Series synopsis
Rome is an American action & adventure drama television series that premiered on HBO on August 28, 2005. It ended on March 25, 2007. It was created by Bruno Heller, John Milius, William J. MacDonald. It stars Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Ciarán Hinds and James Purefoy.
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Premise
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Premise: Every city has its secrets.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kevin McKidd as Lucius Vorenus
- Ray Stevenson as Titus Pullo
- Ciarán Hinds as Julius Caesar
- James Purefoy as Mark Antony
- Polly Walker as Atia of the Julii
- Lindsay Duncan as Servilia of the Junii
- Tobias Menzies as Marcus Junius Brutus
- Max Pirkis as Gaius Octavian
Supporting cast
- Simon Woods as Gaius Octavian Caesar
- Kerry Condon as Octavia of the Julii
- Chiara Mastalli as Eirene
- David Bamber as Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Kenneth Cranham as Gnaeus Pompey Magnus
- Nicholas Woodeson as Posca
- Indira Varma as Niobe of the Voreni
- Lee Boardman as Timon
- Ian McNeice as Newsreader
- Manfredi Aliquò as Castor
- Tommaso Sacco as Centurion
- Allen Leech as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Guest cast
- Zuleikha Robinson as Gaia
- Roger Hammond as Chief Augur
- Ronan Vibert as Lepidus
- Lorcan Cranitch as Erastes Fulmen
- John Bennett as Elderly Priest
- Tim Barlow as Ancient Blind Oracle
- Lydia Leonard as Julia
- Vincenzo Nicoli as Lysandros
- Lynda Baron as Madame
- Lyndsey Marshal as Cleopatra
- Francesca Fowler as Egeria
- Camilla Rutherford as Jocasta
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 31 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 9 | August 11, 2005 | August 11, 2005 |
| Season 1 | 12 | August 28, 2005 | November 20, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 10 | January 14, 2007 | March 25, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Rise of Rome This special promo includes clips, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage that provide an insider's view of the process of making the series. |
August 11, 2005 |
| 2 |
When In Rome 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. |
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| 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 | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Stolen Eagle 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 Senate, who worry about Caesar's growing popularity. Two soldiers are enlisted to find the army's stolen gold standard. Atia is careful to play both sides of an escalating power struggle. |
August 28, 2005 |
| 2 |
How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic 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 for the brothels. Pompey drafts an ultimatum stripping the general of his power. |
September 4, 2005 |
| 3 |
An Owl in a Thornbush 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. |
September 11, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Passover 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 children. |
January 14, 2007 |
| 2 |
Son of Hades 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 Jerusalem. The death of Erastes throws the underworld, and Rome's river commerce into chaos, and Pullo and Vorenus step into the gap. Octavian and Anthony begin a long and bitter rivalry with a dispute over Caesar's will and sharing of power. |
January 21, 2007 |
| 3 |
These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero 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 the Senate, and throws his support behind Octavian. Vorenus struggles to contain an all-out gang war in the Aventine Collegium, of his own making, that he blames on Pullo. In the house of the Julii, Octavia passes the hours in a drug induced daze, while a duplicitous youth named Duro, planted amongst the Julii by Servilia, looks for the chance to set a deadly plan in motion. |
January 28, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | HBO |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 28, 2005 |
| Last aired | March 25, 2007 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |