really Thracian. Or even if he was the overall leader of the uprising.
We do know that Julius Caesar was in the East fighting pirates and played no part in the Third Servile War. We know a great deal about Caesar and Marcus Crassus and those characterizations were absurdly bad.
This post was edited on 2/26/18 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 2/26/18 at 8:33 pm to Parmen
Loved it! Really great cast of actors
Posted on 2/26/18 at 8:41 pm to emanresu
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My number 1 series I wish was not canceled. I can't re-watch because it makes me sad.
I feel the same way. Every time I am picking an old HBO, Max or Show series to rewatch I consider it but just know it will piss me off.
Posted on 2/26/18 at 8:58 pm to Parmen
One scene that always stuck with me from Rome was Cicero’s death. It’s just a great scene. Well written, well acted, and well shot.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 8:26 pm to crispyUGA
Bump. Just finished a re watch for the first time in years. Both seasons are still excellent and hold up very well. The acting is some of the best of any HBO show I've ever watched. The kid that played young Octavian and James Purefoy as Mark Antony were scene stealers.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 9:31 pm to Parmen
Other than its short life span, I think the only thing that irritated me about Rome was their choice for the Cleopatra actress. I was a college aged horndog and wanted someone a lot hotter in that role than the chick they cast.
This just didn't do it for me at the time...now I'd hit it no question
This just didn't do it for me at the time...now I'd hit it no question
Posted on 4/4/18 at 9:39 pm to Parmen
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The only part I don't like is the lack of seeing full battles but I understand the series is more of the drama.
They may not have done big battle scenes, but I always thought the early battle scene showing the machine like operation of the legion in action (until drunken Pullo decided to go one on one) was awesome, and probably one of the more accurate depictions of ancient warfare.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 9:53 pm to VinegarStrokes
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Other than its short life span, I think the only thing that irritated me about Rome was their choice for the Cleopatra actress. I was a college aged horndog and wanted someone a lot hotter in that role than the chick they cast.
Probably an attempt at historical accuracy tbh:
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Roman propaganda painted Cleopatra as a debauched temptress who used her sex appeal as a political weapon, but she may have been more renowned for her intellect than her appearance. She spoke as many as a dozen languages and was educated in mathematics, philosophy, oratory and astronomy, and Egyptian sources later described her as a ruler “who elevated the ranks of scholars and enjoyed their company.”
There’s also evidence that Cleopatra wasn’t as physically striking as once believed. Coins with her portrait show her with manly features and a large, hooked nose, though some historians contend that she intentionally portrayed herself as masculine as a display of strength.
For his part, the ancient writer Plutarch claimed that Cleopatra’s beauty was “not altogether incomparable,” and that it was instead her mellifluous speaking voice and “irresistible charm” that made her so desirable.
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