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Rome

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.

21 Votes (8.9)

2005 HD TV-MA United States English Canceled
Action Drama
historical drama betrayal ancient rome soldier rome italy roman empire 1st century rise to power political rival

Credits:

John Milius

director

Ray Stevenson

Titus Pullo

Kevin McKidd

Lucius Vorenus

James Purefoy

Mark Antony

Ciarán Hinds

Julius Caesar

Polly Walker

Atia of the Julii

Tobias Menzies

Marcus Junius Brutus

Nicholas Woodeson

Posca

Lindsay Duncan

Servilia of the Junii

Kerry Condon

Octavia of the Julii

David Bamber

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Chiara Mastalli

Eirene

Max Pirkis

Gaius Octavian

Lee Boardman

Timon

S1E1 - The Stolen Eagle 2005-08-28

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, Caesars old friend Pompey is counselled by the Senate, who worry about Caesars growing popularity. Two soldiers are enlisted to find the armys stolen gold standard. Atia is careful to play both sides of an escalating power struggle.

S1E2 - How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic 2005-09-04

Anointed Peoples Tribune by Caesar, Mark Antony returns to Rome with Octavians 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.

S1E3 - An Owl in a Thornbush 2005-09-11

With Caesar quickly advancing toward Rome, Pompey begins ordering a retreat and forces his citizens to pick sides. Timon is forced to do Atias dirty work and Vorenus cannot understand why no one is resisting while on a scouting mission.

S1E4 - Stealing From Saturn 2005-09-18

As Pompey "maneuvers" outside the city, Caesar seeks to consolidate his hold on Rome. Atia throws a party to welcome Caesar home, while Vorenus throws one of his own to usher in his new life as a citizen businessman. Pullos run of luck continues when he delivers Quintus Pompey to Caesar, who in turn returns Quintus to his fathers camp, with an offer of truce he knows Pompey will never accept.

S1E5 - The Ram Has Touched the Wall 2005-09-25

Caesar weighs Pompeys counteroffer against Antonys recommendation to chase down Pompeys vulnerable army. Vorenus is forced to reconsider his career choices after a series of business setbacks leave him with little income to support his family. A jealous Atia concocts a clever scheme to separate Caesar from Servilia. Pullo is recruited to tutor Octavian in the art of soldiering, but ends up learning a lesson or two from the boy.

S1E6 - Egeria 2005-10-02

When Caeser finds himself outnumbered by Pompeys legions, he asks Antony to join the fight. Marc Antony is having fun in his new political life while he ponders a counter-offer from Pompey. Atia urges Octavian to take another step toward manhood. Vorenus and Niobe try to bring passion back to their marriage.

S1E7 - Pharsalus 2005-10-09

Pompey attacks an outnumbered Caesar. Vorenus and Pullo are stranded at sea. Atia continues to seek out Servillas friendship in order to ensure her protection, while Octavia and Servillas bond grows.

S1E8 - Caesarion 2005-10-16

Having pursued Pompey into Egypt, Caesar arrives in Alexandria and meets the boy king Ptolemy XIII, who offers the general a surprise gift. Vorenus and Pullo play liberators again, freeing Ptolemys incarcerated sister, Cleopatra. Caesar seeks payment from Egypt for past debts, and ends up forging a strategic union to ensure his legacy.

S1E9 - Utica 2005-10-30

With Scipio and Cato defeated, Caesar returns home to a heros welcome. Vorenus and Pullos showdown with local thug Erastes gets an unexpected reprieve from Caesar. Servilias plan to use Octavia to unearth a secret about Caesar backfires.

S1E10 - Triumph 2005-11-06

Unanimously proclaimed Dictator by the Senate, Caesar pronounces the war over, and prepares for five days of feasting and games honoring his "triumph." No longer an enlisted soldier, Pullo eyes a pastoral future with Eirene, while Vorenus runs for municipal magistrate, with Poscas help. Meanwhile, Octavian retrieves Octavia from her self-imposed exile. And Servilia invites a revenge-minded Quintus Pompey into her home, to Brutus dismay.

S1E11 - The Spoils 2005-11-13

Vorenus sees to it that veteran soldiers receives severance on behalf of Caesar, and is then invited along with Niobe to one of Atias parties.

S1E12 - Kalends of February 2005-11-20

Pullo and Vorenus are now heroes in the eyes of the Roman rank and file because of their arena feats. This causes Caesar to bestow rewards to those he might normally punish.

S2E1 - Passover 2007-01-14

Things pick up shortly after Caesars 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 Niobes death but casts aspersions upon his children.

S2E2 - Son of Hades 2007-01-21

Cleopatra arrives in Rome to pay her homage to Caesar, and to seek legitimization for Caesarion. Egypts queen causes further complications between Anthony and Atia, who still struggles with Servilia. Timons brother arrives from Jerusalem. The death of Erastes throws the underworld, and Romes 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 Caesars will and sharing of power.

S2E3 - These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero 2007-01-28

Brutus and Cassius struggle to raise foreign armies to oppose the Cesarean party. Mark Antonys 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.

S2E4 - Testudo et Lepus (The Tortoise and the Hare) 2007-02-04

Pullo races to find Vorenus with news of his familys fate. Servilias plans to eliminate a rival exact a high price from her. Cicero is astonished when Octavian sends word that his victorious legions are coming home to Rome. In Rome, Timon finally grows weary of Atias bidding.

S2E5 - Heroes of the Republic 2007-02-11

Despite Pullos advice, Vorenus and his family return to the Collegium with his family who is reunited, and cleansed of their ordeal. Octavian is denied a triumph and urges Cicero to endorse his bid to be made Consul in exchange for an agreement to allow Cicero to veto his actions. Octavian takes both Cicero and the Senate by surprise with his first Consular act. Vorenus attempts to make peace with Memmio and Cotta create suspicions that he has gone soft.

S2E6 - Philippi 2007-02-18

Vorenus receives orders to plunge Rome into a bloodbath the likes that have not been seen since the dictatorship of Sulla. Octavia reveals her secret to Atia, and the armies of the Liberators and the Caesarians clash for the last time, with the fate of Republic in the balance.

S2E7 - Death Mask 2007-03-04

Antonys nature reasserts itself, and challenges his alliance with Octavian. Timon and Levi set themselves against Herods plans. Servilias public displays of grief leave Atia unsettled. Gaia uses Pullos punishment as a weapon against him. His daughters sudden interest in business matters arouses Vorenus suspicions. Posca gets married.

S2E8 - A Necessary Fiction 2007-03-11

Octavian proclaims a new era of virtue in Rome, a program that his family and subordinates find impossible to obey. Vorenus is sent on a mission after a missing shipment of gold to discover who mysteriously hijacked it on its way to the Roman treasury. Pullos loss and rage are channeled against Memmio, Omnipor and their henchmen. Octavian pursues Livia as an "appropriate" bride, and issues Mark Antony an ultimatum he knows he cant refuse.

S2E9 - Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man) 2007-03-18

The people of Rome are starving. There have been many grain shortages over the past few months, but things have gotten particularly bad. In hopes of keeping the people from openly rebelling, Octavian sends Atia and Octavia to Alexandria in order to negotiate a deal with Mark Antony, though his real reasons for their trip is soon revealed. Meanwhile, Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus must try to keep the peace amongst many of the mercenaries who are in Rome.

S2E10 - De Patre Vostro (About Your Father) 2007-03-25

Following his naval defeat at Actium, Marc Antony returns to Egypt, where he and Cleopatra settle into a world of debauchery. Octavian tries to use Pullo as leverage to Vorenus to gain acess to the palace, but Vorenus stays loyal to Antony. Finally, it is Cleopatra who dupes Antony, saving her own life by sacrificing her honor. Ceasar Augustus triumphs in Rome.