Rome

[Edwin]

4.33 star(s) Rating: 4.33/5 3 Votes

Title: Rome

Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama

First aired: 2005-08-28

Creator: John Milius, William J. MacDonald, Bruno Heller

Cast: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Ciarán Hinds, James Purefoy, Polly Walker, Tobias Menzies, Lindsay Duncan, Nicholas Woodeson, Kerry Condon, David Bamber, Max Pirkis, Chiara Mastalli, Lee Boardman, Ian McNeice, Simon Woods

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

 

[Edwin]

Rome

Seriously good acting, costumes and sets/props.

Violent times, those were.

The prequel, BBC's "I, Claudius", which is actually a sequel on the timeline of history, is a pinnacle in television drama: I, Claudius

 

[el henry]

Just in case anyone needs a second, "Rome" was amazing.

Spousal unit the classics professor says it is one of the most historically and archeologically accurate dramatizations of Ancient Rome he has seen.

Not that we didn't love "I Claudius" (with Patrick Stewart in a wig as Sejanus )

 

[gsk8]

I love all things Rome, Gladiator, Spartacus, etc.

 

[TontoK]

This was a great show. I am forever disappointed it didn't go past two seasons.

Also, agree with you on I Clavdivs. (That's what we called it. LOL). That show was a masterpiece, relying heavily on the considerable acting skills of Derek Jacobi, and very little on anything else.