This HBO Series was excellent. I looked forward to each episode and was a little miffed when I found out it was going to be canceled. The actors/actresses were extremely talented and kept me IN the story through out. There are few movies, or TV series that keep me entertained in their entirety but this did. I was not aware of it at the time but the series had been canceled and the second season had to be shortened. The writers did an excellent job of incorporating the present with the hurried future. I am not a history buff so perhaps it was my lack of knowledge of history making it seamless. It was a different look into the lives of the Romans. We are use to getting the stories of the lives of the leaders and the historical events surrounding them rather than what the pubic and individuals directly beneath experienced. It was a different avenue and approach to producing historical drama in my estimation.

Alright, so I had always been told to watch 'Rome' by friends whom have a similar taste in 📺 (tv) and 🎥 (film). But 11 years after it came on the air and I still hadn't tuned into a single episode. Shameful. Alas, the time came the other night and I sat down, just to give a shot... a chance to scratch it off the 'have never seen' list if nothing else. Needless to say, I should have listened sooner. Right from the beginning I was intrigued, as I was unaware that I knew the main actor (from Grey's Anatomy) and liked the fact there was at least one familiar face. The next thing to grab me was the subtle humor, mostly provided by his prisoner-turned-right-hand-man. (Pardon my lack of character names... even though I just spent 2 days binge watching the show, my memory is awful when it comes to names. At least with 'Rome' many of the characters are known from the history books.) But I digress... To avoid this turning into a novel, I won't go into a ton of detail. When all was said and done, I saw it as a lower-budget Game of Thrones mixed with a slightly wittier Marco Polo. Seeing as it came before both, I think it's pretty impressive. I just wish there were more than 2 seasons!

(Season 1) Memorable fact - The month of July was named after Julius Caeser.Review - The TV series, in quite an artsy way, shows a glimpse of Rome during the time of Gnaeus Pompous Magnus (Pompey) and Gaius Julius Caesar.The screenplay is great at showing the machinations and all crafty deeds done for gaining power, in the name of keeping peace for Rome and the Republic.The story progresses slowly in the beginning, carefully depicting important characteristics of key people and does that very well. In the end, the viewer can relate to the reason why the protagonists acted in a particular way.

recreating Rome. its smells, people, hidden fights, great names. to understand the Roman life style. to imagine a world who has its rules and its moral code. that is the the key for discover that ambitious series who ignores taboos and give the flavor of an ancient society without seductive clichés. a gem not for - only- artistic virtues, costumes or script. but for a realistic portrait of the world from Latin/History class. not heroes. only people in delicate situations. not changes. only special forms of survive. adventures. sex. and the need of power. nothing new, at the first sigh. but the mixture is strange and not easy to accept. because the series has the strange idea to give a honest image about an ambiguous world.