Series Details & Credits
| HBO | Release Date: August 28, 2005 |
Starring:
Lorcan Cranitch, Rick Warden (II), Esther Hall, Polly Walker, David Bamber, Max Pirkis, Indira Varma, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, James Purefoy, Ciarán Hinds, Ray Stevenson, Haydn Gwynne, Anna Francolini, Kevin McKidd, Suzanne Bertish, Kerry Condon, Lee Boardman, Chiara Mastalli, Coral Amiga, Nicholas Woodeson
Summary:
Genre(s):
Drama
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Recent Episodes
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S2:E10. De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)
Air Date: March 25, 2007
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S2:E9. Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)
Air Date: March 18, 2007
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S2:E8. A Necessary Fiction
Air Date: March 11, 2007
Positive:
31
Mixed:
10
Negative:
2
Jan 28, 2014
Season 1 Review:
As good as Rome is -- and it's an epic, multilayered thing of beauty -- it's still not on the level of "The Sopranos" or "The Wire" or "Deadwood." That's almost an unfair comparison, but it's also true. On the other hand, "Rome" unfolds like a marvelously shot big-screen movie, each scene (filmed on location in Italy) dripping with money well spent and a meticulous grandeur that rewards you for paying extra for HBO.
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Jan 28, 2014
Season 1 Review:
The only chink in the series' armour is the miscasting of Polly Walker as the evil Atia. She overacts so much, that it'll make you ache for Sian Phillips' long-ago portrayal as Livia in "I Claudius." While Rome's not as great as that old series, it's still deserves a helluva Hail Caesar!
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Jan 28, 2014
Season 1 Review:
It demands your attention to keep the many plot threads from tangling, and at times requires a strong stomach, but you never know what to expect next, and that beats the ridiculous reality series seen on every other channel. Give me gore over gonzo any day. [27 Aug 2005, p.8]
Jan 28, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Rome is slow, ponderous, terribly uneven and dense, more "The Wire" than "The Sopranos" draped in togas. But those who stick it out may well be seduced by the series' cumulative effort to create a complete, if repulsive, world. This is a bold cable offering, always a little more than sword-and-sandal kitsch and rarely, if ever, kind. [26 Aug 2005, p.C1]
Jan 28, 2014
Season 1 Review:
Calling Rome a crushing disappointment would be accurate but too forgiving of its sordidly cockamamy fixations. Brutality and nudity rise in direct proportion to unpersuasive storytelling. Finding someone, anyone, to care about amid all this shock-value Sturm und Drang swiftly becomes an enervating chore. [26 Aug 2005, p.B33]
Dec 15, 2019
Wow, no reviews for Rome. Very good. Watch it people. My review must be at least 75 characters long.
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Jun 27, 2022
Must watch. Rome is an incredible show. Dont sleep on this one. An epic tale during the age of antiquity.
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Seasons & Episodes
- Series Overview
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Season 2
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Season 2 Overview
Air Date: January 14, 2007
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S2:E10. De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)
Air Date: March 25, 2007
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S2:E9. Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry...
Air Date: March 18, 2007
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S2:E8. A Necessary Fiction
Air Date: March 11, 2007
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S2:E7. Death Mask
Air Date: March 4, 2007
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S2:E6. Philippi
Air Date: February 18, 2007
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S2:E5. Heroes of the Republic
Air Date: February 11, 2007
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S2:E4. Testudo Et Lepus (The Tortoise And the Hare)
Air Date: February 4, 2007
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S2:E3. These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Air Date: January 28, 2007
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S2:E2. Son of Hades
Air Date: January 21, 2007
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S2:E1. Passover
Air Date: January 14, 2007
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Season 2 Overview
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: August 28, 2005
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Season 1 Overview