Rome (2005)

Rome is a historical drama television series created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald, and Bruno Heller. The show, consisting of two seasons for a total of 22 episodes, aired on HBO, and BBC Two from 28 August 2005 to 25 March 2007, and was later released on DVD and Blu-ray. An international co-production between Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States, the series was filmed in various locations, but most notably in the Cinecittà studios in Rome, Italy. The series is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic to Empire. The series features a sprawling cast of characters, many based on real figures from historical records, but the lead protagonists are ultimately two soldiers named Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, who find their lives intertwined with key historical events.

 

Table Of Content:

• Trailer of Rome (2005)
• Brief Introduction of Rome (2005)
• Casting of Rome (2005)?
• Watch Rome (2005) on Netflix
• Total Episodes of Rome (2005)?
• Overall Ratings of Rome (2005)?
• Rome Season 2 Release date?
• Rome Season 2 Casting?

 

 

To watch the trailer of Rome click the link given below:

Rome (2005) Official Trailer on YouTube

 

 

Brief Introduction:

The first season depicts Julius Caesar's civil war of 49 BC against the traditionalist conservative faction in the Roman Senate (the Optimates), his rise to dictatorship over Rome, and his fall, spanning the time from the end of his Gallic Wars (52 BC or 701 ab urbe condita) until his assassination on 15 March 44 BC (the infamous Ides of March). Against the backdrop of these cataclysmic events, we also see the early years of the young Octavian, who is destined to become Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome.
Atia of the Julii tries to steer her family on the dangerous path between the growing divisions of power, and in the Gallic countryside, two unlikely allies must reclaim that which Caesar has lost.With growing political tensions at home, Caesar needs a voice within the Senate, and Mark Antony is not above accepting the gift of a bought office. In the back rooms of Rome, powerful men strike bargains to strip Caesar of his growing power, and in growing political tensions of Rome the actions of the basest of men will shake the foundations of the city.Caesar, at the head of his still advancing army, sends Vorenus and Pullo, along with the Ubian cavalry for reinforcement, on a mission to scout out Pompey's defenses, with the strict mandate to advance only until resistance is met and, if civilians are met along the way, to give Caesar's proclamation to them, and to instruct them to return to Rome and have it read in the forum. Caesar is curious as to why Vorenus is so morose and Antony reveals that Vorenus is a strict Catonian who believes what Caesar is doing is a "terrible sacrilege." Pompey's son Quintus enters the tent in which they are meeting, bearing bad news: the man whom Quintus has been having tortured has told them that, after killing Pompey's man Durio and attempting to steal the gold taken from the treasury in the Temple Of Saturn treasury, the entire party had run into Caesar's scouts, including Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, and had been either killed or forced to flee. With news of disaster in Caesar's campaigns, Atia attempts to hedge her family's future by attempting to scheme with Antony against Caesar, with disastrous results, and begins to wonder if reconciliation with Servilia might not be wise. Caesar seeks payment from Egypt for past debts and ends up forging a strategic union to ensure his legacy.With Scipio and Cato defeated, Caesar returns home to a hero's welcome. Cassius attempts to convince Brutus that the life of the Republic is indeed "in your hands."As a result of their exploits in the arena, Pullo and Vorenus have become heroes in Rome, causing Caesar to reward Vorenus.

 

Casting of Rome (2005):

• Kevin McKidd as Lucius Vorenus (Season 1 and 2) – A staunch, traditional Roman officer who struggles to balance his personal beliefs, his duty to his superiors, and the needs of his family and friends.
• Ray Stevenson as Titus Pullo (Season 1 and 2) – A friendly, upbeat, devil-may-care soldier with the morals of a pirate, the appetites of a hedonist, and a total lack of personal responsibility, who discovers hidden ideals and integrity within himself.
• Ciarán Hinds as Julius Caesar (Season 1) – Caesar is ambitious but his aims and motives are often kept ambiguous to further complicate the plot and test the personal loyalties of other characters. He advertises himself as a reformer who sides with the Plebeians, though he is himself a Patrician. He is also merciful to his beaten enemies, genuinely distressed by their deaths and relieved at their willingness to make peace where a more vindictive individual would have simply killed them.
• Kenneth Cranham as Pompey Magnus (Season 1) – A legendary general, past the days of his prime, who tries to recapture the glories of his youth as well as to do what is right for the Republic.
• Polly Walker as Atia of the Julii (Season 1 and 2) – The niece of Julius Caesar and mother of Octavian and Octavia. She is depicted as a cheerfully amoral and opportunistic manipulator.
• James Purefoy as Mark Antony (Season 1 and 2) – A very popular and cunning Roman general and politician and a close supporter of Julius Caesar in Season 1. In Season 2, he is in a power struggle with the power hungry and unaccomplished Octavian.
• Tobias Menzies as Marcus Junius Brutus (Season 1 and 2) – Portrayed as a young man torn between what he believes is right, and his loyalty and love of a man who has been like a father to him. The real Marcus Junius Brutus was the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins, and one of the key figures in the civil wars that followed the assassination.
• Max Pirkis (Season 1 and early 2) and Simon Woods (Season 2) as Gaius Octavian (Augustus) – Son and younger child of Atia, Octavian is presented as a cold, self-entitled student of power and politics. He is eager to enter political life and follow in Caesar's footsteps – an ambition more easily achieved when Caesar posthumously adopts him. The basis for this character is the early life of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor.
• Lindsay Duncan as Servilia of the Junii (Season 1 and 2) – The mother of Marcus Junius Brutus, lover of the married Julius Caesar, and enemy of Atia of the Julii.
• Indira Varma as Niobe (Season 1) – A woman, Niobe is a proud Plebeian from a large clan. After marrying Lucius Vorenus and giving birth to their two daughters, she functioned as a single parent when Lucius went off to war.
• Nicholas Woodeson as Posca (Season 1 and 2) – A Greek slave of Julius Caesar, and also his friend, aide-de-camp, and confidant in most things personal and professional. As a slave, he will seldom receive credit, but it appears that some of the simpler and more elegant solutions to Caesar's problems come from the mind of Posca.
• Kerry Condon as Octavia of the Julii (Season 1 and 2) – The character is based on the Roman matron Octavia Thurina Minor, sister of Roman Emperor Augustus, born to one of the most powerful families in Rome, the Julii. Octavia is the only daughter and elder child of Atia of the Julii, who is the niece of Gaius Julius Caesar. In Season 2, for political reasons she is married to Mark Antony. This is something she did in real life when Antony was newly a widower in 40 BC as part of the Pact of Brundisium, having been ordered by the Senate to set aside the mandatory ten-month term of widowhood after the death of her first husband, Claudius Marcellus.
• Rick Warden as Quintus Pompey (Season 1 and 2) – The son of Pompey. There is no basis for this character, but he may be meant to represent the younger of Pompey's historical sons Sextus Pompeius.
• Karl Johnson as Cato the Younger (Season 1) – An extreme traditionalist, against political, social, and moral decay, and a staunch defender of the Roman Republic. 
• David Bamber as Marcus Tullius Cicero (Season 1 and 2) – A moderate politician and scholar, faced with trying to save the traditional Republic from the ambitions of the various characters on the show. He is depicted as craven and willing to take any position to save his own skin. The real Cicero was a Roman politician, writer and orator.
• Lee Boardman as Timon (Season 1 and 2) – A Jewish horse trader who serves as a loyal assassin and bodyguard for Atia. He accepts money as payment but prefers sex with Atia.

 

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Total Episodes of Rome – Season 1:

Sr. No.	Title	Director	Writer	Release Date	IMDb Ratings
1	The Stolen Eagle	Michael Apted	Bruno Heller	Aug 28, 2005	⚝ 8.1
2	How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic	Michael Apted	Bruno Heller	Sep 4, 2005	⚝ 8.3
3	An Owl in a Thornbush	Michael Apted	Bruno Heller	Sep 11, 2005	⚝ 8.1
4	Stealing from Saturn	Julian Farino	Bruno Heller	Sep 18, 2005	⚝ 8.1
5	The Ram has Touched the Wall	Allen Coulter	Bruno Heller	Sep 25, 2005	⚝ 8.2
6	Egeria	Alan Poul	John Milius and Bruno Heller	Oct 2, 2005	⚝ 8.2
7	Pharsalus	Tim Van Patten	David Frankel	Oct 9, 2005	⚝ 8.5
8	Caesarion	Steve Shill	William J. MacDonald	Oct 16, 2005	⚝ 8.5
9	Utica	Jeremy Podeswa	Alexandra Cunningham	Oct 30, 2005	⚝ 8.4
10	Triumph	Alan Taylor	Adrian Hodges	Nov 6, 2005	⚝ 8.4
11	The Spoils	Mikael Salomon	Bruno Heller	Nov 13, 2005	⚝ 9.0
12	Kalends of February	Alan Taylor	Bruno Heller	Nov 20, 2005	⚝ 9.2

Overall Ratings of Rome (2005): 

Overall rating of Rome (2005) on IMDb : 8.7 / 10

Overall Filmyaffinity ratings of Rome (2005) : 7.8 / 10

Overall score of Rome (2005) on Rotten Tomatoes : 86%

Overall Common Sense Media ratings of Rome (2005) : 4.5 / 5

 

 

Rome season 2 release dates: When Rome next season will come?

Rome 2 landed on 25 March 2007 respectively. 

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Rome Season 2 Casting?

• Kevin McKidd as Lucius Vorenus.
• Ray Stevensonas Titus Pullo.
• Polly Walker as Atia of the Juli.
• James Purefoy as Mark Antony.
• Tobias Menzies as Marcus Junius Brutus.
• Lindsay Duncan as Servilia of the Junii.
• Max Pirkis as Gaius Octavian.
• Kerry Condon as Octavia of the Julii.

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