it has been four hundred years since the founding of the Republic, and in that time Rome has grown into a mighty power. But military might, and subjugated lands don’t mean everything is happy at home. While Gaius Julius Caesar has been off subduing Gaul, the senators back home have been growing more discontented. And (Read More)
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Rome – Season 1
dir. by Michael Apted
Rome 1.11 & 1.12
dir. by Alan Taylor, Mikael Salomon
Double episode tonight, so I’m guessing that the BBC have cut a few scenes out of both episode 11 The Spoils and episode 12 Kalends of February. Ah well, we’ll just have to wait for dvd releases and find out if we missed any fun stuff.
Rome 1.10 – Triumph
dir. by Andrew Jareki
How better to start an episode than with forgiveness and a threat? As he takes his seat as dictator Caesar tells everyone that he forgives them, isn’t he a nice boy? But he also makes it very clear that if you do anything wrong again I’ll chop your head off, not in so many words (Read More)
Rome 1.09 – Utica
dir. by Jeremy Podeswa
Last week we had a quick year, and between that one and this it appears yet another has gone by. Caesar and all our soldier-boys have come home to Rome. A fact that prompts much luvy-dovy tween Lamb and Niobe, and much yearning glance from Chicken. Presumably because skraggy-shoulder man and friends[1] have been defeated (Read More)
Rome 1.08 – Caesarion
dir. by Steve Shill
As viewers we may know Pompey’s fate[1] but Caesar is still in hot persuit, and turns up in Egypt, and is, well, lets just say a little upset to discover that what has happened the Former Consol Of Rome! Shame on the egyptians. Shame! But there is also the fact that Egypt may be on (Read More)