Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

AJ Leight 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!

craighubleyca The best historical series ever made. Takes generally fewer liberties with history than comparable costume dramas like "The Tudors" or "Reign" or "Vikings" or "The Last Kingdom". Sticks very closely to the historical timeline, and since it involves many major figures from history, that's difficult to do.We don't know much about the early history of Octavian and what we know may be fake (he ruled the world for a while and censored a lot) but we do know that Brutus' mother did not die in the fashion the series presents...that's the only serious historical contradiction. As for who fathered Cleopatra's child, well who knows, she was desperate to have Caesar and Rome believe he had got her pregnant, making sure she was already pregnant before seducing him is one way to make that occur.Best drama series ever made. And not only for that reason above, but especially for the way the women drive history. Something not seen until recently in historical dramas (like "The White Queen" and "Black Sails" and "Reign").Best "buddy" series ever made. The Pullo/Vorenus relationship is one of the most poignant and best developed ever in any medium. It's better than Kirk and Spock and McCoy, who never really get beyond their innately different personalities to change each other (until the Star Trek movies, where they do).

Jatin Ganhotra (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.

Kirpianuscus 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.